A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.194

v2.c29.194

540 Cf. Su.Sū.46.74. The śyena is a well known bird in Vedic literature; see, for example: M. Bloomfield (1892); Dowson; A. Kuhn (1886); A.A. Macdonell and A.B. Keith (1967); H. Zimmer (1879). P. Rāy and H.N. Gupta (1965): Accipiter gentilis, the hawk. P.V. Sharma: hawk. Gulabkunverba: idem. R.K. Sharma and Bhagwan Dash: idem. K.N. Dave (1985: 216): a general name for all birds of prey other than kites and vultures; śyena in a re-