Mriga Pakshi Shastra

Author(s): Hamsadeva, M Sundaracharya
Publisher: V Krishnaswamy

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having sport tails. They are very dull by... nature. They have inuch haughtiness. Some have glittering eyes. Their figures are ugly. They often cry with loud Keecb-Keeoh noise. They are always cheerful, and have bad smell. They are not easily capturable They are ungrateful.
much passtionate and much fickle-minded.
[5th variety of MONKEY8]
(MARKATA)
These kinds of innkeys have co:nbined colours black, red, and white. They are short in sine,ugly, cruel minded and threaten souls by gazing and turning their eye-lids up and down. They have lean lega, bad smell and very long tails. They climb up trees and jump. They will fight with one another even at night times. They are not??" miaded, wicked natured and very cheatful. Their cries are intolerable.
[Gth variety of MONKEYSI
(VANARA)
These kinds of moukeys reseinble human beings in appearance nature, and work. They are of different colours black, red, and white. Their bodies are densely covered with thick hair. They have stout, stomachs, huge heads, und tallness in size. They are afraid of cold, hot Sur, rain, heavy winds etc., They produce fearful noises. They bave unceasing enemity and ungratefulness. They are not easily cap) turable. They are fickle-minded and deceitful. As they are wicked ind mean-minded, they desire to stoop to mean things.
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