मृगपक्षी-शास्त्र (हंसदेव - १३वीं शती का अमर भारतीय वन्यजीव, पक्षी एवं प्राणि-विज्ञान)
Mriga-Pakshi-Shastra of Hamsadeva (Zoology & Ethology)
जैन आचार्य हंसदेव (अनुवादक: सी. सुन्दरराजू) द्वारा
पृष्ठ 81, कुल 175 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंThey fear for mire. They can easily walk in thorny places having
red eyes.
[4th variety of GOATS]
(VRISHNI) SHEEP.
These kinds of goats are brown in colour. Their bodies are
covered with long hair. They have two short horns. They also have
other colour in their faces, necks, and stomachs. They have stout
stomachs, very slow paces and a little anger in their youth. They
must be well-trained in their early ages alone. They appear fearfully.
They loose temper when they are hungry. They quarrel with one
another and cause awful fear in them.
[5th variety of GOATS]
(EDAKA)
These varieties of goats have one sort of colour on their faces,
stomachs and hinder portions and another sort of colour on the
remaining portions of their bodies. They are generally tall. They have
long legs and stout stomachs. They often cry (be be) out of passion
for cohabitation. They can jamp from high places to down. They can
run very fast in plains. They can withstand fatigue, rain, and hot Sun.
There are many other goats in the world possessing the same qualities,
nature, and work. Some have smaller dots and bigger spots of various
colours on their bodies. The She-Goats resemble the He Goats in all
respects. Some may not have horns. They have big odhas to give food
and plenty of milk. They produce good smell. They have strong
memory and easily trainable and very greatful to their masters.
'They cannot withstand Sun's heat, rain and fatigue. They take less
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