A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.35

v3.c47.35

jasa sattva, and three varieties of tāmasa sattva (284–307);¹⁶⁰ anatomy (pradeśa; 308–356);¹⁶¹ the measurements (māna) of various parts of a horse's body and their effects on the qualities (357–404);¹⁶² the five varieties of beauty (śobhā; 405–425); the types of perspiration (sveda; 426–429);¹⁶³ auspicious and inauspicious characteristics of the various parts of the body (śubhāśubha; 429–604); the whirls of hair (āvarta; 604–607), their shapes (saṃsthāna; 608–613),¹⁶⁴ and their classification (614–619);¹⁶⁵ the description of these whirls and their auspicious or inauspicious meaning (620–722);¹⁶⁶ the colours (varṇa) of horses and their several varieties (723–732);¹⁶⁷ horses suitable for use in battle (733–749); defects in horses (750–762); the life span of horses¹⁶⁸ and the determination of their age by means of particular characteristics, especially of their teeth (762–812); the kṣetras in relation to the life span (813–826); signs indicating the life span (827–837).