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1.mood; emotions;
temperament; According to Hindu scriptures there are nine different moods shown
through drama and dance. Also juice
4. Vedic gods
of storm,wind
5. general
meaning husband in Sanskrit; suffix for lot of Hindu gods.
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1.greatest
hero of Ramayana
2.sub division,chapter
in Sanskrit books.
3. First
among the Seven Rishis; Dattatreya’s father
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4. SON OF
UGRASENA; MUSICAL (DRUM) INSTRUMENT
5. OWL. AS WELL
AS NAME OF VISVAMITRA; SON OF HIRANYAKSHA
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(HINDI
SPELLINGS FOLLOWED)
1. – GOD OF
WATERS ;GOD OF SEA IN VEDAS
2. – VEHICLE
OF VISHNU
3. – VILLAIN
IN RAMAYANA
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4.ANAKA- SON OF UGRASENA;MUSICAL (DRUM) INSTRUMENT
5.ULUKA- OWL. AS WELL AS NAME OF VISVAMITRA; SON OF HIRANYAKSHA
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1.—one of
Lord Ganesh’s 16 names, meaning long stomach
5 – A demon
in Rig Veda; snake dragon killed by Indra; another name Vritra
6. – one of
the Chaya (shadow) grahas in the Naha Grahas (Nine heavenly bodies)
7. ancient
king who started mummifying bodies’ also girls name meaning twinkling of the
eyes. Sanskrit word NIMISHA English word Minute came from his name; son of
Dattatreya who initiated Sraddha ceremony for the dead
8. – Indra’s
other name; also applied to Vishnu, Shiva
9. I- Hindu
Spring Festival of colours; Festival celebrating Kama Dahanam
10. -Jamadagnis
wife; girls name; means pollen, grain of sand, atom
13. – word
used for fundamental principlse that supports the basic structure of the body; they
are seven in number; used in Mlaysia, Philippines and Indonesia as a honorific
title
14. –
another name of Agni in the Vedas
17.. –
enemy; several kings has this epithet
18 – Holy town
in TamlNadu with a big Shiva temple; famous for Sangeetha Trinity
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1. – husband
of Goddess of wealth
2. – spacepilot
inMahabharata; hedrives spache shuttles going between heaven earth; an inter galactic traveller
3.- In
Mahabharata war he was killed by Satyaki; grandson of Bahlika who is Shantanus’
brother.
4.- God
Shiva worshipped by Lord Rama; one of the 12 Jyotirlingas; God in Rameswaram
7. Inter
galactic traveller and messenger of the Gods
12. one of the
Chaya grahas that causes eclipses
15. – enemy;
lion like; leonine.
16 – a hero,brave,
heroic
17. -This word comes as an epithet meaning ‘a lot’
1.LAMBODARA—one
of Lord Ganesh’s 16 names, meaning long stomach
5.AHI- A
demon in Rig Veda; snake dragon killed by Indra; another name Vritra
6.KETU- one
of the Chaya (shadow) grahas in the Naha Grahas (Nine heavenly bodies)
7.NIMI-
ancient king who started mummifying bodies’ also girls name meaning twinkling
of the eyes. Sanskrit word NIMISHA English word Minute came from his name; son
of Dattatreya who initiated Sraddha ceremony for the dead
8.ARHA- Indra’s
other name; also applied to Vishnu, Shiva
9.HOLI-
Hindu Spring Festival of colours; Festival celebrating Kama Dahanam
10.RENU-Jamadagnis
wife; girls name; means pollen, grain of sand, atom
13.DATU-
word used for fundamental principlse that supports the basic structure of the
body; they are seven in number; used in Mlaysia, Philippines and Indonesia as a
honorific title
14.PAVAKA-
another name of Agni in the Vedas
17..ARI-
enemy; several kings has this epithet
18.TIRUVARUR-
Holy town in TamlNadu with a big Shiva temple; famous for Sangeetha Trinity
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1.LAKSHMIPATI-
husband of Goddess of wealth
2.MATALI- spacepilot
inMahabharata; hedrives spache shuttles going between heaven earth; an inter galactic traveller
3.BHURI- In
Mahabharata war he was killed by Satyaki; grandson of Bahlika who is Shantanus’
brother.
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1.King in
Sanskrit; very common masculine name from Kashmir to Kandy
4.Snake in
Sanskrit; Kalidasa mentioned a town with this name in Raghuvamsa as the capital
of Pandyas, where he meant Madurai whichisknown as Alavay, Halasya (snake town)
5. Vedic
Goddess Dawn; very common feminine name
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2. Name of
sky, a surface to air missile in Indian
army
3. Water in
Vedas; Brahmins use this word in everyday Sandhya Vandana ritual
4. Manu’s son, Thigh in Sanskrit; word used in the famous anecdote in Bhasa’s drama and Mahabharata where Duryodhana’s thigh was broken.
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1. – SUN’S
NORTHWARD COURSE
6. – DEVANIKA’S
SON; ONE OF THE ANCIENT KINGS
7. GIRLS
NAME;MEANS FINALE IN A HINDU EVENT
9. – GODDESS
OF WEALTH, GODDESS OF SPEECH
10. – one of
the 56 Vinayakas in Kasi, daughter of Sakka in Buddhism
11. -swarga,
Heavens
15. – garden
abounded with honey filled flowering plants and trees; one of the seven sacred
forests on the bank of Yamuna; region that belongs to Demon Madhu
16. – the
fire that comes from the sea at end of the world
17. Brahma;
also means Shiva, one who doesn’t born
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1. – The
famous emperor of sixth century BCE; hero of may legends; expert in playing on Veena
2. – That is
the Truth (God)
3. demon in
the Veda in the form of a snake
4. – Hymns,
name of the first Veda with such hymns
5. –
feminine name means night, crazy, artistic
8. – one
mango tree; famous temple of Shiva in Kancheepuram where the tree is.
12 – God
Shiva in Yajur Veda in his aggressive form
13.
legendary Hindu boy who became PoleStar
14. –
Greatest writer and compiler in the world; He collected all the Vedas, all the
legends for Mahabharat, all the Puranas.
18. – Indian
gooseberry;
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1.UTTARAYANA- SUN’S NORTHWARD COURSE
6.AHINAGU- DEVANIKA’S SON; ONE OF THE ANCIENT KINGS
7.ARTI- GIRLS NAME; MEANS FINALE IN A HINDU EVENT
9.SRI VAK- GODDESS OF WEALTH, GODDESS OF SPEECH
10.ASA- one of the 56 Vinayakas in Kasi, daughter of Sakka in Buddhism
11.TRIDIVAM-swarga,Heavens
15.MADHUVANA- garden abounded with honey filled flowering plants and trees; one of the seven sacred forests on the bank of Yamuna; region that belongs to Demon Madhu
16.BADAVA- the fire that comes from the sea at end of the world
17.AJA-Brahma; also means Shiva, one who doesn’t born
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1.UDAYANA- The famous emperor of sixth century BCE; hero of may legends; expert in playing on Veena
2.TATSAT- That is the Truth (God)
3.AHI- demon in the Veda in the form of a snake
4.RIKS- Hymns, name of the first Veda with such hymns
5.YAMINI- feminine name means night, crazy, artistic
8.EKAMRA- one mango tree; famous temple of Shiva in Kancheepuram where the tree is.
12.RUDRA- God Shiva in Yajur Veda in his aggressive form
13.DRUVA- legendary Hindu boy who became PoleStar
14.VYASA- Greatest writer and compiler in the world; He collected all the Vedas, all the legends for Mahabharat, all the Puranas.
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Sanskrit words are slightly altered to fit into the boxes
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1. means
balance; goes with the temple ceremony of weighing oneself with equal weight of
some offering from gold to banana.
4. Sanskrit
root for death, English word mortal
6. Sanskrit
suffix that goes with seven underground worlds ; another meaning -rhythmic
pattern, beats
7. – That
meaning God in the Upanishad mantra Purnama……………..
8. – meaning
enemy
9 – face,
mouth
10. day
time; always used with another word; e.g …. Ratri=dayand night
11. (FROM
RIGHT TO LEFT) Soul; very much discussed/used
word in Hindu philosophical works.
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1. A- girls’
name; meaning religious dot on forehead or mark on forehead
2. – Of the three
types of people, the first or the best, meaning good person
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1. ONE OF
THE DEMON TWINS WHO LOST HIS BROTHER VATAPI WHEN HE TRIED TO TRICk AGASTYA
4. -NAME OF
BUDDHA’S SON; CONQUEROR OF MISERIES; ALSO ONE OF THE PROMINENT POLITICIANS IN
INDIA.
6. GENERAL
MEANING DUMB; BUT ONE OF THE GREATEST SANSKRIT POETS WHO COMPOSED 500 VERSES
(Arya Sataka) WHEN HIS DUMBNESS WAS
CURED
8. START
FROM RIGHT END—SHORTEST OF THE TEN AVATARS; SYNONYMOUS WITH SHORTNESS
BONUS WORD
7. – BRAHMA
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1. VEDIC
GODDESS
2. POTATO IN
HINDI; ALOOKAM IN SANSKRIT
3. – INDIAN EMPEROR WHO CHANGED RELIGION AFTER
KALINGA WAR
4. GIRL’S
NAME MEANING LINES; ALSO LINES STUDIED IN PALMISTRY, LINE; THE LINE DRAWN BY
LAKSHMANA IS A PHRASE IN INDIAN LANGUAGES
5. – SWAN;
WORD LINKED TO GREAT SAINTS
7. -START FROM BOTTOM– EMBODIMENT OF SPEECH; VEDIC GODDESS
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ATLEAST 11 WORDS FROM THE CROSS WORD BELOW
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1. – Name of
a film; name of Jain saint Gomateshwara in Karnataka; name of Hanuman; general
meaning- strong armed person
5. – When
Bhima acted like a cook in incognito period, he had this name
6.– offering
in fire sacrifice; oblation; rice cake offered into fire with butter
8. – general
meaning thigh; in Vedas it is linked to Angiras; in Puranas son of Manu
9. –
Upanishad word meaning THAT referring to God
10. –
general meaning sun gem; name of Vedic Goddess in the form of Full Moon Rays
BONUS WORDS
(if we read the words in opposite direction you get these)
a) Lord’s
name; one of the Trinity
b) son of
Rama
c)arm
d)name of a king who was sent to Patala by Trivikrama;
Hindu island in Indonesia; sacrificial offering
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1. – name of
Siva in Yajur Veda; name of a saint in Rig Veda
2. – another
name of Balarama; famous king and poet who made the book Gatha Sapta sati in
Prakrit
3. -name of India;
also name of two great kings of India
7. – speech;
personified as Goddess of speech in the Rig Veda
Tamil and Vedas 