A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.270
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.270
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*ferruginea* (Pallas), the ruddy shelduck or Brahminy duck: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 1, 141–144. The cakravāka is an article of food forbidden to brāhmaṇas (*Manusmṛti* 5.12). The bird is already known to the *Atharvaveda* and plays a prominent part in Sanskrit poetry (see J.Ph. Vogel, 1962: 8–9).
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- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit