Vayu Purana

पुष्पदन्तो बृहत्सामा षड्दन्तो दन्त पुष्पवान्। ताम्रवर्णश्च तत्पुत्रः सहचारिविषाणितः ॥ ८.

Puṣpadanta, Bṛhatsāmā, Ṣaḍdanta, Dantapuṣpavān, and Tāmravarṇa—his son, with companions and adorned with tusks.

अन्वये चास्य जायन्ते लम्बोष्ठाश्चारुदर्शिनः। श्यामाः सुदर्शनाश्चण्डा नानापीडायताननाः ॥ ८.

In his lineage are born those with thick lips and beautiful faces; dark-skinned, handsome, fierce, and with faces marked by various afflictions.

वामदेवोऽञ्जनश्यामः साम्नो जज्ञेऽथ वामनः। भार्या चैवाङ्गदा तस्य नीलवल्लक्षणौ सुतौ ॥ ८.

Vāmadeva, dark as collyrium, was born from Sāmna, and then Vāmana; his wife was Āṅgadā, and their two sons bore marks of blue vines.

चण्डश्चात्रशिरो ग्रीवा व्यूढोरस्कास्तरस्विनः। नरैर्बद्धाः कुले तेषां जायन्ते विकृता गजाः ॥ ८.

Among them, Caṇḍa had a head and neck like a pillar, a broad chest, and was swift; in their family, elephants are born deformed, bound by men.

सुप्रतीकस्तु रूपेण नास्त्यस्य सदृशो गजः । तस्य प्रहारी सम्पाती पृथुश्चित्तिसुतास्त्रयः ॥ ८.

Supratīka, in form, has no equal among elephants; his three sons are Prahārī, Sampātī, and Pṛthu-citti.

पशवो दीर्घताल्वौष्ठाः सुविभक्तशिरोदराः। जायन्ते मृदुसम्भूता वंशे तस्य मतङ्गजाः ॥ ८.

Animals with long palates and lips, well-shaped heads and bellies, are born gently in his lineage as noble elephants.

अञ्जनादञ्जना साम्नो विजज्ञे चाञ्जनावती। एवं माता तयोश्चापि प्रथितायुरजःसुतौ ॥ ८.

From Añjana came Añjanā, and from Sāmna was born Añjanāvatī; thus their mother became renowned, and the two sons of Ayuraja.

महाविभक्तशिरसः स्निग्धजीमूतसन्निभाः। सुदर्शनाः सुवर्ष्माणः पद्माभाः परिमण्डलाः। शूनाः पीतायतमुखा गजास्तस्यान्वयेऽभवन् ॥ ८.

With greatly divided heads, resembling glossy thunderclouds, handsome, well-built, lotus-hued, rounded, tuskless, and with yellowish, elongated mouths—such elephants arose in her lineage.

जज्ञे चन्द्रमसः साम्नः पिङ्गला कुमुदद्युतिः। पिङ्गलायाः सुतौ तस्या महापद्मोर्मिमालिनौ ॥ ८.

From Candramasa and Sāmna was born Piṅgalā, radiant as a lotus; her two sons were Mahāpadma and Urmimālī.

समायवरदांश्चण्डान् प्रवृद्धबलिनोदरान् । हस्तियुद्धे प्रियान्नागान् विद्धि तस्य कुलोद्भवान् ॥ ८.

Know that in his lineage are born elephants with equal gifts, fierce, greatly powerful bellies, and beloved in elephant combat.

एतान् देवासुरे युद्धे जयार्थे जगृहुः सुराः। कृतार्थैश्च विसृष्टास्तैः पूर्वोक्ताः प्रययुर्दिशः ॥ ८.

The gods took these in the battle with the demons for victory; having achieved their purpose, those previously mentioned were sent to the directions.

एतेषामन्वये जातान् विनीतांस्त्रिदशा ददुः । अङ्गाय लोमपादाय सूत्रकाराय वै द्विपान् ॥ ८.

From their lineage, the gods gave well-trained elephants to Aṅga, Lomapāda, and Sūtrakāra.

द्विरदो द्विरदाभ्याञ्च हस्ताद्धस्ती करात्करी। वरणाद्वारणो दन्ती दन्ताभ्यां गर्जनाद्गजः ॥ ८.

An elephant is called dvirada from two teeth, hastī from the hand, karī from the trunk, varaṇa from protection, dantī from the tusks, and gaja from roaring.

कुञ्जरः कुञ्जचारित्वान्नागो नगविरोधतः । मतङ्गादिति मातङ्गो द्विपो द्वाभ्यामपि स्मृतः। सामजः सामजातत्वादिति निर्वचनक्रमः ॥ ८.

Kuñjara is from wandering, nāga from opposing mountains, mataṅga from the sage Mataṅga, dvipa from two, and sāmaja from being born of Sāmna—thus is the order of their names.

एषां जिह्वापरावृत्तिरिवाक्तं ह्यग्निशापजम्। बलस्यानवतो या तु या चैषां गूढमुष्कता। उभयं दन्तिनामेतत्स्वयम्भूसूरशापजम् ॥ ८.

Their tongues turn back, as if spoken by the curse of Agni; the lack of strength and the concealed penis among them—both are due to the curse of Svayambhū and the gods.

देवदानवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः। कन्यासु जाता दिङ्नागैर्नानासात्त्वास्ततो गजाः ॥ ८.

Gods, demons, gandharvas, piśācas, serpents, and rākṣasas—among their daughters, elephants of various origins were born.

सम्भूतिश्च प्रभूतिश्च नामनिर्वचनं तथा। एतद्गजानां विज्ञेयं येषां राजा विभावसुः ॥ ८.

Origin and manifestation, as well as the explanation of names—this should be understood regarding elephants whose king is Vibhāvasu.

कौशिकाद्याः समुद्रात्तु गङ्गायास्तदनन्तरम्। अञ्जनस्यैकमूलस्य प्राच्यान्नागवनन्तु तत् ॥ ८.

The Kauśikas and others, from the ocean, then from the Ganges; from Añjana's single root, the eastern elephant forest arose.

उत्तरा तस्य विन्ध्यस्य गङ्गाया दक्षिणञ्च यत्। गङ्गोद्भेदात्करूषेभ्यः सुप्रतीकस्य तद्वनम् ॥ ८.

North of the Vindhya and south of the Ganges, from the Ganges' emergence in Karūṣa, is the forest of Supratīka.

अपरेणोत्कलाच्चैव ह्यावेदिभ्यश्च पञ्चमम्। एकभूतात्मनोस्यैतद्वामनस्य वनं स्मृतम् ॥ ८.

With another boundary, from the north and also from the Āvedis, the fifth, this is remembered as the forest of the dwarf-bodied one.

अपरेण तु लौहित्यमासिन्धोः पश्चिमेन तु। यमस्यैतद्वनं प्रोक्तमनुपर्वतमेव तत् ॥ ८.

With another boundary, the Lauhitya river, and to the west of the ocean, this forest of Yama is described, lying along the mountains.

भूतिर्विजज्ञे भूतांश्च रुद्रस्यानुचरान् प्रभोः। स्थूलान् कृशांश्च दीर्घांश्च वामनान् ह्रस्वकान् समान् ॥ ८.

Bhūti gave birth to beings and to the attendants of Rudra, the Lord—some massive, some thin, some tall, some dwarfish, some short, some of equal stature.

लम्बकर्णान् प्रलम्बोष्ठान् लम्बजिह्वास्तनोदरान्। एकरूपान् द्विरूपांश्च लम्बस्फिक्स्थूलपिण्डिकान् ॥ ८.

With pendant ears, hanging lips, drooping tongues, and sagging breasts and bellies; some with single forms, some with double forms, some with heavy buttocks and thick calves.

सरोवरसमुद्रादिनदीपुलिनवासिनः। कृष्णान् गौरांश्च नीलांश्च श्वेतांश्च लोहितारुणान् ॥ ८.

Dwelling in lakes, ponds, seas, and riverbanks; black, fair, blue, white, and red-hued beings.

बभ्रून् वै शबलान् धूम्रान् कद्रून् रासभदारूणान्। मुञ्जकेशान् हृषीकेशान् सर्पयजोपवीतिनः ॥ ८.

Brown, spotted, smoky, tawny, harsh as wild asses; with munja grass-like hair, bristling hair, and those wearing serpents as sacred threads.

विसृष्टाक्षान् विरूपाक्षान् कृशाक्षानेकलोचनान्। बहुशीर्षान् विशीर्षांश्च एकशीर्षांश्च शीर्षकान् ॥ ८.

With protruding eyes, deformed eyes, thin eyes, and many-eyed; with many heads, headless, and single-headed ones.

चण्डांश्च विकटांश्चैव विरोमान् रोमशांस्तथा। अन्धांस्व जटिलांश्चैव कुञ्जान् हेषकवामनान् ॥ ८.

Fierce and monstrous, hairy and very hairy; blind, matted-haired, dwarfish, and those who neigh like horses.

सरोवरसमुद्रादिनदीपुलिनसेविनः। एककर्णान् महाकर्णान् शङ्कुकर्णानकर्णिकान् ॥ ८.

Dwelling in lakes, ponds, seas, and riverbanks; with single ears, great ears, conch-shaped ears, and those without ears.

दंष्ट्रिणो नखिनश्चैव निर्द्दन्तांश्च द्विजिह्वकान्। एकहस्तान् द्विहस्तांश्च त्रिहस्तांश्चाप्यहस्तकान् ॥ ८.

With tusks, with claws, toothless, double-tongued; with one hand, two hands, three hands, and those without hands.