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ON THE ARMY ORGANISATION 



77. Trikonatritayam phale avartanam tu duhkhadam 

 galamadhye subhah tvekah sarvasubhanivaranah. 



78. Adhoraukhah subhah pade phale cordhvamukho bhra- 



mah 



nacaivatyasubha prsthamukhi satapadi mata. 



79. Medhrasya pascat bhramari stani vaji sa casubhah, 

 bhraniah karnasamipe tu srngl caikah sa ninditab. 



80. Grlvordbvaparsve bhramari hyekarasmih sa caikatah 

 padordhvamukhabhramarl kilotpati sa ninditah. 



81. Subhasubhau bhramau yasmin sa vaji madhyamah 



smrtah 



mukhe patsu sitah pancakalyanosvah sada matah. 



77. Tlu'ee triangular feathers on the forehead are unlucky ; 



but one lucky feather on the middle of the neck, sus- 

 pends all bad ones. 



78. A feather on the foot with its face downwards, and one on 



the forehead with its face upwards, is lucky, but the 

 Satapadi is not regarded as very lucky, if it is turned 

 towards the back. 



79. If the feather is a Stani (having a nipple) behind the 



penis, the horse is also unlucky, but if the feather is 

 a Srngi (horned) near the ear, it is blamed. 



80. The feather Ekarasmi (having one string) on one side on the 



upper part of the neck, (and) the feather Kilotpati 

 {destroying bolts) on the foot with its face upwards is 

 despised. 



81. The horse in which are lucky and unlucky feathers is 



a Madhyama (middling), that which is white on the head 

 and feet is always esteemed as a Tancakalyana (excellent 

 for five things). 



