Arthashastra

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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

kapi pluto bheka plut eNa pluta eka pAda plutaH kokila saMcAry urasyo baka cArI ca laGghanaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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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

kAGko vAri kAGko mAyUro ardha mAyUro nAkulo rdha nAkulo vArAho ardha vArAhaz ca iti dhoraNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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संज्ञा प्रतिकारो नार उष्ट्र इति ॥

Movement following a signal is termed nároshtra.

english translation

saMjJA pratikAro nAra uSTra iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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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

SaNNava dvAdaza iti yojanAny dhvA rathyAnAm, paJca yojanAny ardha aSTamAni daza iti pRSTha vAhinAm azvAnAm adhvA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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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

vikramo bhadra azvAso bhAra vAhya iti mArgAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

Chapter 30

Verses 31-35

Chapter 30

Verses 41-45