A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.89

v3.c47.89

verses): the aṃśa typology (sixteen uttama, six madhyama and six adhama types), (3) gajaprayojanajasthānanirūpaṇa (23 verses): uses of elephants, places where they are found, (4) gajabandhanasthānanirdeśakathana (53 verses): places where elephants may be captured, (5) gajabandhanaracanākramakathana (73 verses): methods of capturing (the stockade, vāribandha, vaśābandha = anugatabandha, and gartabandha, i.e., the pit method), (6) gajājanayanakramahastipālalakṣaṇakramakathana (13 verses): the removal from the stockade (ānayana)⁴⁹⁴ and the desired characteristics in elephant keepers, (7) gajaśālālakṣaṇakathana (27 verses): the construction of stables, (8) gajavayahaṅkāryakramakathana (20 verses): the gestation period and a mother’s care for her young during the first five months of its life, and (9) gajaśikṣākramanirūpaṇa (105 verses): the training of elephants, beginning when they are three years old, characteristics developing during the years of their growth, and the course of training.