Pioneers of zoology (contd in animal kingdom part 3 1 Shalihotra
According to the Ayurvedic tradition Shalihotra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shalihotra#purana> was one of the oldest veterinary physicians, who lived in the 3rd BCE. He got so many students who are highlighting the knowledge from him. He was considered the founder of veterinary science in ancient India <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/india#purana>. His father Hayaghosha lived in Shravasti <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shravasti#purana>. His principal work was *Shalihotrasamhita* which is a large treatise on the care and management of horses. *Shalihotrasamhita* comprised 12000 Slokas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sloka#hinduism>. *Shalihotra Samhita* contains the following eqwine and elephant anatomy, physiology surgery and diseases with their curative and preventive measures. It also describes the body structures of different races of horses. Identified structural details by which one can determine the age of a horse. According to the history of veterinary science, many of the authors named their work after Shalihotra. His works are *Ashvaprashna and Ashvalakshna shastra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shastra#purana>*. 2 Palkapya Palkapya who lived in the 1st BCE. He had vast knowledge about elephants in India. He wrote *Hasty Ayurveda* which described the anatomy, physiology, disease, surgery management and medicines of elephants. *Hasty Ayurveda* also known as *Gajayurveda* or *Mahapada*. It consisted of 20000 shlokas. Palkapya dedicated his work to lord Ganesha <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ganesha#purana>. *Hastyayurveda *divided into four chapters. 1. Maharoga-sthana <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sthana#purana> (Major diseases), - 18 chapters, 2. Kshudraroga <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kshudraroga#ayurveda>-sthana (Minor diseases) - 72 chapters, 3. Shalya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shalya#purana>-sthana (Surgery) - 34 chapters, 4. Supplement of materia-medica - 36 chapters. 3 Bhoja paramara Bhoja <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhoja#purana> was one of the parmara kings. He lived in the 11th CE.His kingdom uhtred around the Malwa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/malva#hinduism> region. He was known for his arts literature and scientific knowledge. He was a most celebrated king and as a righteous scholar king in Indian history. He wrote a lot of works in Sanskrit <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sanskrit#hinduism>. He wrote the work Shalihotra, a book on horses, their diseases and remedies. 4 Sunandaka and Chakra There are no informative notes available about Sunandaka <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sunandaka#purana> and Chakra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/cakra#purana> later zoologists or scientific writers mentioned these persons as their pioneers. 5 Hamsadeva In the Sanskrit literary history, book and studies related to the environment through various branches of science, have their limitations. Biological writings are few indeed. The first biological book written in Sanskrit is “*Mrigapakshishastra*” by Hamsadeva. This was written in the 13 th century. In this we have extensive descriptions of the higher classes of birds and animals and their classifications. The writer did not write the details merely from hearsay or rumours but from direct personal observations and studies and thus it can be realized that it is an authentic book. KR IRS 7124 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoozgy6rC3reTrVu47zrevkcuZRtzfHvEWErrdn5eHbjpA%40mail.gmail.com.
