Agni Purana — Chapter 286
AgP 286.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे कल्पसागरो नाम पञ्चाशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः :प् ६० छप्तेर् {२८६} :श् अथ षडशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः गजचिकित्सा पालकाप्य उवाच(१) गजलक्ष्म चिकित्साञ्च लोमपाद यदामि ते दीर्घहस्ता महोच्छ्वासाः प्रसस्तास्ते महिष्णवः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe kalpasāgaro nāma pañcāśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ :p 60 chapter {286} :ś atha ṣaḍaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ gajacikitsā pālakāpya uvāca(1) gajalakṣma cikitsāñca lomapāda yadāmi te dīrghahastā mahocchvāsāḥ prasastāste mahiṣṇavaḥ
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the two hundred and eighty-fifth chapter, called "The Ocean of Preparations." Now the two hundred and eighty-sixth chapter: The Treatment of Elephants. Pālakāpya said: O Lomapāda, I shall tell you the marks of elephants and their treatment. Those with long trunks and deep breath are praised, (and) those that are great-tempered.
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AgP 286.2
विंशत्यष्टादशनखाः शीतकालमदाश् च ये दक्षिणञ्चोन्नतन्दन्तं वृंहितं जलदोपमं
viṃśatyaṣṭādaśanakhāḥ śītakālamadāś ca ye dakṣiṇañconnatandantaṃ vṛṃhitaṃ jaladopamaṃ
Those which have twenty or eighteen nails and come into rut in the cold season, whose right tusk is raised, whose trumpeting resembles a rain-cloud —
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AgP 286.3
कर्णौर् च विपूलौ येषां सूक्ष्मविन्द्वन्वितत्वचौ ते धार्या न तथा धार्या वामना ये च सङ्कुशाः(२)
karṇaur ca vipūlau yeṣāṃ sūkṣmavindvanvitatvacau te dhāryā na tathā dhāryā vāmanā ye ca saṅkuśāḥ(2)
and whose two ears are broad, whose hides are marked with fine spots — these are to be kept; but those that are dwarfish and shrunken are not to be kept.
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AgP 286.4
हस्तिन्यः पार्श्वगर्भिण्यो च मूढा मतङ्गजाः वर्णं सत्वं बलं रूपं कान्तिः संहननञ्जवः
hastinyaḥ pārśvagarbhiṇyo ca mūḍhā mataṅgajāḥ varṇaṃ satvaṃ balaṃ rūpaṃ kāntiḥ saṃhananañjavaḥ
Cow-elephants, those pregnant at the flank(?), and elephants that are dull-witted (are not to be kept). Colour, spirit, strength, form, beauty, firmness of build, and speed —
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AgP 286.5
सप्तस्थितो गजश्चेदृक् सङ्ग्रामेरीञ्जयेत्स च कुञ्जराः परमा शोभा शिविरस्य बलस्य च
saptasthito gajaścedṛk saṅgrāmerīñjayetsa ca kuñjarāḥ paramā śobhā śivirasya balasya ca
an elephant established in these seven, such a one conquers enemies in battle. And elephants are the supreme splendour of a camp and of an army.
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AgP 286.6
आयत्तं कुञ्जरैश् चैव विजयं पृथिवीक्षितां पाकलेषु च सर्वेषु कर्तव्यमनुवासनं
āyattaṃ kuñjaraiś caiva vijayaṃ pṛthivīkṣitāṃ pākaleṣu ca sarveṣu kartavyamanuvāsanaṃ
And the victory of rulers of the earth depends on elephants. In all cases of pākala (fever) an enema is to be administered.
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AgP 286.7
घृततैलपरीपाकं स्थानं वातविवर्जितं स्कन्धेषु च क्रिया कर्या तथा पालकवन्नृपाः
ghṛtatailaparīpākaṃ sthānaṃ vātavivarjitaṃ skandheṣu ca kriyā karyā tathā pālakavannṛpāḥ
A decoction cooked with ghee and oil (is to be used), and a place free of wind; treatment is to be applied on the shoulders too — thus, O kings, as Pālaka (prescribed).
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AgP 286.8
गोमूत्रं पाण्डुरोगेषु रजनीभ्यां घृतन्द्विज आनाहे तैलसिक्तस्य निषेकस्तस्य शस्यते
gomūtraṃ pāṇḍurogeṣu rajanībhyāṃ ghṛtandvija ānāhe tailasiktasya niṣekastasya śasyate
Cow's urine in cases of jaundice, ghee with the two turmerics, O twice-born; in constipation, sprinkling him after he has been anointed with oil is recommended.
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AgP 286.9
लवणैः पञ्चभिर्मश्रा प्रतिपानाय वारुणी :न् १ धन्वन्तरिरुवाचेति ञ॥ २ मर्दना इति ञ॥ :प् ६१ विडङ्गत्रिफलाव्योषसैन्धवैः कवलान् कृतान्
lavaṇaiḥ pañcabhirmaśrā pratipānāya vāruṇī :n 1 dhanvantariruvāceti ña.. 2 mardanā iti ña.. :p 61 viḍaṅgatriphalāvyoṣasaindhavaiḥ kavalān kṛtān
Wine mixed with the five salts (is good) as a drink after (treatment). Mouthfuls made with viḍaṅga, triphalā, the three pungents, and rock salt —
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AgP 286.10
मूर्छासु भोजयेन्नागं क्षौद्रन्तोयञ्च पाययेत् अग्यङ्गः शिरसः शूले नस्यञ्चैव प्रशस्यते
mūrchāsu bhojayennāgaṃ kṣaudrantoyañca pāyayet agyaṅgaḥ śirasaḥ śūle nasyañcaiva praśasyate
in cases of fainting one should feed them to the elephant, and give him honey and water to drink; anointing of the head and also nasal medication is recommended in headache.
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AgP 286.11
नागानां स्नेहपुटकः पादरोगानुपक्रमेत् पश्चात् कल्ककषायेण शोधनञ्च विधीयते
nāgānāṃ snehapuṭakaḥ pādarogānupakramet paścāt kalkakaṣāyeṇa śodhanañca vidhīyate
For elephants, an oily poultice should be applied to diseases of the feet; afterwards cleansing with a paste-decoction is prescribed.
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AgP 286.12
शिखितित्तिरिलावानां पिप्पलीमरिचान्वितैः रसैः सम्भोजयेन्नगं वेपथुर्यस्य जायते
śikhitittirilāvānāṃ pippalīmaricānvitaiḥ rasaiḥ sambhojayennagaṃ vepathuryasya jāyate
With the broths of peacock, partridge, and quail, mixed with long pepper and black pepper, one should feed the elephant in whom tremor arises.
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AgP 286.13
बालबिल्वं तथा लोध्रं धातकी सितया सह अतीसारविनाशाय पिण्डीं भुञ्जीत कुञ्जरः
bālabilvaṃ tathā lodhraṃ dhātakī sitayā saha atīsāravināśāya piṇḍīṃ bhuñjīta kuñjaraḥ
Young bilva fruit, likewise lodhra and dhātakī together with sugar — for the destruction of diarrhoea the elephant should eat this as a bolus.
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AgP 286.14
नस्यं करग्रहे देयं घृतं लयणसंयुतम् मागधीनागराजाजीयवागूर्मुस्तसाधिता
nasyaṃ karagrahe deyaṃ ghṛtaṃ layaṇasaṃyutam māgadhīnāgarājājīyavāgūrmustasādhitā
In lockjaw(?) a nasal medication of ghee mixed with salt should be given; a gruel of long pepper, ginger, and cumin, cooked with mustā,
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AgP 286.15
उत्कर्णके तु दातव्या वाराहञ्च तथा रसम् दशमूलकुलत्थाम्लकाकमाचीविपाचितम्
utkarṇake tu dātavyā vārāhañca tathā rasam daśamūlakulatthāmlakākamācīvipācitam
is to be given in the utkarṇaka disease, and likewise pork broth, (and a decoction) cooked with daśamūla, kulattha, sour substances, and kākamācī.
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AgP 286.16
तैलमूषणसंयुक्तं गलग्रहगदापहम् अष्टभिर्लवणैः पिष्ठैः प्रसन्नाः पाययेद्घृतम्
tailamūṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ galagrahagadāpaham aṣṭabhirlavaṇaiḥ piṣṭhaiḥ prasannāḥ pāyayedghṛtam
Oil combined with the pungents removes the disease of throat-obstruction; one should give him ghee to drink with the eight salts ground (into it), (or) wine.
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AgP 286.17
मूत्रभङ्गे ऽथ वा वीजं क्वथितं त्रपूषस्य च त्वग्दोषेषु पिवेन्निम्बं वृषं वा क्वथितं द्विपः
mūtrabhaṅge 'tha vā vījaṃ kvathitaṃ trapūṣasya ca tvagdoṣeṣu pivennimbaṃ vṛṣaṃ vā kvathitaṃ dvipaḥ
In suppression of urine, or else the boiled seed of the cucumber; in skin disorders let the elephant drink nimba or vāsā boiled.
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AgP 286.18
गवां मूत्रं विडङ्गानि कृमिकोष्ठेषु शस्यते शृङ्गवेरकणाद्राक्षाशर्कराभिः शृतं पयः
gavāṃ mūtraṃ viḍaṅgāni kṛmikoṣṭheṣu śasyate śṛṅgaverakaṇādrākṣāśarkarābhiḥ śṛtaṃ payaḥ
Cows' urine and viḍaṅga (embelia) seeds are recommended for worms in the intestines; milk boiled with ginger, long pepper, grapes and sugar (is also prescribed).
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AgP 286.19
क्षतक्षयकरं पानं तथा मांसरसः शुभः मुद्गोदनं व्योषयुतमरुचौ तु प्रशस्यते
kṣatakṣayakaraṃ pānaṃ tathā māṃsarasaḥ śubhaḥ mudgodanaṃ vyoṣayutamarucau tu praśasyate
(That) drink removes wounds and wasting; likewise meat broth is beneficial; and rice with mung beans mixed with the three pungents is recommended in loss of appetite.
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AgP 286.20
त्रिवृद्व्योषाग्निदन्त्यर्कश्यामाक्षीरेभपिप्पली एतैर् गुल्महरः स्नेहः कृतश् चैव तथापरः
trivṛdvyoṣāgnidantyarkaśyāmākṣīrebhapippalī etair gulmaharaḥ snehaḥ kṛtaś caiva tathāparaḥ
Trivṛt, the three pungents, agni (citraka), dantī, arka, śyāmā, milk and elephant-pepper: with these an oil/fat destroying abdominal tumours is made, and likewise another one.
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AgP 286.21
:प् ६२ भेदनद्रावणाभ्यङ्गस्नेहपानानुवासनैः सर्वानेव समुत्पन्नन् विद्रवान् समुपाहरेत्
:p 62 bhedanadrāvaṇābhyaṅgasnehapānānuvāsanaiḥ sarvāneva samutpannan vidravān samupāharet
By splitting, liquefying, anointing, drinking oils and by enemas, one should remove all the abscesses that have arisen.
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AgP 286.22
यष्टिकं मुद्गसूपेन(१) शारदेन तथा पिवेत् बालबिल्वैस् तथा लेपः फटुरोगेषु शस्यते
yaṣṭikaṃ mudgasūpena(1) śāradena tathā pivet bālabilvais tathā lepaḥ phaṭurogeṣu śasyate
One should give (the elephant) yaṣṭika (rice) to drink with mung-bean broth of autumn produce; likewise a paste of young bilva fruits is recommended in diseases of the (foot-)sole.
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AgP 286.23
विडङ्गेन्द्रयवौ हिङ्गु सरलं रजनीद्वयम् पूर्वाह्णे पाययेत् पिण्डान् सर्वशूलोपशान्तये
viḍaṅgendrayavau hiṅgu saralaṃ rajanīdvayam pūrvāhṇe pāyayet piṇḍān sarvaśūlopaśāntaye
Viḍaṅga, indrayava, hiṅgu, sarala and the two turmerics: he should have (the elephant) drink these as boluses in the forenoon for the allaying of all colic pains.
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AgP 286.24
प्रधानभोजने तेषां यष्टिकव्रीहिशालयः मध्यमौ यवगोधूमौ शेषा दन्तिनि चाधमाः
pradhānabhojane teṣāṃ yaṣṭikavrīhiśālayaḥ madhyamau yavagodhūmau śeṣā dantini cādhamāḥ
Among the chief foods of these (elephants) are yaṣṭika rice, vrīhi rice and śāli rice; middling are barley and wheat; and the rest are lowest for the elephant.
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AgP 286.25
यवश् चैव तथैवेक्षुर्नागानां बलवर्धनः नागानां यवसं शुष्कं तथा धातुप्रकोपणं
yavaś caiva tathaivekṣurnāgānāṃ balavardhanaḥ nāgānāṃ yavasaṃ śuṣkaṃ tathā dhātuprakopaṇaṃ
Barley and likewise sugarcane increase the strength of elephants; but dry fodder for elephants irritates the bodily elements.
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AgP 286.26
मदक्षिणस्य नागस्य पयःपानं प्रशस्यते दीपनीयैस् तथा द्रव्यैः शृतो मांसरसः शुभः
madakṣiṇasya nāgasya payaḥpānaṃ praśasyate dīpanīyais tathā dravyaiḥ śṛto māṃsarasaḥ śubhaḥ
For an elephant that is in its rut, drinking milk is recommended, and meat broth boiled with digestive substances is beneficial.
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AgP 286.27
वायसः कुक्कुरश्चोभौ काकोलूककुलो हरिः भवेत् क्षौद्रेण संयुक्तः पिण्डो युद्धे महापदि(२)
vāyasaḥ kukkuraścobhau kākolūkakulo hariḥ bhavet kṣaudreṇa saṃyuktaḥ piṇḍo yuddhe mahāpadi(2)
A crow and a dog, both, the family of crow and owl, and a monkey — a bolus (of these) combined with honey serves in battle, in great danger.
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AgP 286.28
कटुमत्स्यविडङ्गानि क्षारः कोषातकी पयः हरिद्रा चेति धूपोयं कुञ्जरस्य जयावहः
kaṭumatsyaviḍaṅgāni kṣāraḥ koṣātakī payaḥ haridrā ceti dhūpoyaṃ kuñjarasya jayāvahaḥ
Pungent (things), fish, viḍaṅga, alkali, koṣātakī, milk and turmeric — this fumigation brings victory to the elephant.
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AgP 286.29
पिप्पलीतण्डुलास्तैलं माध्वीकं माक्षिकम् तथा नेत्रयोः परिषेकोयं दीपनीयः प्रशस्यते
pippalītaṇḍulāstailaṃ mādhvīkaṃ mākṣikam tathā netrayoḥ pariṣekoyaṃ dīpanīyaḥ praśasyate
Long pepper, rice grains, oil, mādhvīka wine and honey — this is recommended as a stimulating wash for the two eyes.
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AgP 286.30
पूरीषञ्चटकायाश् च तथा पारावतस्य च क्षीरवृक्षकरीषाश् च(३) प्रसन्नयेष्टमञ्जनं
pūrīṣañcaṭakāyāś ca tathā pārāvatasya ca kṣīravṛkṣakarīṣāś ca(3) prasannayeṣṭamañjanaṃ
The dung of a hen-sparrow and likewise of a pigeon, and the dung(?) of milk-trees, with clear liquor — this is the desired eye-salve.
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AgP 286.31
:न् १ मुद्ग्यूषेणेति ज॥ , ञ॥ च २ मदाय हीति ञ॥ ३ क्षीरवृक्षकरीराश्चेति ञ॥ :प् ६३ अनेनाञ्जितनेत्रस्तु करोति कदनं रणे उत्पलानि च नीलानि सुस्तन्तगरमेव च
:n 1 mudgyūṣeṇeti ja.. , ña.. ca 2 madāya hīti ña.. 3 kṣīravṛkṣakarīrāśceti ña.. :p 63 anenāñjitanetrastu karoti kadanaṃ raṇe utpalāni ca nīlāni sustantagarameva ca
[Apparatus: 1. 'mudgyūṣeṇa' in mss. ja and ña; 2. 'madāya hi' in ña; 3. 'kṣīravṛkṣakarīrāś ca' in ña.] With his eyes salved with this, he wreaks havoc in battle. And blue water-lilies and good sustanta-gara(?) —
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AgP 286.32
तण्डुलोदकपिष्टानि नेत्रनिर्वापनं परम् नखवृद्धौ नखच्छेदस्तैलसेकश् च मास्यपि
taṇḍulodakapiṣṭāni netranirvāpanaṃ param nakhavṛddhau nakhacchedastailasekaś ca māsyapi
Ground up in rice-water, (these) are an excellent cooling application for the eyes. When the nails grow (too long), cutting the nails and sprinkling with oil (are done), and (this) monthly.
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AgP 286.33
शय्यास्थानं भवेच्चास्य करीषैः पांशुभिस् तथा शरन्निदाघयोः सेकः सर्पिषा च तथेष्यते
śayyāsthānaṃ bhaveccāsya karīṣaiḥ pāṃśubhis tathā śarannidāghayoḥ sekaḥ sarpiṣā ca tatheṣyate
And its resting place should be (spread) with dry dung and with dust; in autumn and in the hot season sprinkling is wanted, and likewise with ghee.
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