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47. Siromanim samarabhya pucchamulantam eva hi 

 tritiyamsadhikam dairghyam mukhamanat caturgunam 

 parinahastudarasya trigunastryanguladhikah. 



48. Smasruhmamukhah kantapragalbhottunganasikah 

 dirghoddhatagrivamukho hrasvakuksikhurasrutih ; 



49. Turapracandavegasca haiiisameghasamasvanah 

 natikruro natimrdurdevasatvo manoramah ; 

 sukantigandhavamasca sadgunabhramaranvitah. 



50. Bhramarastu dvidhavarto vamadaksinabhedatah 

 purno'piirnali punardvedha dirgho hrasvastathaiva ca. 



51. Stripundehe vamadaksau yathoktaphaladau kramat 

 na tatha viparitau tu subhasubhaphalapradau. 



47. The length beginning with the poll up to the very root of 



the tail is 1| of the height, or four times the length 

 of the head, the circumference of the belly is three 

 times the length of the head and three angulas besides. 



48. A horse which has a face without whiskers, is beautiful, 



courageous, has a high nose, a long and raised crest 

 and head, a short belly, hoof and ear ; 



49. is impetuous and fast, neighs like a cloud or a goose (hamsa), 



is neither too fierce nor too mild, is a pleasing Devasatva 

 (godlike) ; it is of excellent beauty, flavour, and colour, 

 and endowed with feathers of good qualities. 



50. A feather is turned in two ways, either to the right or left, Feathers 



is full or not full, and is further in a two-fold manner horse, 

 either long or short. 



51. Theleft-and right-side feathers of mares and stallions are 



respectively, as said, auspicious, but not thus, if they 

 are on opposite sides ; for they have then neither good 

 nor bad consequences. 



