In AYURVEDA, treatment of human being is given more stress than to the animals. Recent environmental researches show that even the domesticated animals have bearing on the human health. Until very recently, animals have played a great role in transportation. It is a common sight on the Indian streets to see carts drawn by bulls and horses. Veterinary science has been given a serious thought from the ancient times in our country. There have been treatment for horses, cow, elephants and so on. The ASVA SASTRA and GAJA SASTRA have been published from our Library, in our series. There are a few more manuscripts with Telugu commentry which have to be brought to light. The TURANGARATNAMALA and ASVA SASTRA - ASVA-CIKITSA are works in Marathi edited by Shri A. Krishna-swami Mahadick Rao Saheb, the great-grand-son of King Serfoji II. The conglomeration of the episode in the Tiruvilayadal puranam of bringing the horses to Arimardanapandya on behalf of Manikkavacakar by Lord Siva Himself in the guise of RAWTH (horseman), with the treatment of horses, is the unique feature of this work. The Puranic style of Siva instructing the ASVASASTRA to Arimardadapandya is an innovation by Koneri Bapu, the author. The preface and the introduction of the editor prove the worthiness of the work. This volume is released as T. M. S. S. M. L. Serial No. 241. I thank Thiru A. Krishnaswami Mahadick Rao Saheb, for the pains he has taken to publish this valuable work even in his old age. Thiru A. Panchanathan, M, A., B. Lib. Sc. deserves appreciation for his continued endevour in bringing out worthy publications. I express my gratitude to the State Government for the release of funds.
Serfoji Rajah's contribution to Veternary Science Turangaratnamala Aswashastra Aswachikitsa.
Turangaratnamala a Marathi treatise on the science of horses, is part of a bigger work " Maharastra Aswa-shastra". Shalihotria Rishi is the progenator of all Aswashastras. His Sanskrit work Shalihotrium is the Magnum opus on this subject and consists of over 20,000 poems. This work formed the basis for all subsequent works on Aswasastra.
Turangaratnamala The author of this work is one Koneri Bapu, a court poet of Rajah Serfoji. In the opening passages, after prays to Vigneswara and Shiva he conveys blessings to Serfoji and his son Rajah Shivaji and acknowledges the bounties he enjoys from munificent Rajah Serfoji. The work reveals the author's qualities of imagination, clear exposition and originality. In diction also he maintains uniform simplicity and his compositions contain less of pure Sanskrit and an unfamiliar word which makes even a layman understands the subject of his work. His work explains in detail the colour ramification of horses since colour attracts a man than any other aspects of a horse, Colour schemes are explained in spoken Marathi like Neela for white, Bor for red or chestmut, Jardah for yellow, and Sarang or Kala for black without using Sanskrit synonyms for them. He has divided colours into four primary colours White, Red, Yellow and Black. Lighter shades and tints mixed with primary colours art also vividly portrayed. Sub-division of primary colour White (Neela) he says are thirteen in number and enumerates as Suddha Neela (pure white), Dudhiyaneela white), Sanjab Neela (bright white on the face) Surakha Neela (white mixed with dill and light red), Harya Neela (white with light green tint), Badami Neela (Almond Kernal White), Magasi Neela (white with light ,black sports in some places), Gulhar Neela (white with light green tint in some places), Billori Neela (white stallion with red, yellow or black mane), Badali Neela (white with clond shads), Khaki Neela (ash coloured white), Ambari Neela (white interspersed with Mango colour), Kirmuji Neela (Pink shade on white in some places). Red Chestnut coloured horses are called Bor. Its sub-division are Surang Bor (dhull light red) Surangi (Red interspersed with white), Mohiya Bor (Red mixed with the colour of Indian butter tree). If a Bor has white on all its legs and face it is hailed as Panchakalyan and fit for an Emperor. He says there are twelve kinds in Jardah or Yellow colour), Suddah Jardha (the colour of anise seed), Soiled Jardha (golden yellow), Ruperi Jardha (light pale yellow with white tint), Sandali Jardha (Sandal coloured light yellow), Samman Jardha (Yellow with dull white shade on thigh, mane, knees, tailstem), Kulla Jardha (Yellow with stripes of tiger on four legs and black tail), Ghavala Jardha (White colour Yellow), Vydurya Jhrdha (the colour of Caf's eye gem) etc.
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