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guruBakShyASca ye sattvAH sarve te guravaH smRutAH|

guruBakShyASca ye sattvAH sarve te guravaH smRutAH|

laGuBakShyAstu laGavo dhanvajA dhanvacAriNaH||333||

laGuBakShyAstu laGavo dhanvajA dhanvacAriNaH||333||

 

An animal’s habitat could be wetlands, water, sky, and arid lands or deserts, while its food is generally called feed. Animals native to water and wetlands or those that eat heavy feed are regarded as heavy (i.e., their meat is heavy). Light feeders are light (their meat is light), such as those that dwell in arid lands or move around arid lands. [332-333]

An animal’s habitat could be wetlands, water, sky, and arid lands or deserts, while its food is generally called feed. Animals native to water and wetlands or those that eat heavy feed are regarded as heavy (i.e., their meat is heavy). Light feeders are light (their meat is light), such as those that dwell in arid lands or move around arid lands. [332-333]

 

शरीरावयवाःसक्थिशिरःस्कन्धादयस्तथा।

शरीरावयवाःसक्थिशिरःस्कन्धादयस्तथा।

सक्थिमांसाद्गुरुः  स्कन्धस्ततःक्रोडस्ततःशिरः॥३३४॥

सक्थिमांसाद्गुरुः  स्कन्धस्ततःक्रोडस्ततःशिरः॥३३४॥

vRuShaNau carma meDhraM ca SroNI vRukkau yakRudgudam|

vRuShaNau carma meDhraM ca SroNI vRukkau yakRudgudam|

mAMsAdgurutaraM vidyAdyathAsvaM madhyamasthi ca||335||

mAMsAdgurutaraM vidyAdyathAsvaM madhyamasthi ca||335||

 

The key limbs of animals, from the standpoint of their meat, are the thigh-bone, head, shoulder and others. Flesh of the shoulder region is heavier than that of the thigh-bone. Flesh from the chest region is considered heavier than that of the shoulder region, and meat of the head is heavier than that of the chest. Among organs, the testes, skin, phallus, hips, kidneys, liver, rectum, trunk and bone-marrow are heavier than the flesh of any part of the animal’s body. [334-335]

The key limbs of animals, from the standpoint of their meat, are the thigh-bone, head, shoulder and others. Flesh of the shoulder region is heavier than that of the thigh-bone. Flesh from the chest region is considered heavier than that of the shoulder region, and meat of the head is heavier than that of the chest. Among organs, the testes, skin, phallus, hips, kidneys, liver, rectum, trunk and bone-marrow are heavier than the flesh of any part of the animal’s body. [334-335]

 

स्वभावाल्लघवोमुद्गास्तथालावकपिञ्जलाः।

स्वभावाल्लघवोमुद्गास्तथालावकपिञ्जलाः।

स्वभावाद्गुरवोमाषावराहमहिषास्तथा॥३३६॥

स्वभावाद्गुरवोमाषावराहमहिषास्तथा॥३३६॥

dhAtUnAM SoNitAdInAM guruM vidyAdyathottaram|

dhAtUnAM SoNitAdInAM guruM vidyAdyathottaram|

alaseByo viSiShyante prANino ye bahukriyAH||337||

alaseByo viSiShyante prANino ye bahukriyAH||337||

 

By nature, green gram is light to digest. So, too, are meats of the quail and the grey-partridge. On the other hand, black gram is heavy to digest and so are the flesh of hog and buffalo. [336]

By nature, green gram is light to digest. So, too, are meats of the quail and the grey-partridge. On the other hand, black gram is heavy to digest and so are the flesh of hog and buffalo. [336]

The blood and other dhatus are regarded as increasingly heavy in their due order. The more active and lithe-footed the animal, the lighter its meat is [337]

The blood and other dhatus are regarded as increasingly heavy in their due order. The more active and lithe-footed the animal, the lighter its meat is [337]

 

गौरवंलिङ्गसामान्येपुंसांस्त्रीणांतुलाघवम्।

गौरवंलिङ्गसामान्येपुंसांस्त्रीणांतुलाघवम्।

महाप्रमाणागुरवःस्वजातौलघवोऽन्यथा॥३३८॥

महाप्रमाणागुरवःस्वजातौलघवोऽन्यथा॥३३८॥

laukikaM karma yadvRuttau svargatau yacca vaidikam||350||

laukikaM karma yadvRuttau svargatau yacca vaidikam||350||

karmApavarge yaccoktaM taccApyanne pratiShThitam|

karmApavarge yaccoktaM taccApyanne pratiShThitam|

 

As Lord Atreya had mentioned, the source of life for all living beings is food and all living beings are food and all the world seeks food. Complexion, clarity, good voice, long life, understanding, happiness, satisfaction, growth, strength and intelligence are all established in food. [349]

As Lord Atreya had mentioned, the source of life for all living beings is food and all living beings are food and all the world seeks food. Complexion, clarity, good voice, long life, understanding, happiness, satisfaction, growth, strength and intelligence are all established in food. [349]

Whatever is beneficial for worldly happiness, whatever pertains to the vedic sacrifices leading to heaven and whatever actions lead to spiritual salvation are said to be established through food. [350]

Whatever is beneficial for worldly happiness, whatever pertains to the vedic sacrifices leading to heaven and whatever actions lead to spiritual salvation are said to be established through food. [350]

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