WRITTEN by London Swaminathan
swami_48@yahoo.com
Date: 24 December 2018
GMT Time uploaded in London – 15-52
Post No. 5826

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Find out at least 15 words in the square.

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	*	8					*	4a
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ACROSS

1. – A king of solar dynasty; featured in Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsa as a bad king

5. – World famous caves with paintings in the heart of India

6. –  A great king and husband of Damayanti

8. – Hindu God in the sky with seven horses and one wheeled chariot

9. – One of the four goals of Hindus

10. – a vow; also name of a king

12. – in Sanskrit it means light, weightless

13. – manhood, manly in Sanskrit

DOWN

1. – another name of Fire; also Vayu, wind god

2. – In Sanskrit it means whole, buffalo

2a. – Attendants on Kubera, god of wealth;

3. – forest; Hindus have seven holy forests

4. – A name of planet Mars

4a. – Vedic goddess

7. – Daughter of Manu who married Chyavana Rishi

11. – another name of Sun

10. – a demon in Rik Veda.

ANSWERS ARE GIVEN BELOW.

statue of Yakshi

A1	G	N2	I	V1a	A3	R	N	A4
N	*	Y2a	*	*	R	*	*	N
A5	J	A	N	T	A	*	*	G
L	*	K	*	*	N6	A7	L	A
A	*	S8	U	R	Y	A	*	R4a
*	*	H	*	*	A9	R	T	A
V10	R	A	T	A11	*	U	*	K
A	*	*	*	R	*	S	*	A
L12	A	G	H	U	*	H	*	*
A	*	*	*	N13	R	I	T	A

ACROSS

1.AGNIVARNA- A king of solar dynasty; featured in Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsa as a bad king

5.AJANTA- World famous caves with paintings in the heart of India

6.NALA-  A great king and husband of Damayanti

8.SURYA- Hindu God in the sky with seven horses and one wheeled chariot

9.ARTA- One of the four goals of Hindus

10.VRATA- a vow; also name of a king

12.LAGHU- in Sanskrit it means light, weightless

13.NRITA- manhood, manly in Sanskrit

DOWN

1.ANALA- another name of Fire; also Vayu, wind god

2.NYAKSHA- In Sanskrit it means whole, buffalo

2a.yaksha- Attendants on Kubera, god of wealth;

3.ARANYA- forest; Hindus have seven holy forests

4.ANGARAKA- A name of planet Mars

4a.raka- Vedic goddess

7.AARUSHI- Daughter of Manu who married Chyavana Rishi

11.ARUN- another name of Sun

10.VALA- a demon in Rik Veda.

–subham–