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An Elephant in High Court!





In July 21st 1864 an Elephant was brought to Madras High Court as an exhibit because two  Vaishnava sects could not see eye to eye with regards to which shape "Naamam" should be drawn on the Elephants head.


can be read here: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/a-judgement-that-takes-a-holistic-view-of-religion/article2676745.ece



Anyway today we would learn about Elephants but totally out of court!


There are many words in Sanskrit to denote a Pachyderm(Elephant)


The most common word is गजः (gajaH)


The other used words are :


1)मतङ्गः (matanga)..hence we hear Ganesha being called Matangavadana(elephant faced)


2)करेणु (kareNu)


3) हस्तिन्  (hastin)..you would find usage of the word hastin in the Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 5 Stanza 18


vidya-vinaya-sampanne
brahmane gavi hastini
suni caiva sva-pake ca
panditah sama-darsinah



4)सिन्धुर (sindhura)



5)दन्तिन्(dantin) a tusker.



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