Mriga Pakshi Shastra

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

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times attack people and harm the other animals. They are very avaricious. They stoop to do very mean work when they are hungry. If they happen to come to towns or villages, such villages or towns. would be spoiled as their coming is said to be inauspicious. They are not easily obtainable. The female jackals resemble the male ones in all respects; but are very slow in walk. They are calm to a little extent. and always lye under the shade of trees. They take a little food. They (both male and female) are fond of eating corpses. Hence they should not be allowed to enter in to villages or towns. Their youth is from 2 to 7 years. Their utmost age is 10 years. Owing to mean-mindedness and bad qualities, they are called Tamasa Adhama or inferior in 3rd class.
19th GROUP..
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CATS.
There are 5 varieties of cats. They generally live in houses. Some live in forests. They are always selfish. They do always mean things. Some are white, grey, black and some yellowish-brown in colour. They are generally striped like tigers and some spotted. They have long tails and they are quiet going, calm, and coward. They give bad results always against the auspicious deeds. They are fat by eating rats, food, ghee,curd etc. They resemble jackals in character. Their passion for cohabitation increases in Spring. After 11 years they get prime youth. Generally they begin to cohabit with female ones especially at nights. They lick each other and play happily at
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