तस्य पुत्रोंऽजनश्चैव सुप्रतीकश्च वामनः
His sons are Anjana and also Supratika and Vamana.
दिग्गजान्बलिनश्चैवाभ्रमुर्ज नयताप्सुगान्
He led the mighty guardian elephants and the cloud-strong water-bearers.
संकीर्णो ह्यञ्जनो यो ऽसावौपवाह्यो यमस्य सः
That Anjana, who is variegated, is the one yoked to Yama.
पद्मो मन्दस्तु यो गौरो द्विपो ह्यैलविलस्य च
Padma, Manda, and the pale elephant of Ilavila.
पद्मोत्तमः पद्मागुल्मो गजो वातगजो गजः
Padmottama, Padmagulma, the elephant Padma, and the wind-elephant.
उदग्रभावेनो पेता जायन्ते तस्य चान्वये
Those born in his line possess elevated natures.
सामजांस्तु प्रवक्ष्यामि नागानन्यानपि क्रमात्
Now I will describe in order the Samaja elephants and other Nagas.
जातौ नाम्ना श्रुतौ ताभ्यां सुप्रतीकप्रमर्दनौ
Among those two, Supratika and Pramardana are renowned by birth and name.
बलिनः शङ्किताश्चैव स्मृतास्तद्वंशिनो गजाः
The elephants of that lineage are known as powerful and wary.
ताम्र पर्णश्च तत्पुत्राः संघचारिविषाणिनः
Tamra and Parna are their sons, moving in herds with curved tusks.
श्यामत्वग्रसनाशुण्डा नागाः पीनायता ननाः
Elephants with dark skin, large mouths, and thick, broad trunks.
भार्या चैवाङ्गना तस्य नीलवल्लक्षणौ सुतौ
His wife is a woman, and his two sons are marked by a bluish hue.
नीचैर्बद्धाः कुले तस्य जायन्ते निबिडा गजाः
In his lineage, elephants are born in close groups, bound together by family ties.
तस्य प्रहारी संपातिः पृथुश्चेति सुतास्त्रयः
His three sons are named Prahārī, Sampāti, and Pṛthu.
जायन्ते मृदुसंभोगा वंशे तस्य मतङ्गजाः
In his line, elephants are born who are gentle in their unions.
सुतौ जातौ तयोश्चापि प्रमाथिपुरुषौ स्मृतौ
And two sons were born to them, remembered as powerful men.
सुदर्शनाः सुवर्ष्माणः पद्माभाः परिमण्डलाः
They are handsome, well-formed, lotus-like, and perfectly rounded.
जज्ञे चान्द्रमसः साम्नः कुमुदः कुमुदद्युतिः
From the Sāman of the moon was born Kumuda, shining like a kumuda flower.
शैलजीमूतसंकाशान्सुबुद्धान्बलिनो वरान्
They are like mountains and clouds, possessing great wisdom and strength.
एतान्देवासुरे युद्धे जयार्थं जगृहुः सुराः
The gods took these for victory in the battle between gods and demons.
एतेषां चान्वये जातान्विनीतांस्त्रिदशा ददुः
And the gods gave well-trained ones born in their lineage to the Thirty-three.
द्विरदो रदनद्वाभ्यां हस्ती हस्तात्करात्करी
An elephant is called dvirada because of its two tusks, hastī because of its hand-like trunk, and karātkarī for the same reason.
कुञ्जरः कुञ्जचारित्वान्नागो नगम्यमस्य यत्
It is called kuñjara because it acts like a kuñja, nāga because it is fit for mountains.
सामजः सामजातत्वादिति निर्वचनक्रमः
It is called sāmaja because it is born from the Sāman; thus goes the sequence of names.
बलस्यानवबोधो यो या चैषां गूढमुष्कता
Their strength is not fully known, and their hidden testicles are also noted.
देवदानगन्धर्वपिशाचोरगरक्षसाम्
Of the gods, donors, gandharvas, piśācas, serpents, and rākṣasas—
संभूतिश्च प्रसूतिश्च नामनिर्वचनं तथा
Their origin, birth, and the explanation of their names are likewise described.
कौशिक्या ह्यासमुद्रात्तु गङ्गायश्च यदुत्तरम्
North of the Ganges, up to the ocean, is the region of Kauśikī.
उत्तरं चैव विध्यस्य गङ्गाया दक्षिणं च यत्
To the north of the Vidhya and to the south of the Ganga,
अपरेणोत्कलं चैव कावेरीभ्यश्च पश्चिमम्
And beyond, to Utkala, and to the west of the Kaveri rivers,