Written by London swaminathan

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Date: 24 May 2019

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Post No. 6438

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Across

1. – (10 letters) Oldest Blind poet in the world; his name is Long Darkness in Sanskrit

6. – (8) One of the teachers in Upanishads ; second name is Aruni

7. -(9) Pranava+brightness; common name in North Inddia

8. (6)Hanuman’s mother

9. – (6)big number; ten millions

10. – (6)The river that gave Hinduism its name

11.- (10) invincible king; unconquered by enemies; two kings with this name are found; one in Buddha ‘s time.

Down

1. –  (8 letters) Vedic King; son of Vadhrayasva; another king so of Bhimasena of Kashi; father of Pratardhana

2. –  (8) king of Ayodhya; expert in gambling; gave a job to Nala

3. – (6) egg born

4. – (4)eye; akshi changed this way in Hindi

5. – (6) dream’s; girl’s name

–subham– tamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com

Written by London swaminathan

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Date: 20 May 2019

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Post No. 6419

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ACROSS

1. – (6 letters) – desire in Sanskrit

6. (4) – part of body; chapter, act in plays; also name of a Kingdom

8. – (6) brown came from this; Many of the Puranic, epic people have these names

9. – (2 ) Pranava mantra

10. – (6) one who gives boons; Kanchipuram Vishnu temple has this name.

11. – (4) girls name; means wave

12. – (8) philosopher who founded Pushti sect of Vaishnavism in Braj Bhumi.

DOWN

1. – (7 letters) author of Ayurveda books, but not Susruta.

3. – (7) turmeric used in cookery and medicines

4. (3)- atom; also name of sons of Yayati, Manu and others

7. (4)- Krishna’s women devotees on the banks of River Yamuna

5. (7)- author of Kavya prakasa, book on poetics; Kashmiri scholar

–subham —

Written by London swaminathan

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Date: 17 May 2019

British Summer Time uploaded in London –  18-09

Post No. 6401

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1. – (7 letters) Vali’s brother; King of Kishkinda

6. – (7) Fasting in Sanskrit

8. – (5) Father of Vishvaamitra

9. – (3) Great king of Ayodhya

10. –(5) part, body part

12. – (4) Fraction, Proportion, Part, share in Sanskrit

13. – (5) freedom from Moha/ignorance

DOWN

2. – (4 letters) long sound/uncle, dear friend

2. – (6) churning, God of Love, Cupid

3. – (3) mother goddess

4. – (6) Saint’s Hut

5. – (6) Elephant

7. – (4) supreme, highest in Sanskrit; used with loka, brahma

11. – (3) one who eats, eater, hope

—subham—

Written by LONDON SWAMINATHAN

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Date: 14 May 2019

British Summer Time uploaded in London –  15-44

Post No. 6387

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1. (7 letters) Born as Devavrata made a terrific vow and got this name.

4. S (5) expanding, blowing

6. (6) one of the 6 countries of ancient Bharat

7. (5) Shakuntala’s foster father

8. (5) Rajasthan city with King Prithiviraj ‘s statue; Ajaya Meru/ invincible Hill was the original name in Sanskrit

DOWN

1. – (5 letters)strongest Pandava; he killed Duryodhana

2. I- (5)Great king who gave his flesh when Indra and Agni came to test him in the form of Eagle and Dove.

3. –(7) indestructible, inexhaustible (Draupadi had a vessel with this name)

4. (6)- Vehicle; every Tamil Nadu temple has this for Gods

5. -(6) work; used in all Indian languages; done by Kara/hand; root Kuru

Written by London swaminathan

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Date: 5 May 2019

British Summer Time uploaded in London – 18-46

Post No. 6348

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All the Sanskrit words used here are in almost al the Indian languages.

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1. Rig Vedic woman who got artificial legs from the Asvins(7 letters)

7.Prefix in Sanskrit to give negative meaning (3)

8.Money

9.Rig Vedic people; atom (3)

10.Reincarntion (5); Vishnu had ten

11. One of the gases in Hindu scriptures going downward (5)

DOWN

1.Brahmin

2.Horn; a famous Rishi  in Ramayana has this name with the word Rishi

3.Life breath in Sanskrit

4.infinite; Innumerable, countless in Sanskrit

5.Formless Shiva

6.Lord Shiva’s star. Big festival occurs on the day of this asterism every year in December/January (Margasirsha)