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Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaThe Eagle is denoted by the Sanskrit term Śyena and is mentioned as one of the sworn enemies of Snakes (Sarpas), as taught in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—The Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse IV.33) talks about the sworn enemies of Sarpas (snakes): Boar, lightning, peacock, śyena (eagle), cat, mongoose and wolf are its sworn enemies.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Starts with: Eagle fern, Eagle Peak, Eaglewood.
Full-text (+145): Garuda, Shyena, Shyenapattra, Shyenajuta, Shakuni, Shyenabhrita, Gridhrakuta, Shyenapata, Kurara, Suparṇa, Shyenapatvan, Shyenapattvan, Utkrosha, Jatayu, Eagle fern, Moraghara, Ukaba, Pirakarikam, Hebbaddu, Suparnasuvana.
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Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Chapter 4.23 - The Garuda (Eagle) in the Epics
Chapter 3.1 - The story of Garuda (Bird characters, part 1)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.8.26 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
Verse 2.8.45 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 1.7.38 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 17 - Celestial beings incarnate as warriors of the monkey tribe < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]
Chapter 23 - Rama sees diverse Portents < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 41 - Amshuman finds the horse and the ashes of his uncles < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]
Heimskringla (by Snorri Sturlson)
Part 186 - Of Erling Skjalgson's Fall < [Chapter VII - Saga Of Olaf Haraldson]
Part 230 - Bishop Sigurd's Speech < [Chapter VII - Saga Of Olaf Haraldson]
Part 31 - Of King Ottar < [Chapter I - The Ynglinga Saga]
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part VI < [Chapter V - The Cults And The Temples Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part XIV < [Chapter VII - The Art Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part VIII < [Chapter I - Excavations At Babylonian And Assyrian Sites]
The Chaldean account of Genesis (by George Smith)
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