OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



82. Sa eva hrdaye skandhe pucche sveto'stamangalah, 

 karne syaniah syamakarnah sarvatah tvekavarnabhak. 



83. Tatrapi sarvatah sveto medhyah pujyah sadaiva hi, 

 vaiduryasannibhe netre yasya sto jayamarigalah. 



84. Misravarnah tvekavamah pujyah syat sundaro yadi. 



85. Krsnapado hayo nindyah tatha svetaikapadapi 

 rukso dhasaravarnasca gardhabhabho'pi ninditah. 



86. Krsnataliih krsnajihvah. krsriosthasca vininditah 

 sarvatah krsnavarno yah pucche svetah sa ninditah. 



87. Susvetaphalatilako viddho varnantarena ca 

 sa vaji dalabhanji tu yasya so'pyatininditah. 



82. The horse which is white on the heart, shoulder and tail is 



an Astamangala (excellent for eight things), that, which 

 has a black ear and only one other color (besides) is a 

 Syamakarna (black ear). 



83. That which except there (the black ear) is totally white, is 



always to be worshipped as a Medhya (sacrificial), that 

 whose eyes are like a turquoise is a Jayamangala (excel- 

 lent for victory). 



84. Whether a horse has different colours or has one colour 



it should always be esteemed, if it is beautiful. 



85. A horse with a black foot is despisable, likewise if it has 



only one white foot, one which is rough and is grey- 

 coloured is always blamed as looking like a donkey. 



86. A horse with a black palate, black tongue and black lip is 



despised ; a horse which is everywhere black but is 

 white at the tail is blamed. 



87. That horse which has on its forehead a very white mark, 



which is perforated by another colour is a Dalabhanji 

 (Piece breaking) and its owner is also much blamed. 



