SB 3.10.22 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

गौरजो महिष: कृष्ण: सूकरो गवयो रुरु: ।

द्विशफा: पशवश्चेमे अविरुष्ट्रश्च सत्तम ॥ २२ ॥

Verse text

gaur ajo mahiṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ

sūkaro gavayo ruruḥ

dvi-śaphāḥ paśavaś ceme

avir uṣṭraś ca sattama

Synonyms

gauḥ — the cow ; ajaḥ — the goat ; mahiṣaḥ — the buffalo ; kṛṣṇaḥ — a kind of stag ; sūkaraḥ — hog ; gavayaḥ — a species of animal ; ruruḥ — deer ; dvi-śaphāḥ — having cloven hooves ; paśavaḥ — animals ; ca — also ; ime — all these ; aviḥ — lamb ; uṣṭraḥ — camel ; ca — and ; sattama — O purest.

Translation

O purest Vidura, of the lower animals the cow, goat, buffalo, kṛṣṇa stag, hog, gavaya animal, deer, lamb and camel all have cloven hooves.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O Vidura! The eighth creation includes cows, goats, buffalo, the black deer, pigs, wild oxen, antelopes, [Note: Vallabhācarya says the ruru is a type of deer with many horns. Gavaya is similar to a cow. ] sheep and camels. These all have cloven hooves. The nine animals listed have cloven hooves. Aviḥ means sheep.