Charak Samhita

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लावोवर्तीरकश्चैववार्तीकःसकपिञ्जलः। चकोरश्चोपचक्रश्चकुक्कुभोरक्तवर्त्मकः ॥४७॥

sanskrit

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