SB 3.10.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation

SB 3.10.23

SB 3.10.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

śvā sṛgālo vṛko vyāghro
mārjāraḥ śaśa-śallakau
siṁhaḥ 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); siṁhaḥ—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.