A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.44

v3.c47.44

The Sanskrit version of the *Mrgapakṣiśāstra*201 consists of two parts, preceded each by an introductory *pūrvapīṭhikā* (of thirty-four verses), and arranged in twenty-one sections (*śreṇī*) on mammals, respectively thirty-six sections on birds. Each section is devoted to one particular mammal or bird or to particular groups of these animals.