Sanskrit Names of Animals from English

119 Comments / By /

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

Post Views: 64,440

119 thoughts on “Sanskrit Names of Animals from English”

  4. Vivek Kumar

    I am not very particularly knowledgeable about a book for beginners but I did try Balaji Publications–Learn Sanskrit in 30 days. A good book to start with for beginners. Later you can move to books for mediate to expert levels produced by various other publications.

    I have a book called “A higher Sanskrit grammar” written by M. R. Kale. It is not suitable for beginners as clear from the name itself but comes handy once you become apt in basics.

    Reply
  15. Sweet16Adela

    I need to know 10 sanskrit names of any flowers ,10 sanskrit names of vegetables, 10 names of bird .10 names of wild animals and 10 names of communication things in sanskrit along with their english names . thanks in advance

    Reply
  21. dragon

    can you please tell me how do you translate dragon in sanskrit,
    also the name jonnier mena if you can
    thank you for your time

    Reply
  26. eshaa

    awesome…..really i am very happy to know all the meanings, they certainly match from the hindi words! my project work is finished and i don’t have go on and on to search the meanings! thanks a lot…..

    Reply
  34. Mugdha

    yak = चमर
    hippopotamus = करियादस्, मातङ्गनक्र
    giraffe = चित्रोष्ट्र
    zebra = राजीवरासभ
    turtle = कूर्म, कमठ, कच्छप
    dolphin/porpoise = शिशुक, शिशुमार, जलकपि, पलाङ्ग
    whale = तिमि

    Reply

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.