Lion Meat

Simha (Lion) meat is described among wild animal meats. It is light and hot. It provides strength. Verses: 19.

• Balya (strengthening)

यायामजागरा व ीहा यभा या द साहसम ् गजं संहं इवाकषन ् भज ना त वन य त Those who indulge in too much of exercise daily, who keep themselves awake till late nights, regularly, who walk long distances regularly, who indulge in excessive sexual activities, too much of laughing, speaking, and such other strenuous activities, will perish, just as a lion perishes after vanquishing an elephant.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Dinacharya Daily Routine

47 Prasaha varga – living beings which catch food by teeth, tear and eat :गोखरा वतरोष ाि व वी प संह वानराः माजारमूषक या व ृकब ुतर वः लोपाकज बुक येनचाषवा तादवायसाः शश नीभासकुररग ृ ोलूककु ल गकाः धू मका मधुहा चे त सहा म ृगप णः Go (cow), khara (ass, donkey), aswatara (mule),ustra (camel), ashwa (horse), dwipi (leopard), Simha (lion), Aruksha (dear), Vanara (monkey), marjala (cat), musaka (rat, mice), Vyaghra (tiger), Vrka (jackal), babhru (large brown mongoose tarksu (hyena), lopaka (fox, jambu

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Annaswaroopa Food

Meat of lion and meat of pig both are sweet in taste but still lion meat has Katu Vipaka (pungent taste conversion after digestion) and pig meat has sweet Vipaka (taste conversion after digestion).

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Dravyadi Vigyaniya

Those which have their mouth resembling the mouth of Kanka (heron), Simha (lion), Ruksha (bear), Kaka (crow) and other animals and birds should be prepared under the respective names of animals and birds;

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Yantra Vidhi

While others which are visible should be held by instruments such Simha- lion faced Varmimukha- fish faced, karkata mukha –crab faced etc.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Shalya Aaharan Vidhi

One indulging excessively perishes suddenly like a lion attempting to drag an elephant (v.

— Charaka Samhita, Sutra Sthana — Fundamental Principles, Chapter 7: Non-suppressible & Suppressible Natural Urges (Naveganadharaniya Adhyaya / नवेगान्धारणीय अध्याय)

A woman desirous of having a male child with large limbs, fair complexion, with eyes like those of a lion (full of vigor), pure, and with good mental disposition should, after her menstrual period, first take a purificatory bath, then be given a light porridge of well cleaned white barley grains duly sweetened by adding honey and ghee, diluted in the milk of a white cow having a white calf, in a utensil made of silver or bronze, regularly in the morning and evening for a week.

— Charaka Samhita, Sharira Sthana — Human Body & Embryology, Chapter 8: Guidelines for Lineage (Jatisutriya Sharira / जातिसूत्रीय शरीर)

Sarpa (snakes), kita (insects), loota (spiders), vrishchika (scorpions), griha godhika (house lizards), jalauka (leeches), matsya (fish), manduka (frogs), kanabha or salabha (locusts), krkantaka (chameleon), shwa (dogs), simha (lion), vyaghra (tiger), gomayu (jackal), taraksu (hyena), nakula (mongoose), etc.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 23: Poison Treatment (Visha Chikitsa / विषचिकित्सा)

cow, ass, mule, horse, camel, leopard, lion, bear, dog, cat, rat etc.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 29: Gout Treatment (Vatarakta Chikitsa / वातरक्तचिकित्सा)

The animal-mouth design principle: instrument tips are modeled after animal jaws and beaks — lion-mouth forceps, crane-beak probes, etc.

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 7: Yantra Vidhi Adhyaya - Blunt Instruments

Visible foreign bodies should be extracted with lion-mouth (simha-mukha) forceps;

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 7: Yantra Vidhi Adhyaya - Blunt Instruments