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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.24
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 24
- śvā sṛgālo vṛko vyāghro
- mārjāraḥ śaśa-śallakau
- siṁhaḥ kapir gajaḥ kūrmo
- godhā ca makarādayaḥ
śvādog — dog; sṛgālaḥjackal — jackal; vṛkaḥfox — fox; vyāghraḥtiger — tiger; mārjāraḥcat — cat; śaśarabbit — rabbit; śallakausajāru (with thorns on the body) — sajāru (with thorns on the body); siṁhaḥlion — lion; kapiḥmonkey — monkey; gajaḥelephant — elephant; kūrmaḥtortoise — tortoise; godhāgosāpa (snake with four legs) — gosāpa (snake with four legs); caalso — also; makarathe alligator and others-ādayaḥthe alligator and others — the alligator and others.
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.