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ŚB 3.10.23

Devanagari

खरोऽश्वोऽश्वतरो गौर: शरभश्चमरी तथा ।
एते चैकशफा: क्षत्त: श‍ृणु पञ्चनखान् पशून् ॥ २३ ॥

Text

kharo ’śvo ’śvataro gauraḥ
śarabhaś camarī tathā
ete caika-śaphāḥ kṣattaḥ
śṛṇu pañca-nakhān paśūn

Synonyms

kharaḥ — ass; aśvaḥ — horse; aśvataraḥ — mule; gauraḥ — white deer; śarabhaḥ — bison; camarī — wild cow; tathā — thus; ete — all these; ca — and; eka — only one; śaphāḥ — hoof; kṣattaḥ — O Vidura; śṛṇu — just hear now; pañca — five; nakhān — nails; paśūn — animals.

Translation

The horse, mule, ass, gaura, śarabha bison and wild cow all have only one hoof. Now you may hear from me about the animals who have five nails.