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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t7: Poultry

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t7

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Poultry

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Another industry was that of bird-catching and fowling. We meet the fowlers (*sauṇiya*) with bow and arrow aiming at partridges, ducks, quails, pigeons, monkeys and francoline partridges (*kapiñjala*)¹⁰⁶ Birds were caught with hawks (*viḍaṃsiya*), trapped in nets (*jāla*) and captured with the help of bird-lime (*leppa*)¹⁰⁷ With spades and bamboos, baskets in their hands, the fowlers (*aṇḍāvaṇiya*) went in search of eggs of female crow, owl, pigeon, *tittibhi*, crane, pea-hen and hen, which were cooked in baking-pans and were sold.¹⁰⁸ Peacock-tamers (*posaga*) were also known.¹⁰⁹ Cuckoos,¹¹⁰ partridges,¹¹¹ parrots, *madana śālikās*¹¹² (the female of the cuckoo) and other birds were tamed.

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¹⁰⁶ *Ibid.* II. 2. 31f For the list of birds see *Paṇṇā.* 1. 35, *Rāyā.* sū . 3.

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¹⁰⁷ *Uttarā.* 19. 65.

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¹⁰⁸ *Vivā.* 3, p. 22.

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¹⁰⁹ *Vya.*, *Bhā.* 3. p. 20a; *Nāyā* 3. p. 62.

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¹¹⁰ *Ogha.*, p. 126.

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¹¹¹ *Vasu.*, p. 57.

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¹¹² *Ava. cū.*, p 558.

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