Charak Samhita
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चरःशरीरावयवाःस्वभावोधातवःक्रिया। लिङ्गंप्रमाणंसंस्कारोमात्राचास्मिन्परीक्ष्यते ॥३३१॥
॥ Qualities of creatures according to their habitat and food॥ An animal's food and habitat, body-parts, constitution, body-elements, activity, sex, size, mode of preparation and measure are herein explained.
english translation
caraHzarIrAvayavAHsvabhAvodhAtavaHkriyA। liGgaMpramANaMsaMskAromAtrAcAsminparIkSyate ॥331॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptचरोऽनूपजलाकाशधन्वाद्योभक्ष्यसंविधिः। जलजानूपजाश्चैवजलानूपचराश्चये ॥३३२॥
An animal’s habitat could be wetlands, water, sky, and arid lands or deserts, while its food is generally called feed. Animals native to water and wetlands or those that eat heavy feed are regarded as heavy (i.e., their meat is heavy).
english translation
caro'nUpajalAkAzadhanvAdyobhakSyasaMvidhiH। jalajAnUpajAzcaivajalAnUpacarAzcaye ॥332॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगुरुभक्ष्याश्चयेसत्त्वाःसर्वेतेगुरवःस्मृताः। लघुभक्ष्यास्तुलघवोधन्वजाधन्वचारिणः ॥३३३॥
Light feeders are light (their meat is light), such as those that dwell in arid lands or move around arid lands.
english translation
gurubhakSyAzcayesattvAHsarveteguravaHsmRtAH। laghubhakSyAstulaghavodhanvajAdhanvacAriNaH ॥333॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशरीरावयवाःसक्थिशिरःस्कन्धादयस्तथा। सक्थिमांसाद्गुरुः स्कन्धस्ततःक्रोडस्ततःशिरः ॥३३४॥
The key limbs of animals, from the standpoint of their meat, are the thigh-bone, head, shoulder and others. Flesh of the shoulder region is heavier than that of the thigh-bone.
english translation
zarIrAvayavAHsakthiziraHskandhAdayastathA। sakthimAMsAdguruH skandhastataHkroDastataHziraH ॥334॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवृषणौचर्ममेढ्रंचश्रोणीवृक्कौयकृद्गुदम्। मांसाद्गुरुतरंविद्याद्यथास्वंमध्यमस्थिच ॥३३५॥
Flesh from the chest region is considered heavier than that of the shoulder region, and meat of the head is heavier than that of the chest. Among organs, the testes, skin, phallus, hips, kidneys, liver, rectum, trunk and bone-marrow are heavier than the flesh of any part of the animal’s body.
english translation
vRSaNaucarmameDhraMcazroNIvRkkauyakRdgudam। mAMsAdgurutaraMvidyAdyathAsvaMmadhyamasthica ॥335॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript