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Brihadyatra 26: adhyāyaḥ 26

Bṛhadyātrā 26

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adhyāyaḥ 26

26.1

adhyāyaḥ - 26 śveṅgita

Chapter 26: The Movements of the Dog

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26.2

nṛhayātapavāraṇebhaśastradhvajadehān avamūtrayan jayāya.

Urinating upon men, horses, parasols, royal elephants, weapons, or flagstaffs, [a dog is] for victory;

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26.3

sabhayo vicaran vinā nimittaṃ na śubhaś cābhimukho bhaṣan likhan gām..

Wandering terrified without an omen, it is not auspicious; nor facing [someone], barking, [or] scratching the earth.

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26.4

uccair bhaṣaṇaṃ samāgatānāṃ dīnaṃ vābhirutaṃ raviṃ nirīkṣya.

Loud barking of dogs assembled together, or a miserable howling while looking at the sun,

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26.5

saṃgharadanajṛmbhaṇe ca neṣṭe prasthāneṣu tathā vidhūnanaṃ ca..

And clashing teeth or yawning are undesirable at departures, as is shaking the body.

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26.6

pūrṇāsyatvaṃ ghrāyakatvaṃ ca yātuḥ prādakṣiṇyaṃ maithunaṃ cānulomam.

Having a mouthful [of food], smelling the traveler, moving clockwise around him, and copulating naturally—

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26.7

yātrākāle sārameyasya śastaṃ padbhyāṃ mūrdhanaḥ svasya kaṇḍūyanaṃ ca..E3

these of a dog are auspicious at the time of a military expedition, as well as scratching its own head with its paws.

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