elephants

and if anyone spoke to you of an elephant, you would think you were even being laughed at?

but among men themselves, are there not, even with the most similar forms, unlike characters, and, with like characters, unlike shapes?

None of the beasts is more sagacious than the elephant;

The gleams of their golden armour in the sun flashed down from the heights as they marched along in close formation, and on the backs of the elephants the towers and purple trappings were seen, which was their array when going into battle.

And if ye cannot trust me with a sword, cast me under the feet of your elephants, all bound as I am.

But Antigonus, fearing their multitude (since no one had been left behind in the camp), sent out ten of his strongest elephants and a great number of Median and Parthian spear-men to drive away the throng.

At last, when the Romans were more than ever crowded back by the elephants, and their horses, before they got near the animals, were terrified and ran away with their riders, Pyrrhus brought his Thessalian cavalry upon them while they were in confusion and routed them with great slaughter.

but the greatest havoc was wrought by the furious strength of the elephants, since the valour of the Romans was of no avail in fighting them, but they felt that they must yield before them as before an onrushing billow or a crashing earthquake, and not stand their ground only to die in vain, or suffer all that is most grievous without doing any good at all.

here, after an engagement in the open, he routed the enemy at some points, but at one was overwhelmed by the elephants and driven back upon his camp, where he was obliged to call upon the guards, who were standing on the parapets in great numbers, all in arms, and full of fresh vigour.

the grunting of a pig terrifies elephants.

Look at the elephants' necks bowed to the yoke, the bulls' backs trodden with impunity by boys and women alike as they leap about, the serpents gliding with harmless slither among the cups and in the bosom, the placid mouths of bears and lions within the house, and the wild beasts fawning on those who handle them;

That city, thrown into confusion and agitation, resounded with great noise — the trumpeting of frenzied elephants and the jingling of horses.

elephants dropped their mouthfuls of food;

"There herds of elephants and herds of deer roam on every side through the forest glades — you will see them, O Rāghava.

, sporting in water, or the congress of an elephant with many female elephants, which is said to take place only in the water, the congress of a collection of goats, the congress of a collection of deer, take place in imitation of these animals.

On the occasion of a "high congress" the Mrigi (Deer) woman should lie down in such a way as to widen her yoni, while in a "low congress" the Hastini (Elephant) woman should lie down so as to contract hers.

In the same way can be carried on the congress of a dog, the congress of a goat, the congress of a deer, the forcible mounting of an ass, the congress of a cat, the jump of a tiger, the pressing of an elephant, the rubbing of a boar, and the mounting of a horse.

May the elephant-splendour spread wide, the great glory that arose from the body of Aditi.

As great as is the splendour of the sun and of the mighty elephant — that much splendour, O you two Aśvins garlanded with lotus-wreaths, create for me.

By that splendour whereby the elephant came into being, whereby the king stands foremost among men, whereby the gods ascended heaven with their light — with that splendour, O Agni, unite me here.

When an elephant, for instance, fell into the mud and cried out, another that was present and saw what had happened turned back and, after no long while, brings with him a herd of elephants and saves the one that had fallen in.

Snake-handed elephants, whose thousands wall

With ivory ramparts India about,

Such few examples.

for there was an ample food-supply not only for all the other animals which haunt the marshes and lakes and rivers, or the mountains or the plains, but likewise also for this animal, which of its nature is the largest and most voracious.

But this also is become man’s plaything, and a spectacle at public solemnities, and it learns to skip, dance, and kneel.

four of their elephants also were killed, and two taken alive.

The little Ethiopian bids the elephant kneel down and walk along a rope.

An elephant is his mount.

I know elephants are not allowed to go through the streets without a special license in the daytime, because our people had a case in which a man wanted to ride an elephant through the city and distribute coloured leaflets, and the Bench said that …” Policeman—“Traction engines isn't elephants;