welcome sir KR IRS On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 at 18:20, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote:
> The reach of your perceptions and your capacity to present them to totally > lay persons like me is simply great. > YM > > On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 1:09 PM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> 13th 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 >> > > > -- > *Mar* > -- 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/CAL5XZopOx5Lq%2B6%3DSQrtqO9i2CN7Fn1d66%2BjXyWHt%2BC%2BdAvVK5g%40mail.gmail.com.
