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तरुणाः कृष्णसर्पास्तु गोनसाः स्थविरास्तथा । राजिमन्तो वयोमध्ये भवन्त्याशीविषोपमाः ॥१३६॥
[Characters of snakes of different ages] Black snakes in young age, gonasa in old age, rajimana in middle age are like a sivisha (dreadful snakes with poisoned vision and breadth).
english translation
सर्पदंष्ट्राश्चतस्रस्तु तासां वामाधरा सिता । पीता वामोत्तरा दंष्ट्रा रक्तश्यावाऽधरोत्तरा ॥१३७॥
[Fangs of snakes] The fangs of snakes are four in number. Out of them left upper is white, left lower is yellow, right lower is red and right upper is blackish.
english translation
यन्मात्रः पतते बिन्दुर्गोबालात् सलिलोद्धृतात् । वामाधरायां दंष्ट्रायां तन्मात्रं स्यादहेर्विषम् ॥१३८॥
The snake venom is equal in quantity with a drop falls from a cow’s hair taken out of water. It is located in the left lower fang of snake.
english translation
एकद्वित्रिचतुर्वृद्धविषभागोत्तरोत्तराः । सवर्णास्तत्कृता दंशा बहूत्तरविषा भृशाः ॥१३९॥
The bites caused by fangs have the quantity of poison increased in progressive order and are similar (to fangs) in color. The later ones have profuse poison and are very troublesome.
english translation
सर्पाणामेव विण्मूत्रात् कीटाः स्युः कीटसम्मताः । दूषीविषाः प्राणहरा इति सङ्क्षेपतो मताः ॥१४०॥
[Dooshi visha (slowly acting poison)] From the feces and urine of snakes themselves, insects arise which are of two kinds- dooshivisha (slowly acting poison) and pranahara ( acutely acting deadly poison).
english translation