A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.95

v3.c47.95

The methods described for the capture of wild elephants are:⁵⁰⁴ (1) vṛtibandha (capture in stockades; 30–53), (2) vṛkṣabandha (capture by enclosing within a smaller wooded area; 56–101),⁵⁰⁵ (3) rajjubandha or śṛṅkhalābandha (capture by means of nooses or chains), also called ālavāla- and paṅkabandha (capture through the device of water-basins or sticky mud) (102–130), (4) vāribandha (capture by means of a moat filled with water; 131–173), (5) anugata- or kariṇībandha (capture of young elephants by using trained female elephants as decoys; 174–203),⁵⁰⁶ (6) laghugarta- and (7) nimnāvaṭabandha (the pit method for capturing single elephants; 204–264),⁵⁰⁷ (8) (pra)codanā- or preraṇābandha (capture by driving; 266–300),⁵⁰⁸ (9) vana- or udyānabandha (the same as anugatabandha, but taking place in the city-park instead of in the woods; 301–331), (10) pāñcālikābandha (capture by using puppets of young elephants; 332–371).⁵⁰⁹