Written by London Swaminathan
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Date: 25 December 2018
GMT Time uploaded in London – 21-08
Post No. 5833

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Find out at least 15 words in the square; answers are given below.

1			2			3		4
5
		6
7
		8				9
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	11							12

ACROSS

1. -Lord of creatures in the Vedas; later Brahma

5. – Siva’s one aspect; weather god in Vedas.

6. -Son of sage Vishwamitra and Madhavi; also any hymn with 8 stanzas

7. – Devas; alcoholic drink

8. – means daughter of the moon, born of moon; also name of Narmada river

10. – Control, restraint ; Sanskrit word used with breath control

11. – wife of King Vyushitashwa, who lied with her husband’s dead body and became pregnant- Mahabharata story

DOWN

1. – grandson of Arjuna who wascursed to die of snake bite

2. – son of King Brhadratha of Magadha; born as two pieces and stuck together; story of Siamese twins in Mahabharata; killed by Bhima in a duel.

3. A- demons in Vedas

4. – son of Arjuna and Ulupi; killed by Alambusha in Mahabharata war

6. – means enemy;many kings had this title

9. – old name of Mahabharata; also means victory

12. – Pranavam

Answers :-

P1	R	A	J2	A	P	A3	T	I4
A			A			S		R
R5	U	D	R	A		U		A
I			A			R		V
K		A6	S	H	T	A	K	A
S7	U	R	A					N
H		I8	N	D	U	J9	H	A
I			D			A
T			H			Y10	A	M
	B11	H	A	D	R	A		O12

ACROSS

1.PRAJAPATI-Lord of creatures in the Vedas; later Brahma

5.RUDRA- Siva’s one aspect; weather god in Vedas.

6.ASHTAKA-Son of sage Vishwamitra and Madhavi; also any hymn with 8 stanzas

7.SURA- Devas; alcoholic drink

8.INDUJHA- means daughter of the moon, born of moon; also name of Narmada river

10.YAM- Control, restraint ; Sanskrit word used with breath control

11.BHADRA- wife of King Vyushitashwa, who lied with her  husband’s dead body and became pregnant- Mahabharata story

DOWN

1.PARIKSHIT- grandson of Arjuna who wascursed to die of snake bite

2.JARASANDHA- son of King Brhadratha of Magadha; born as two pieces and stuck together; story of Siamese twins in Mahabharata; killed by Bhima in a duel.

3.ASURA- demons in Vedas

4.IRAVANA- son of Arjuna and Ulupi; killed by Alambusha in Mahabharata war

6.ARI- means enemy;many kings had this title

9.JAYA- old name of Mahabharata; also means victory

12.OM- Pranavam

–SUBHAM–