मृगपक्षी-शास्त्र (हंसदेव - १३वीं शती का अमर भारतीय वन्यजीव, पक्षी एवं प्राणि-विज्ञान)

[7th variety of ELEPHANTS]
(MANDA GAJA)
These kinds of elephants are not so tall as Bhadra elephants.
They are blue in colour, very stout and robust. Their stomachs are
still stouter than their bodies. Their trunks 'are also very stout and
the end of their trunks are red. They possess lion's eyes. They are
slow in walking. They amuse spectators. They are always very clever.
At times, they have a little anger. They remember their old training
and instructions when punished. They feel uneasy to some extent
when they are directed to do work. They are very fond of eating
sugar-cane, plaintains, grass etc. Their rut could not be checked when
they are young. They erect their penis owing to the increase of
passion in their prime youth. They destroy enemies in great battle by
pushing them. They carry very heavy loads when they are calm and
quiet. They carry very furiously when they are angry. They are
fond of hunting. They spend the whole of their youth with female
elephants while in the forests.
[8th variety of ELEPHANTS]
(MRIGA GAJA)
These kinds of elephants are very lean. They have long and lean
trunks and legs. They are a little bit feable. They have big eyes, and
stout tails, and they are not so beautiful as Bhadra and Manda ele-
phants. They are fickle-minded and bad tempered ones. They have
grey colour, with uniform bodies. At times they become out of senses.
They shirk work and they require punishment often. They are bad
scented ones. They have more passion. They possess lean tusks.
Some times they fail in their attempts.
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