Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 3: The Status Quo

Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation. Text 24

श्वा सृगालो वृको व्याघ्रो मार्जारः शशशल्लकौ ।
सिंहः कपिर्गजः कूर्मो गोधा च मकरादयः ॥२४॥

Å›vÄ sá¹›gÄlo vá¹›ko vyÄghro
mÄrjÄraḥ Å›aÅ›a-Å›allakau
siá¹haḥ kapir gajaḥ kÅ«rmo
godhÄ ca makarÄdayaḥ

 Å›vÄ - dog; sá¹›gÄlaḥ - jackal; vá¹›kaḥ - fox; vyÄghraḥ - tiger; mÄrjÄraḥ - cat; Å›aÅ›a - rabbit; Å›allakau - sajÄru (with thorns on the body); siá¹haḥ - lion; kapiḥ - monkey; gajaḥ - elephant; kÅ«rmaḥ - tortoise; godhÄ - gosÄpa (snake with four legs); ca - also; makara-Ädayaḥ - the alligator and others.


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

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