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कपि प्लुतो भेक प्लुत् एण प्लुत एक पाद प्लुतः कोकिल संचार्य् उरस्यो बक चारी च लङ्घनः ॥

Jumping like a monkey (kapipluta), jumping like a frog (bhekapluta), sudden jump (ekapluta), jumping with one leg (ekapádapluta), leaping like a cuckoo (kokilasamchári), dashing with its breast almost touching the ground (urasya), and leaping like a crane (bakasamchari) are the several forms of jumping.

english translation

काङ्को वारि काङ्को मायूरो अर्ध मायूरो नाकुलो र्ध नाकुलो वाराहो अर्ध वाराहश् च इति धोरणः ॥

Flying like a vulture (kánka), dashing like a water-duck (várikánaka), running like a peacock (máyúra) halt the speed of a peacock (ardhmáyúra), dashing like a mangoose (nákula), half the speed of a mangoose (ardha-nákula), running like a hog (váráha) and half the speed of a hog (ardha-váráha) are the several forms of gallop.

english translation

संज्ञा प्रतिकारो नार उष्ट्र इति ॥

Movement following a signal is termed nároshtra.

english translation

षण्णव द्वादश इति योजनान्य् ध्वा रथ्यानाम्, पञ्च योजनान्य् अर्ध अष्टमानि दश इति पृष्ठ वाहिनाम् अश्वानाम् अध्वा ॥

Six, nine, and twelve yojanas (a day) are the distances (to be traversed) by carriage-horses. Five, eight, and ten yojanas are the distances (to be traversed) by riding horses (prishthaváhya).

english translation

विक्रमो भद्र अश्वासो भार वाह्य इति मार्गाः ॥

Trotting according to its strength (vikrama), trotting with good breathing (bhadrásvása), and pacing with a load on its back are the three kinds of trot.

english translation