ANIMAL FLESH. 287 



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ANIMAL FLESH. 



In describing the properties of the flesh of various animals, 

 Sanskrit writers divide them into two classes, namely 5TTTW 

 Jdngala or land, and ^q Anupa or water animals : Animals 

 living on land are sub-divided into eight orders 

 arUFST Jdngala or animab living in the wilderness as deeri 



antelopes, etc. 



fasrerr: Vilasthd, or animals living in holes under ground, a 



serpents, lizards, porcupines, etc. 



ipSTOn:, Guhdsayd or animals living in oaverns, as tigers lion* 



bears, eto. 



xpniin:, Parnamrigd or animals living on trees, as monkey 



squirrels, etc. 



fafarcn, Vishkira or birds whioh take their food after tearing o 

 scattering it, as peacocks, quails, partridges, etc. 



iRRT 



strike with their beaks, as 



pigeons, wag-tails, cuckoos, eto. 



W*J\: 9 Prasahd or birds of prey, as the hawk, faloon etc. 



qrwr:, Grdmyd or domestic animals, as ox, goat, horse, sheep, 

 eta. Animals living in water or marshy lands are sab-divided 



into five classes as follows : 



!«hro, Kulechard, or animah grazing in marshes, as buffalos, 



yak, rhinooeras, etc. 



Sin, Pldvd, or birds which swim in water, as geese, ducks 



cranes, etc. 



^ftaSTT:, Kosarthd, or animals enclosed in shells, as conch-shells, 



hi valve-shells, eto. 



qrfw:, Pddtna, or footed aquatic animals as tortoise, crocodile, 



Porpoise, eto. 





