Agni Purana

आयत्तं कुञ्जरैश्चैव विजयं पृथिवीक्षितां । पाकलेषु च सर्वेषु कर्त्तव्यमनुवासनं ।। २८७.

Victory over the earth depends on elephants; in all preparations, proper care must be taken.

घृततैलपरीपाकं स्थानं वातविवर्जितं । स्कन्धेषु च क्रिया कार्य्या तथा पालकवन्नृपाः ।। २८७.

The place should be prepared with ghee and oil, free from wind; actions must be performed on their shoulders, as prescribed for keepers and kings.

गोमूत्रं पाण्डुरोगेषु रजनीभ्यां घृतन्द्विज । आनाहे तैलसिक्तस्य निषेकस्तस्य शस्यते ।। २८७.

Cow urine with turmeric is recommended for pale diseases, O twice-born; for bloating, oil should be sprinkled and applied.

लवणैः पञ्चभिर्म्मिश्रा प्रतिपानाय वारुणी । विडङ्गत्रिफलाव्योषसैन्धवैः कवलान् कृतान् ।। २८७.

For drinking, mix five kinds of salt with Varuṇī; for mouth cleansing, use balls made with viḍaṅga, triphalā, vyosha, and rock salt.

मृर्च्छासु भोजयेन्नागं क्षौद्रन्तोयञ्च पाययेत् । अब्यङ्ग शिरसः शुले नस्यञ्चैव प्रशस्यते ।। २८७.

In fainting, feed the elephant honey-water; massage and nasal therapy for head pain are also recommended.

नागानां स्नेहपुटकः पादरोगानुपक्रमेत् । पश्चात् कल्ककषायेण शोधनञ्च विधीयते ।। २८७.

For elephants, oil compresses treat foot diseases; afterwards, cleansing with paste and decoction is prescribed.

शिखितित्तिरिलावानां पिप्पलीमरिचान्वितैः । रसैः सम्भोज्येन्नागं वेपथुर्यस्य जायते ।। २८७.

For elephants afflicted with trembling, feed them juices of peacock, partridge, and lāvā birds mixed with long pepper and black pepper.

बालविल्वं तथा लोध्रं धातकी सितया सह । अतीसारविनाशाय पिण्डीं भुञ्जीत कुञ्जरः ।। २८७.

Young bael, lodhra, and dhātakī with sugar: for curing diarrhea, the elephant should eat a cake made from these.

नस्यं करग्रहे देयं घृतं लवणसंयुतम् । मागधीनागराजाजीयवागूर्मुस्तसाधिता ।। २८७.

For grasping in the trunk, administer ghee mixed with salt as nasal therapy; prepare gruel with Māgadhī, nāgarāja, ajī, vāgūr, and musta.

उत्कर्णके तु दातव्या वारहञ्च तथा रसम् । दशमूलकुलत्थाम्लकाकमाचीविपाचितम् ।। २८७.

For ear disease, give juice and water prepared with daśamūla, kulattha, sour kākamācī, and cooked vipācita.

तैलमूषणसंयुक्तं गलग्रहगदापहम् । अष्टभिर्लवणैः पिष्टैः प्रसन्नाः पाययेद्घृतम् ।। २८७.

Oil mixed with heat relieves throat diseases; ghee mixed with eight powdered salts should be given for clarity.

मूत्रभङ्गेऽथ वा वीजं क्कथितं त्रपूषस्य च । त्वग्दोषेषु पिवेन्निम्बं वृषं वा क्कथितं द्विपः ।। २८७.

For difficulty in urination or semen, seeds of the castor plant are prescribed; for skin disorders, one should take neem, and for virility, the elephant is said to be auspicious.

गवां मूत्रं विड़ङ्गानि कृमिकोष्ठेषु शस्यते । श्रृङ्गवेरकणाद्राक्षाशर्कराभिः श्रृतं पयः ।। २८७.

Cow urine and viranga are recommended for intestinal worms; milk boiled with ginger, grapes, and sugar is also beneficial.

क्षतक्षयकरं पानं तथा मांसरसः शुभः । मुद्‌गोदनं व्योषयुतमरुचौ तु प्रशस्यते ।। २८७.

Drinks that heal wounds and consumption, as well as meat broth, are favorable; rice cooked with mudga beans and spices is praised for loss of appetite.

त्रिवृद्व्योषाग्निदन्त्यर्कश्यामाक्षीरे भपिप्पली । एतैर्गुल्महरः स्नेहः कृतश्चैव तथापरः ।। २८७.

With trivrit, spices, agnidanti, arka, shyama, milk, and long pepper, an oil is prepared to cure abdominal tumors, as well as another similar preparation.

भेदनद्रावणाभ्यङ्गस्नेहपानानुवासनैः । सर्वानेव समुत्पन्नान् विद्रवान् समुपाहरेत् ।। २८७.

By means of purgatives, liquefying agents, massages, oil drinks, and enemas, all arising fluid disorders should be treated.

यष्टिकं मुद्‌गसूपेन शारदेन तथा पिवेत् । बालविल्वैस्तथा लेपः कटुरोगेषु शस्यते ।। २८७.

One should drink yastika with mudga soup in the autumn; a poultice of young bael fruits is recommended for sharp diseases.

विडङ्गेन्द्रयवौ हिङ्गु सरलं रजनीद्वयम् । पूर्वाह्णे पाययेत् पिण्डात् पिण्डान् सर्वशूलोपशान्तये ।। २८७.

Vidanga, indrayava, asafoetida, sarala, and both types of turmeric—these should be administered in the morning in boluses to relieve all types of colic pain.

प्रधानभोजने तेषां यष्टिकब्रीहिशालयः । मध्यमौ यवगोधूमौ यवगोधूमौ शेषा दन्तिनि चाधमाः ।। २८७.

For their main meal, they should have yastika, brīhi, and shali rice; for the middle meal, barley and wheat; for the rest, barley and wheat are inferior, as is dantini.

यवश्चैव तथैवेक्षुर्नागानां बलवर्द्धनः । नागानां यवसं शुष्कं तथा धातुप्रकोपणं ।। २८७.

Barley and sugarcane are strength-enhancing for elephants; dry barley grass for elephants also disturbs the bodily humors.

मदक्षीणस्य नागस्य पयःपानं प्रशस्यते । दीपनीयैस्तथा द्रव्यैः श्रृतो मांसरसः शुभः ।। २८७.

For an elephant weakened by intoxication, drinking milk is recommended; likewise, meat broth boiled with digestive substances is beneficial.

कटुमत्स्यविड़ङ्गानि क्षारः कोषातकी पयः । हरिद्राचेति धूपोयं कुञ्जरस्य जयावहः ।। २८७.

Pungent fish, viranga, alkaline substances, kosataki, milk, and turmeric—this fumigation brings victory to the elephant.

पिप्पलीतण्डुलास्तैलं माध्वीकं माक्षइकम् तथा । नेत्रयोः परिषेकोयं दीपनीयः प्रशस्यते ।। २८७.

Oil from pippali and rice, mead, and honey—this wash for the eyes is stimulating and recommended.

पुरीषञ्जतनेत्रस्तु तथा पारावतस्य च । क्षीरवृक्षकरीषाश्च प्रसन्नायेष्टमञ्जनं ।। २८७.

The dung of the pigeon and also of the dove, as well as the dung of milk-producing trees, is considered the best collyrium for clarity.

अनेनाञ्जिनेत्रस्तु करोति कदनं रणे । उत्‌पलानि च नीलानि सुस्तन्तगरमेव च ।। २८७.

With this collyrium, the eye becomes fierce in battle; also blue lotuses and well-spun thread are used.

तण्डुलोदकपिष्टानि नेत्रनिर्वापनं परम् । नखवृद्धौ नखच्छेदस्तैलसेकश्च मास्यपि ।। २८७.

Rice flour mixed with water is an excellent eye-coolant; for nail growth, cutting the nails and applying oil monthly is also recommended.

शय्यास्थानं भवेच्चास्य करीषैः पांशुभिस्तथा । शरन्निदाघयोः सेकः सर्पिषा च तथेष्यते ।। २८७.

Its bedding place should be made with dung and earth; in autumn and summer, sprinkling with ghee is also prescribed.

धन्वन्तरिरुवाच अश्ववाहनसारञ्च वक्ष्ये चाश्वचिकित्सनम् । वाजिनां संग्रहः कार्यो धर्म्मकर्मार्थसिद्धये ।। २८८.

Dhanvantari said: I will now explain the essence of horse management and the treatment of horses; the collection of horses should be undertaken for the attainment of righteousness, action, and wealth.

अश्विनी श्रवणं हस्तं उत्तरात्रितयन्तथा । नक्षत्राणि प्रशस्तानि हयानामादिवाहने ।। २८८.

The Ashvini, Shravan, Hasta, Uttara, and Tritaya constellations are auspicious for the initial mounting of horses.