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behind bullocks, move as the bullocks move. and allow the unrestrained deer to move with their eyes towards the hunters. These unrestrained deer mix freely with the forest deer. Thus the hunters (keeping themselves behind the bullocks) surround the deer on all sides. Then the king takes his seat along with the ladies among the trees around him. When at the appointed place the hunters bring the decoying deer along with the forest deer, the latter are killed. by the king with arrows.
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Another interesting method of hunting the forest deer is given here. With a pair of decoying deer one female and the other a castrated male deer the king should go to the forest accompanied by hunters. Under the excitement of sexual passion the forest deer approaches the castrated or the female deer. The hunters walk on all fours and surround the forest deer which like to have communion with the Dipamrga, when the hunters suddenly get up and frighten them. The hunters then separate the forest deer and the Dipamṛga. At this stage the king comes and kills the deer. Though this kind of killing is condemned in the Rāmāyana' and Mahabharata', Someśvara recommends it.
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Then comes Vitapajā or that arising from the trees. Taking a small tree in his hands and hiding himself behind the leaves the king should lightly move on green lands keeping himself concealed behind other trees. When the distance between the two is easy he can kill the animals, Then comes the Vadhraja arising out of the nets with leathern thongs. Nets should be spread and the king should remain at the end on a tree. The hunters, who move like quadruped animals, should suddenly make a thundering noise on one side so that the herd of deer may be forced to run into the leathern thongs of the net. When they are near the king should kill them with arrows.
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Then comes Kāṇḍapatajā or hunting by means of screen's surrounding a tent. Cutting a branch on the south-west side of a big tree, walls should be erected on three sides namely in the front and on the two sides at a distance of two cubits. The wall behind should be five cubits long. On the two sides of the tree branches of trees with green leaves should be piled up so that the walls may be concealed behind these upto the height of the navel. Then curtains from this place should be
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