यूथचरमेकचरं निर्यूथं यूथपतिं हस्तिनं व्यालं मत्तं पोतं बन्धमुक्तं च निबन्धेन विद्युः ॥ कZ_०२.२.११ ॥
yūthacaramekacaraṃ niryūthaṃ yūthapatiṃ hastinaṃ vyālaṃ mattaṃ potaṃ bandhamuktaṃ ca nibandhena vidyuḥ
Dapat silang magtala nang sistematiko at pag-ibahin ang: elepanteng nasa kawan, elepanteng nag-iisa, elepanteng nahiwalay sa kawan, pinuno ng kawan, mapanganib na elepante, elepanteng nasa musth, batang elepante, at elepanteng nakawala sa pagkakatali.
Different categories imply different handling risks, capture tactics, and military utility; records enable safer operations and better deployment decisions.