Written by London Swaminathan

swami_48@yahoo.com

Date: 26 December 2018

GMT Time uploaded in London – 20-34
Post No. 5839

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Find out at least 13 words in the cross word; Answers are given at the end.

ACROSS

1. – great grand father of Pandavas and Kauravas who married a fisherwoman.

4 – another name of sun

5. a great king who gave his head when Vishnu asked for the space for his third step. Also name of an Indonesian  island

8.- goddess Parvati’s another name

9. -very little; misers are called with this name

10. a  raga; a melody; A for ……

11. – a lute in the hand of Hindu goddesses

DOWN

1 – king who gave his flesh to a dove; Tamil choza kings say that they descended from this king of north west India

2 – another name for wind god

3. – nine gems

6. -a seer who asked DAHARAJA for the hand of his daughter Satyavati

7.I- another name of sun; some people say that the Inca civilisation came from them

11. (GO UPWARDS)- monkey king who fought with Sugreeva and was killed by Rama

ANSWERS

ACROSS

1.SHANTANU- great grand father of Pandavas and Kauravas who married a fisherwoman.

4.RAVI- another name of sun

5.BALI- a great king who gave his head when Vishnu asked for the space for his third step. Also name of an Indonesian  island

8.ISANI- goddess Parvati’s another name

9.ALPAM-very little; misers are called with this name

10.ATANA- a  raga; a melody

11.VINA- a lute in the hand of Hindu goddesses

DOWN

1.SHIBI- king who gave his flesh to a dove; Tamil choza kings say that they descended from this king of north west India

2.ANILA- another name for wind god

3.NAVARATNAM- nine gems

6.ASITA-a seer who asked DAHARAJA for the hand of his daughter Satyavati

7.INAN- another name of sun; some people say that the Inca civilisation came from them

11.VALI (GO UPWARDS)- monkey king who fought with Sugreeva and was killed by Rama

–subham–