पञ्च पञ्च नखा भक्ष्या ब्रह्मक्षत्रेण राघव4.17.38।। शल्यक श्श्वाविधो गोधा शशः कूर्मश्च पञ्चमः।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
राघव Rama, ब्रह्मक्षत्रेण by brahmin and kshatriya, शल्यकः porcupine, श्वाविधः the hedgehog, गोधा the alligator, शशः the rabbit, कूर्मश्च the turtle, पञ्चमः the five, पञ्चनखाः fivenailed creatures, भक्ष्याः are permitted to be eaten
English Commentary
'O Rama brahmins and kshatriyas are permitted to eat only the five nailed animals the porcupine, the hedgehog, the alligator, the rabbit and the tortoise.