Charak Samhita

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चारुष्कोहरिणैणौचशम्बरःकालपुच्छकः। ऋष्यश्चवरपोतश्चविज्ञेयाजाङ्गलामृगाः ॥४६॥

the gazelle (charushka, Gazelle bennetti), the black or Indian antelope(Harina, Antilope cervicapra), fawn deer (ena, Cervus rusa), the Indian sambhar (sambhara, Cervus unicolor), the black-tailed deer (kalapucchaka, odocoilus), the musk deer and the small antelope (varapota, Antilope cervicapra).

english translation

cAruSkohariNaiNaucazambaraHkAlapucchakaH| RSyazcavarapotazcavijJeyAjAGgalAmRgAH ||46||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लावोवर्तीरकश्चैववार्तीकःसकपिञ्जलः। चकोरश्चोपचक्रश्चकुक्कुभोरक्तवर्त्मकः ॥४७॥

The following gallinaceous birds are fit for human consumption: The common quail (lava, Turnix suscitates), the rain quail (vartiraka, Coturnix coromandelica), the jungle bush quail (vartika, Coturnix sylvatica), the grey partridge (kapinjala, Francolinus vulgaris), Greek pheasant (Chakora, Perdix rufa), the sushi chukor- smaller Greek pheasant (upachakra, Perdix rufa), the crow pheasant (kukubha, Coccyzus), red jungle fowl (raktavartamaka, Gallus ferruginous): these beginning with the quail are the gallinaceous birds.

english translation

lAvovartIrakazcaivavArtIkaHsakapiJjalaH| cakorazcopacakrazcakukkubhoraktavartmakaH ||47||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लावाद्याविष्किरास्त्वेतेवक्ष्यन्तेवर्तकादयः। वर्तकोवर्तिकाचैवबर्हीतित्तिरिकुक्कुटौ ॥४८॥

We shall now enumerate the list of birds beginning with the male bustard or button quail (vartaka, Turnix indica), the female bustard or button quail (vartika, Coturnix sylvatica), the peacock (barhi, Pavo cristatus), the partridge (tittiri, Arborophila torquala), the red spur fowl (rooster) (Kukkuta, Galloperdix spadicca),

english translation

lAvAdyAviSkirAstvetevakSyantevartakAdayaH| vartakovartikAcaivabarhItittirikukkuTau ||48||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कङ्कशारपदेन्द्राभगोनर्दगिरिवर्तकाः। क्रकरोऽवकरश्चैववारडश्चेति विष्किराः ॥४९॥

heron (kanka, Ardeidae), the stork (sarapada, Ciconia boycinia), hedge sparrow (Indrabha, Leucocerea aureola), the hill partridge (gonarda, Ardea sibirica), the mountain quail (girivartaka, Coturnix coturnix), the snipe (krakara, Ardea virago) and the spoon bill (varapada, Platela leucorodia)

english translation

kaGkazArapadendrAbhagonardagirivartakAH| krakaro'vakarazcaivavAraDazceti viSkirAH ||49||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शतपत्रोभृङ्गराजःकोयष्टिर्जीवजीवकः। कैरातःकोकिलोऽत्यूहोगोपापुत्रःप्रियात्मजः ॥५०॥

The following birds from the Pecker family are suitable for human consumption: The black woodpecker (shatapatra, Picus martius), the king bird of paradise–shrike (Bhringaraja, Lanalidae), the green-bill coucal (kojashthi, Centropus chlororhynchos), peacock pheasant (jivajivaka, Chalcurus), red-faced malkoha (kairata, Pheanicophaeus pyrrhocephalus), the koel (kokila, Eudynamys honorata), the red-vented bulbul (Atyuha, Molpastes haemorrhous), the cowbird (gopaputra, Molothrus), the Indian babbler (priyatmaja, Argya caudata),

english translation

zatapatrobhRGgarAjaHkoyaSTirjIvajIvakaH| kairAtaHkokilo'tyUhogopAputraHpriyAtmajaH ||50||

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