In the Magha, v.

9, we have the term Avarttina applied to horses; on which the commentator observes, "Avarttina signifies horses having the ten Avarttas, marks of excellence; they are, two on the breast, two on the head, two on the hollows of the ribs, two on the hollows of the flanks, and one on the crupper (Prapata); these are called the ten Avarttas.

Avartta means an eddy, or whirlpool, and the name is applied to dispositions of the hair of a horse which resemble a whirlpool." WILSON.] [Footnote 120: p.64.l.4.

_--born in Sindhu_.

The Sindhu is the Indian name for the Indus; the neighbouring territory is called Sind.