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ŚB 3.10.22

Devanagari

गौरजो महिष: कृष्ण: सूकरो गवयो रुरु: ।
द्विशफा: पशवश्चेमे अविरुष्ट्रश्च सत्तम ॥ २२ ॥

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.