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Brihat Samhita

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ग्रामऽरण्याम्बुभूव्योमद्युनिशौभयचारिणः । रुतयातईक्षितौक्तेषु ग्राह्याः पुंस्त्रीनपुंसकाः ॥ ८६-०६ ॥

Omens are creatures dwelling in villages and forests, in waters, in land, in the sky, moving by day or by night or by both day and night. Their sex shall be ascertained by their sound, gait, look and speech.

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पृथग्जात्यनवस्थानादेषां व्यक्तिर्न लक्ष्यते । सामान्यलक्षणौद्देशे श्लोकावृषिकृताविमौ ॥ ८६-०७ ॥

It is often difficult to ascertain the sex of the creature and the Ṛṣis have laid down general rules for this purpose in the following two stanzas.

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पीनौन्नतविकृष्टांसाः पृथुग्रीवाः सुवक्षसः । स्वल्पगम्भीरविरुताः पुंआंसः स्थिरविक्रमाः ॥ ८६-०८ ॥

The male creatures are generally those possessing large, high and broad shoulders, large neck, fine breast, short but deep sound and uniform gait.

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तनुउरस्कशिरोग्रीवाः सूक्ष्मऽस्यपदविक्रमाः । प्रसक्तमृदुभाषिण्यः स्त्रियो अतो अन्यन्नपुंसकम् ॥ ८६-०९ ॥

The female creatures are those possessing a small neck, head and breast; also a small face, legs and strength; and also, a shrill but soft sound. Other creatures belong to neither sex.

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ग्रामारण्यप्रचारऽद्यं लोकादेवौपलक्षयेत् । संचिक्षिप्सुरहं वच्मि यात्रामात्रप्रयोजनम् ॥ ८६-१० ॥

In the present treatise on omens, I shall confine myself to matters relating to travels. What are domestic animals and what are wild, shall be ascertained from a general knowledge of creatures.

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Chapter 86

Verses 11-15