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.