Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c7.s3.t5: Medical treatment of horses
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c7.s3.t5
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Medical treatment of horses
c7.s3.t5.1
The superintendent had to report to the king the number of horses that were diseased or had defective limbs (अश्वान्याङ्गबाधितांश्चावेदयेत्), and put them under the treatment of veterinary surgeons, whose duty was not only to treat the diseases of horses, but also to see that all parts of their body were harmoniously developing. They gave advice to the superintendent regarding the change of diet of the horses to suit particular seasons. They were fined if the diseases were aggravated or took a bad turn, and had to make good the loss if a horse died through defective treatment.²
c7.s3.t5.2
² अश्वानां चिकित्सकः शरीरस्याङ्गप्रतीकारमृजुविभक्तम् चाहारम् (प्रतिदिशेयुः)—(अश्वाश्वः)। क्रियामैवस्येन बाधिबुद्धी प्रतीकारद्विगुणो दण्डः। तदपराधेन वैद्योऽपि पञ्चमुकं दण्डः।—*Ibid.*
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- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit