Ashtadiggajas

The elephants standing in the eight directions. Following is the list of male and female elephants in each direction, as per Amarakosha.

East – Airavata, Abhramu

South East – Pundarika, Kapila

South – Vamana, Pingala

South West – Kumuda, Anupama

West – Anjana, Tamrakarni

North West – Pushpadanta, Shubhradanti

North – Sarvabhauma, Angana

North East – Supratika, Anjanavati

In addition to them, there are also four elephants which bear the weight of the world, standing in patala. Sagara’s sons, who reached patala in search of his yaga horse, happened to see them, as per Ramayana Balakanda Sarga 4.