shwa na ra ga

(med) Chital deer (Axis axis) ?

sha ba ni / ... / shwa na ra' ga zhes pa chung la dkar thig yod / shwa rwa nus ldan bsreg dgos so / rgyud las / sha ba'i khrag gis srin sel mngal khrag gcod // sha tshil srin sel dug nang bsrung // ri dwags klad pas 'khru ba gcod // ces dang / shel phreng las / kha shwa sha ba'i bog rwa bse rur mtshungs // rwa gsar spu can sob po nus pa bse ru dang 'dra / sha ba'i rwa rgan thal bas dmu chu skem / shwa na ra ga'i gsang bas ro tsa myur // zhes gsungs // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 231)

Illustrations : 'Jam-dpal (print p 231) sha ba, shwa na ra ga

shwa na ra ga is mentioned in the notice of the Red deer, sha ba. The illustration in the Eye Ornament shows a spotted deer, similar to the Chital or Indian spotted deer. The Chital is native to India, inhabiting open grasslands. One of it's indian names is sāraṅga (wisdomlib.org), of which shwa na ra ga might reflect the sounding.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 15:17, 3 May 2024 (EDT)