Sanskrit Names of Animals from English

Sanskrit Names of Animals from English–मृगाः

Like any other language, users like to know the Sanskrit names of various animals including domestic and wild. There are many animals that are not native to the Indian geography and therefore finding their Sanskrit names is a bit of a challenge. However, we have tried to provide as many names as possible, and some of them are provided in the comments too.

The Sanskrit names of animals in English, Sanskrit are given below in a list.

If you do not find any Sanskrit name of the animal that you would like to know, you can add to the comment and we would try our best to provide you with the Sanskrit name of that animal.

English Names of AnimalsSanskrit Names of AnimalsTransliteration
LionसिंहःSiṁhaḥ
Tigerव्याघ्रःVyāghraḥ
PigवराहःVarāhaḥ
MonkeyवानरःVānaraḥ
Bearभल्लूकःBhallūkaḥ
BuffaloमहिषःMahiṣaḥ
JackalशृगालःŚṛgālaḥ
CatबिडालःBiḍālaḥ
WolfवृकःVṛkaḥ
DeerहरिणःHariṇaḥ
RabbitशशःŚaśaḥ
ElephantगजःGajaḥ
Horseअश्वःAśvaḥ
BullवृषभःVṛṣabhaḥ
DogसारमेयःSārmeyaḥ
CowधेनुःDhenuḥ
Camelउष्ट्रःUṣṭraḥ
Donkeyगर्दभःGardabhaḥ
GoatअजःAjaḥ
Calfवत्सःVatsaḥ
Leopardचित्रकःCitrakaḥ

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