Learn·Śāstra: the sciences

Mātaṅgalīlā: the play of elephants

Nīlakaṇṭha's twelve chapters on elephants — their origin, marks, ages, moods, capture, daily and seasonal care, and the mahout. Read for HREEM from the 1910 Trivandrum edition's page images; not yet proofread by a person.

253 verses · 12 sittings · Sanskrit only — no published translation is held yet · in the Library →

  1. Sitting 1Paṭala 140 verses
  2. Sitting 2Paṭala 217 verses
  3. Sitting 3Paṭala 37 verses
  4. Sitting 4Paṭala 46 verses
  5. Sitting 5Paṭala 523 verses
  6. Sitting 6Paṭala 613 verses
  7. Sitting 7Paṭala 73 verses
  8. Sitting 8Paṭala 825 verses
  9. Sitting 9Paṭala 923 verses
  10. Sitting 10Paṭala 1014 verses
  11. Sitting 11Paṭala 1151 verses
  12. Sitting 12Paṭala 1231 verses