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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.24

శ్వా సృగాలో వృకో వ్యాఘ్రో మార్జార: శశశల్లకౌ । సింహ: కపిర్గజ: కూర్మో గోధా చ మకరాదయ: ॥ ౨౪ ॥
śvā sṛgālo vṛko vyāghro
[shvaa srigaalo vriko vyaaghro]
mārjāraḥ śaśa-śallakau
[maarjaarah shasha-shallakau]
siṁhaḥ kapir gajaḥ kūrmo
[simhah kapir gajah koormo]
godhā ca makarādayaḥ
[godhaa cha makaraadayah]
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śvā sṛgālo vṛko vyāghro
śvā
dog
sṛgālaḥ
jackal
vṛkaḥ
fox
vyāghraḥ
tiger
mārjāraḥ śaśa-śallakau
mārjāraḥ
cat
śaśa
rabbit
śallakau
sajāru (with thorns on the body)
siṁhaḥ kapir gajaḥ kūrmo
siṁhaḥ
lion
kapiḥ
monkey
gajaḥ
elephant
kūrmaḥ
tortoise
godhā ca makarādayaḥ
godhā
gosāpa (snake with four legs)
ca
also
makara-ādayaḥ
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 paṣca-nakhas, or animals having five nails.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
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