This section is from the book "The Sushruta Samhita", by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. Also available from Amazon: The Sushruta Samhita.
Ajagara ......... A python (rock-snake) ; a boa.
A'lahvaya.... ......A bird belonging to the group that kill or strike with beaks.
Ambu-Kukkutika.........A water-fowl.
Anjali-karna .........One of the birds of prey.
Arnaya Gavaya ........A wild cow As'wa...............A horse.
As'watara............A mule.
A'ti (Turdus Ginginiamus) .. A kind of bird living in marshes.
Aundra ............An otter.
Avabhanjana .........One of the birds of prey.
Avakus'a .. .........A sort of ape.
Bhalluka ............A particular class of shells.
Bhalluka ............A bear.
Bhasa .. .. .........A vulture.
Bhedasi ............A bird of the genus that kill or strike with bills.
Bhramara ............A bumble-bee.
Bhringaraja (Lanius malabaricus) A kind of bird, probably a shrike or thrush.
Brika...............A wolf.
Byaghra ( Tigris regalia)......A tiger.
Chakora ............A Greek partridge.
Chakra-baka {Anas casarca) .. Ruddy goose generally known in India as Brahminy duck or goose. Chamara (Bos or yak Grunniens).. A sort of deer.
Chandraka............A silver-fish (a sea-fish);(turbot?).
Charaki ............A kind of poisonous (?) fish.
Charushkara .........A kind of deer.
Chasha (Coracias Indica)......The blue jay; a king-fisher (according to some).
Chataka . ••. ••• ••• A sparrow.
Chataka •.• • •• ••• ••• A kind of bird; a sky-lark.
Chilli . .........A kite.
Darbbikata Sarpa .. •• A class of venomous snakes with expanded or broad hoods - e. g.
a cobra - (26 species). Datyuha ............One of the several wading birds; a gallinule. Dhushaka.......... A bird of the genus that kill or strike with beaks. Dindimanaka .. .. .. A kind of bird whose cry is very harsh and loud. Dvipi (Felis parius) ......A panther; a leopard.
Ena .. ••• ••• •. ••• A kind of deer having black colour, beautiful eyes and short legs, Ervaruka (Cervus clephas) .. A deer.
Gaja .. ............An elephant.
Gardabha............An ass.
Gargara ( Pimelodus gagora, Ham) A kind of sea-fish Gavaya (Bas gavaeus) wild on .. A kind of ox, the gayal. Girisa. •• ••• ••• ••• A kind of mountain-bird.
Go ...............A cow.
Godha ............An iguana.
Gokarna ••• .. ••• ••• An animal frequenting a marshy place; (the Nilgan ?).
Goksbada ............A kind of heron.
Gomatsya............A huge sheat-fish.
Gridhra (Perogine falcoon) .. A female vulture.
Griha-godhika .........A lizard.
Griha-Kulinga .........A sparrow.
Hansa ..........A goose or duck.
Harina .. ••• ••• •• A red deer; a spotted deer.
Harita (Columba hariala)......The green or wood pigeon.
Jivan-jivaka .........A variety of heion (Vaka) with blackish white feathers or wings.
Kadali ............A kind of antelope.
Kadamba............A kind of goose with dark grey wings.
Kaka (Corpus corone) ......A crow or raven.
Kala-Kapota ••• .. A wild dove.
Kala puchchhaka.........A black-tailed bird.
Kalavinka (Lonins malabaricus).. A variety of bird. Kanka (Ardea cenerea) .. .. A heron.
Kapinjala (the francoline partridge?) A sort of bird.
Kapinjala............A brown partridge.
Kapota ............A dove.
Karala •• •• ••• .. A musk-deer.
Karandava .. .. ••• A variety of white goose.
Karkataka .........A crab.
Khadgi ............A rhinoceros.
Khanjaritaka (Motacilla alba) .. The wag-tail. Konalaka . .. .. ••• A kind of aquatic bird.
Koyashthika ..... .. A bird of the genus that kill or strike with bills, Krakara (Perdia Sylvatica) .. A sort of partridge.
Krauncha (Ardea jaculator) .. A kind of heron.
Krishna-Karkataka ......A variety of crab- Krishna-matsya.........A kind of fish (lit. a black fish).
Kritamala............A kind of deer.
Kukkuta ............Acock.
Kulinga ............A kind of bird (a fork-tailed shrike ?).
Kulis'a ............A kind of sea-fish.
Kumbhira............A crocodile.
Kuranga ............An antelope.
Kurara (Pandion haliaectus) .. A chakravaka; an osprey (whose cry resembles a plaintive note).
Kurma ..... ......A tortoise ; a turtle.
Kura-Vahuka .........A kind of bird.
Ku-Tittira............A sort of partridge.
Kuvata ............A kind of water-bird.
Lava (Perdix chitiensis) ......A kind of quail.
Lomas'a-kama .........A sort of burrower (lit. one having hairy ears). Lopaka ............A fox.
Luta .. ••• ••• ••• ..• A spider.
Madgu ............A shag; a cormorant.
Mahabhru............A variety of mungoose.
Maha-mina............A kind of sea-fish.
Mahisha ............A buffalo.
Makara ............A Dolphin shark or a shark with a proboscis.
Makshika ............A fly.
Mallikaksha .........A sort of goose- Marjjara (Filus domestica) .. A cat.
Matri-nindaka .. .. .. A bird belonging to the group that kills or striks with bills.
Mayura (Celosin crestola) .. .. A pea-cock.
Medahpuchchha.........A fat-tailed sheep.
Meghavara (Acuculus Milanohuercas) A kind of aquatic bird.
Mesha ............A sheep.
Mrigairbbaruka.........A species of animal (probably a jackal-like tiger dwelling in a cave or hole and feeding on a deer) ; glutton (?).
Mriga-matrika .........A doe.
Mriga-priyaka .........A boa (lit. one fond of a deer).
Mrigodara .........A big-bellied deer.
Murala ........A kind of fish (fry-fish ?).
Mushika .............A mouse ; a rat.
Nakula (Mungoose viverra ichneumon) A mongoose. Nandi-mukha (Turdus Ginginianus) A sort of bird.
Nandi-varalaka.........A kind of marine fish.
Naptrika ............A kind of dove.
Niralaka ............A kind of sea-fish.
Nyanku ............An antelope.
Paka-matsya .........A kind of sea-fish.
Parabhrita .........A cuckoo.
Paravata ............A pigeon.
Parna-mriga .. . ••• A kind of arboreal animal; a monkey.
Pathina (Siburus pelorius boalis) A kind of trout (with many teeth); a Boal fish. Plava ....... .. A diver (?).
Prishata ............The porcine deer (?); birds that roam together.
Pundarika............A kind of white-eyed bird.
Pushkara-S'ayika (Ardea Sibereca) A species of crane. Putighasa............A civet-cat.
Rajiva ............(1) A species of fish (2) a kind of sea-fish.
Raktaraji............A species of poisonous insect.
Riksha (Ursus Amiricanas) .. A bear.
Rishya .. .. .. .. The painted or white-footed antelope ; a blue deer.
Rohita (Cyprinus Rohita)......A Rohita or red fish (2) a doe (3) a kind of red deer.
Ruru .. .. .. .. .. A sort of many-homed deer (it sets up a plaintive cry at the time when the horns fall off).
Sahasra-danshtra ......A huge trout (lit. one having 1000 teeth). S'akuli-matsya (cyprinus Mrigal) A kind of fish.
S'alyaka ............A porcupine.
S'ambuka ••• .. .. .. A small conch-shell ; a snail.
S'amkha ............A conch-shell.
S'mkha-nakha .........A small shell.
S'arabha . .........A species of deer of the size of a camel (fabulously supposed to have 8 legs).
Saranga (Ardea Sarunga) ......A large kind of crow.
Sarasa (Ardea Siberice) ......An Indian crane.
S'arari-mukha .........A kind of bird.
S'arddula............A tiger Sarika,(Gracula religiosa or turduts A kind of Indian mimic bird;
Salica) ........... a Maina.
S'as'a .. .. .. .. A hare; a rabbit.
S'as'a-ghati............A bird of prey (lit. one killing a hare); an eagle (?).
S'atapatra............A wood-pecker.
S'atapatra............A peacock;"Raja-s'uka".
Sinha .............A lion.
S'is'u-mara............A porpoise.
S'rigala, (Conis aureas) ......A jackal.
Srimara ............A kind of young deer.
Sugrihi ............A tailor-bird.
S'uka ............A parrot.
Suklaksha............A white-eyed bird.
S'ukti ............A pearl-oyster.
S'wadanshtra .........A four-horned deer.
S'wavit ............A hedge-hog.
S'wetacharana .........A kind of edible bird (lit. one having white legs). S'yena ( Vulture cinereas)......A hawk or falcon.
Tarakshu ............A hyena.
Timi ............A kind of whale.
Timingila............A large whale.
Tittira ............A partridge.
Uchchitinga .........A sort of cricket.
Uluka (Strex flammea) .. .. An owl.
Upachakra............A variety of ruddy goose.
Ushtra ............A camel.
Utkros'a ............An osprey.
Vagunjara............A kind of fish.
Vaka (Ardea Niveda) .. .. A heron ; a crane.
Valaka ............A crane ; a kind of edible crane.
Valgudi ............A bird of the genus that kill or strike with bills ; a Bool-bool (?).
Vanara ............A monkey ; an ape.
Varatha ............A boar.
Varati ............A wasp.
Varmmi ............An eel.
Vartaka Vartika ............A quail.
Vartira ............A kind of bird.
Vatika ............A kind of tick (?).
Vrika (Conis lupus) ......A wolf.
Vriksha-S'ayika.........A squirrel.
Vris'chika............A scorpion.
Vris'a-dans'a ....... A cat.
 
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