—json {
"name":"SB 8.8.5", "h1":"SB 8.8.5", "label":"Text 5", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.5", "description":"Thereafter, O King, eight great elephants, which could go in any direction, were generated. They were headed by Airāvaṇa. Eight she-elephants, headed by Abhramu, were also generated."
} —
SB 8.8.5
Text
airāvaṇādayas tv aṣṭau
dig-gajā abhavaṁs tataḥ
abhramu-prabhṛtayo 'ṣṭau ca
kariṇyas tv abhavan nṛpa
Synonyms
airāvaṇa-ādayaḥ—headed by Airāvaṇa; tu—but; aṣṭau—eight; dik-gajāḥ—elephants that could go in any direction; abhavan—were generated; tataḥ—thereafter; abhramu-prabhṛtayaḥ—headed by the she-elephant named Abhramu; aṣṭau—eight; ca—also; kariṇyaḥ—female elephants; tu—indeed; abhavan—also generated; nṛpa—O King.
Translation
Thereafter, O King, eight great elephants, which could go in any direction, were generated. They were headed by Airāvaṇa. Eight she-elephants, headed by Abhramu, were also generated.
Purport
The names of the eight elephants were Airāvaṇa, Puṇḍarīka, Vāmana, Kumuda, Añjana, Puṣpadanta, Sārvabhauma and Supratīka.