Devanagari
श्वा सृगालो वृको व्याघ्रो मार्जार: शशशल्लकौ ।
सिंह: कपिर्गज: कूर्मो गोधा च मकरादय: ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
śvā sṛgālo vṛko vyāghro
mārjāraḥ śaśa-śallakau
siṁhaḥ kapir gajaḥ kūrmo
godhā ca makarādayaḥ
Synonyms
śvā
—
dog
;
sṛgālaḥ
—
jackal
;
vṛkaḥ
—
fox
;
vyāghraḥ
—
tiger
;
mārjāraḥ
—
cat
;
śaśa
—
rabbit
;
śallakau
—
sajāru (with thorns on the body)
;
siṁhaḥ
—
lion
;
kapiḥ
—
monkey
;
gajaḥ
—
elephant
;
kūrmaḥ
—
tortoise
;
godhā
—
gosāpa (snake with four legs)
;
ca
—
also
;
makara
—
ādayaḥ — the alligator and others .
Translation
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 paṣca-nakhas, or animals having five nails.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Dogs, jackals, wolves, tigers, cats, rabbits, porcupines, lions, monkeys, elephants, turtles, lizards and alligators have five nails.
The twelve animals from dogs to lizards have five nails. The land dwelling animals total twenty-seven. Makaras and others are aquatics.