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दश रात्राद् ऊर्ध्वं किशोरस्य घृत चतुर् भागः सक्तु कुडुबः क्षीर प्रस्थश् च आहार आ षण् मासात् ॥
A colt, ten days old, shall be given a kudumba of flour mixed with ¼th kudumba of clarified butter, and 1 prastha of milk till it becomes six months old.
english translation
ततः परं मास उत्तरम् अर्ध वृद्धिर् यव प्रस्थ आ त्रि वर्षात्, द्रोण आ चतुर् वर्षात् ॥
then the above rations shall be increased half as much during each succeeding month, with the addition of 1 prastha of barley till it becomes three years old, then one drona of barley till it grows four years old.
english translation
अत ऊर्ध्वं चतुर् वर्षः पञ्च वर्षो वा कर्मण्यः पूर्ण प्रमाणः ॥
at the age of four or five, it attains its full development and becomes serviceable.
english translation
द्वात्रिंशद् अङ्गुलं मुखम् उत्तम अश्वस्य, पञ्च मुखान्य् आयामो, विंशत्य् अङ्गुला जङ्घा, चतुर् जङ्घ उत्सेधः ॥
The face (mukha) of the best horse measures 32 angulas; its length is 5 times its face; its shank is 20 angulas; and its height is 4 times its shank.
english translation
त्र्य् अङ्गुल अवरं मध्यम वरयोः ॥
Horses of medium and lower sizes fall short of the above measurement by two and three angulas respectively.
english translation