Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.10.24

śvā sṛgālo vṛko vyāghro

mārjāraḥ śaśa-śallakau

siḿhaḥ kapir gajaḥ kūrmo

godhā ca makarādayaḥ

SYNONYMS

śvā — dog; sṛgālaḥ — jackal; vṛkaḥ — fox; vyāghraḥ — tiger; mārjāraḥ — cat; śaśa — rabbit; śallakau — sajāru (with thorns on the body); siḿhaḥ — lion; kapiḥ — monkey; gajaḥ — elephant; kūrmaḥ — tortoise; godhā — gosāpa (snake with four legs); ca — also; makara-ādayaḥ — the alligator and others.

TRANSLATION

The dog, jackal, tiger, fox, cat, rabbit, sajāru, lion, monkey, elephant, tortoise, alligator, gosāpa, etc., all have five nails in their claws. They are known as pañca-nakhas, or animals having five nails.

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