Mythical eight-legged lion.

A mythical beast that is often described as a lion with eight legs.

Antilope cervicapra, also known as the Indian antelope. The male is called eṇa and the female eṇī. Aiṇeya therefore means “an attribute of the female black antelope.”

Śarabha Aiṇeya, the king of ungulates, is a mythical creature, alternatively represented as a spotted antelope (kṛṣṇasāra) or as an eight-legged antelope (bse kha sgo).