A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c62.334

v4.c62.334

⁶¹ STMI 534. Cat. Madras Nr. 13318: a treatise on the different breeds of horses and their characteristics, with hints for finding out the good specimens among them, the duration of their lives, the marks on their bodies, their vital parts, etc., and for feeding them, etc.; the work is attributed to Śālihotra; reference is also made to a big treatise on this subject by Siṃhadatta; complete in eight chapters (adhyāya) with the following topics: aśvaparīkṣā (the examination of horses), varṇaparīkṣā (the examination of their colour), puṇḍrapuspagandhādivarṇana (the description of marks and spots of the puṇḍra and puspa type, and on smells, etc.), śubhāśubhāvartavicāra (the examination of lucky and unlucky whirls of hair), hayavayojñāna (the knowledge of the age of horses), rekhāyurjñānādivarṇana (the description of the knowledge on the duration of life as indicated by lines, etc.), aśvapoṣaṇavidhi (rules for nursing and feeding), garbhavibhāga (pregnancy), and marmavibhāga (the description of vital points). Compare HIM II, 394–397.