SB 8.8.5
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 5
- airāvaṇādayas tv aṣṭau
- dig-gajā abhavaṁs tataḥ
- abhramu-prabhṛtayo 'ṣṭau ca
- kariṇyas tv abhavan nṛpa
SYNONYMS
airāvaṇa-ādayaḥ — headed by Airāvaṇa; tu — but; aṣṭau — eight; dik-gajāḥ — elephants that could go in any direction; abhavan — were generated; tataḥ — thereafter; abhramu-prabhṛtayaḥ — headed by the she-elephant named Abhramu; aṣṭau — eight; ca — also; kariṇyaḥ — female elephants; tu — indeed; abhavan — also generated; nṛpa — O King.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, O King, eight great elephants, which could go in any direction, were generated. They were headed by Airāvaṇa. Eight she-elephants, headed by Abhramu, were also generated.
PURPORT
The names of the eight elephants were Airāvaṇa, Puṇḍarīka, Vāmana, Kumuda, Añjana, Puṣpadanta, Sārvabhauma and Supratīka.