A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.425.2

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the poison is located in the teeth (damṣṭrā) and nails of cats, dogs, monkeys (vānara), makaras,⁴⁵ frogs, pākamatsyas,⁴⁶ godhās,⁴⁷ śambūkas,⁴⁸ pracalākas,⁴⁹ gṛhagodhikās,⁵⁰ small invertebrates with four legs (catuṣpādakīṭa), etc., in the urine and excrements of cipiṭas, picciṭakas,⁵¹ kaṣāyavāsikas,⁵² sarṣapakas,⁵³ toṭakas,⁵⁴ varcaḥkīṭas,⁵⁵ and kauṇḍinyakas,⁵⁶ in the semen of mūṣikas,⁵⁷ in the saliva, urine, excrements, biting parts, nails, semen and menstrual discharge of spiders (lūṭā), in the stinging parts (āra) of scorpions (vṛścika), viśvambharas,⁵⁸ varaṭīs,⁵⁹ rājīvamatsyas,⁶⁰ ucciṭingas,⁶¹ and samudravṛścikas,⁶² in the biting parts, flatus, urine and excrements of the animals called citraśiras,⁶³ sarāva,⁶⁴ kurdiśata, dāruka, arimedaka,⁶⁵ and sārikāmukha,⁶⁶ in the biting parts of makṣikās,⁶⁷ kaṇabhas⁶⁸ and leeches, in the bones of animals killed by a poison, in the scales (kaṇṭaka) of a snake, in the bones of a varaṭīmatsya, in the bile of a śakulīmatsya, raktarājī⁶⁹ and varaṭīmatsya,⁷⁰ in the bristles and mouth parts of the animals called sūkṣmatuṇḍa, ucciṭinga, varaṭī,⁷¹ śatapadī,⁷² śūka, valabhikā,⁷³ śṛṅgī,⁷⁴ and bhu'amara,⁷⁵ in the dead bodies of kīṭas and snakes, and in the biting parts of animals not mentioned (3.5); the enemies of a king, when invading his country, poison the pastures, waters, roads, food, smoke, and air;⁷⁶ purificatory measures should be taken after recognizing the characteristics (3.6); signs indicating that water has been poisoned;