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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
अजाविशुकनागेन्द्राः कोलो महिषवायसौ ।ग्राम्यारण्या विनिर्दिष्टाः सर्वेऽन्ये वनगोचराः ॥ १२ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 231, verse 12.
Goat, sheep, parrot, elephant, boar, buffalo and crow are named as village and wild both. All the others live in the forest.
Simple meaning: Goats, sheep, parrots, elephants, boars, buffaloes and crows live in village and forest. Others are forest creatures.
मार्जारकुक्कुटौ ग्राम्यौ तौ चैव वनगोचरौ ।
The cat and the cock are village and forest creatures. Tell them apart by their form.
गोकर्णशिखिचक्राह्वखरहारीतवायसाः ।
Peacocks, crows, hawks, jackals, wagtails and monkeys are among the day-moving creatures.
शतघ्नचटकश्यामचास(ष)श्येनकपिञ्जलाः ।
Sparrows, Indian rollers, hawks, francolins, partridges, woodpeckers and pigeons are day-movers.