OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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93. Nrnam hi madhyamam yavat sastivarsani vayassnir- 



tam 



asitivatsaram yavat gajasya madhyamam vayah. 



94. Catustrimsat tu varsanam asvasyayuh param smrtam 190 

 pancavimsati varsam hi param ayurvrsostrayoh. 



95. Balyam asvavrsostranam pancasamvatsaram matam 

 madhyamam yavat sodasabdam vardhakyam tu tatah 



param. 



96. Dantanam udgamairvarnairayurjneyam vrsasvayoh 

 asvasya sat sita dantah prathamabde bhavanti hi. 195 



97. Krsnalohitavarnastu dvitiye'bde hyadhogatah, 

 trtiye'bde tu sandamsau madhyamau patitodgatau. 



98. Tatparsvavartinau tau tu caturthe punarudgatau, 

 antyau dvau paficamabde tu sandamsau punarudgatau. 



93. The middle age of men is estimated to last up to sixty years, 



the middle age of an elephant up to eighty years. 



94. On the other hand thirty-four years are considered as the Age of 



utmost age of horses, while twenty -five years are surely horaes - 

 the highest age of bulls and camels. 



95. The youth of horses, bulls and camels extends up to five Age of 



years, the middle age up to sixteen years, but after- came i s> 

 wards is old age. 



96. By the growth and colour of the teeth the age of bulls and Teeth of 



horses can be known. Six white teeth are surely in the horses - 

 first year of a horse, 



97. but in the second year the lower teeth become dark red 



coloured, in the third year the middle biters fall out 

 and come again ; 



98. in the fourth year those two on their sides fall out and 



come again, in the fifth year the two biters at the end 

 fall out and come again j 



