In his monumental research in ancient Sanskrit literature, the author has restored gaps in lexicons, and removed doubts in the later Sanskrit works about the identity of a very large number of birds of the Indian sub-continent. The ancient sages of India were great lovers of nature, with keen powers of observation and an extraordinary sensitivity about animal behaviour. The Vedas, Puranas, Epics and Samhitas are full of descriptions of birds, animals and plants, ...
Birtd in Sanskrit Literature: With 107 Bird illustrations
