Shloka 176
Bhīṣma Parva, Adhyāya 4 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Vyāsa Saṃvāda on Kāla and Jayalakṣaṇa
Signs of Victory
ऋक्षाश्न वानराश्नैव सप्तारण्या: स्मृता नृप । नरेश्वर! उपर्युक्त चौदह प्रकारके जरायुज प्राणियोंमें वनवासी पशु सात हैं और ग्रामवासी भी सात ही हैं। सिंह
ṛkṣāśn vānaraśn caiva saptāraṇyāḥ smṛtā nṛpa | nareśvara uparyukte caturdaśa-prakārake jarāyuje prāṇiṣu vanavāsinaḥ paśavaḥ sapta ca grāmavāsinaḥ saptaiva | siṃhaḥ vyāghraḥ varāhaḥ mahiṣaḥ gajaḥ ṛkṣaḥ vānaraś caite sapta vanavāsinaḥ paśavaḥ smṛtāḥ |
Sañjaya said: “O King, among the fourteen kinds of viviparous creatures mentioned above, seven are regarded as forest-dwelling and seven as village-dwelling. The lion, tiger, boar, buffalo, elephant, bear, and monkey—these seven are remembered as animals that live in the forest.”
संजय उवाच