Written by London Swaminathan
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Date: 21 NOVEMBER 2019
Time in London – 17-39
Post No. 7243
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Posted by Tamil and Vedas on November 21, 2019
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Written by London swaminathan
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Date: 9 April 2019
British Summer Time uploaded in London –18-18
Post No. 6247
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Across
1.– A saint who wrote commentaries to vedas
7. – a set of books explaining temple rituals
8. – saint who composed Gita Govinda and gave Dasavatar status to Gautama Buddha
9. – wool
10. – great saint who cursed 60,000 sons of King Sagara; another with the same name was the author of Sankhya philosophy
11. – One of the 12 Jyotir Lingas; meaning Three eyed
15. -Sanskrit meaning is beautiful; women’s name beginning with L
16. – Support, evidence, proof
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1. – Heroine of Kalidasa’s most famous drama
2 – fire sacrifice
3. – hero, leader; later kings of Madurai also called themselves with this title.
4. – Hindu books; four in number
5. – means New
6. – God’s incarnation on earth. Traditionally ten in number.
12. – horse
13. – illusion; deceptive
14. – seer, poet
–subham–
Posted by Tamil and Vedas on April 9, 2019
https://tamilandvedas.com/2019/04/09/swamis-cross-word-9419-post-no-6247/
FIND THE SIX WORDS IN THE SQUARE; SOME TIPS ARE GIVEN HERE.ANSWERS ARE GIVEN AT THE END.
Written by London Swaminathan
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Date: 10 December 2018
GMT Time uploaded in London – 19-35
Post No. 5764
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1. Best of the milk maids/Gopis. Lover of Krishna
4. A seer and foster father of Sakuntala (Sakuntalam of Kalidasa)
5. Meaning lower, inferior, used for mentioning funeral rituals
DOWN
1. Meaning line; most famous line drawn by Lakshman; in palmistry the lines in the hand etc
2. One of the four tactics used by the kings; meaning rod, stick (hard punishment)
3. Another name of sage Vasishtha in Mahabharata
ANSWERS
ACROSS
1.RADHA- Best of the milk maids/Gopis. Lover of Krishna
4.KANVA- A seer and foster father of Sakuntala (Sakuntalam of Kalidasa)
5.APARA- meaning lower, inferior, used tomention funeral rituals
DOWN
1.REKHA- meaning line; most famous line drawn by Lakshman; in palmistry the lines in the hand etc
2.DANDA – One of the four tactics used by the kings; meaning rod, stick (hard punishment)
3.APAVA- Another name of sage Vasishtha in Mahabharata
–subham–
Posted by Tamil and Vedas on December 11, 2018
https://tamilandvedas.com/2018/12/11/english-cross-word-10-12-18-post-no-5764/
WRITTEN by London Swaminathan
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Date: 28 November 2018
GMT Time uploaded in London 19-05
Post No. 5711
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AT LEAST 13 PLACE NAMES FROM THE MAHABHARATA ARE IN THIS CROSS WORD; IF YOU CANT IDENTIFY WITHIN 30 MINUTES THEM LOOK AT THE ANSWERS.
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ACROSS
2.COUNTRY OF KARTAVIRYA ARJUNA
6.THE UTOPIA OF INDIAN MYTHOLOGY; LAND OF GOLD WHERE ARJUNA GOT GOLD
8.KING SHALVA RULED FROM HERE ,WHO AMBA WANTED TO MARRY
10.HIRANYAVARMA RULED FROM HERE. SHIKANDI MARRIED HIS DAUGHTER.
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ANSWERS
ACROSS
1.INDRAPRASTHA- MODERN DELHI, ANOTHER CAPITAL OF PANDAVAS
2.HAIHAYA- COUNTRY OF KARTAVIRYA ARJUNA
6.UTTARAKURU- THE UTOPIA OF INDIAN MYTHOLOGY; LAND OF GOLD WHERE ARJUNA GOT GOLD
8.SHAUBYA- KING SHALVA RULED FROM HERE ,WHO AMBA WANTED TO MARRY
10.DASARNA- HIRANYAVARMA RULED FROM HERE. SHIKANDI MARRIED HIS DAUGHTER.
11.VARNAVRATA- PLACE WHERE A WAX HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED TO KILL PANDAVAS
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4.KEKAYA- COUNTRY OF KAIKEYI, ALSO FIGURE IN MAHA BHARATA
4.KASHI- COUNTRY OF AMBA, AMBALIKA AND AMBIKA
5.ANGA- KARNA WAS MADE KING OF THIS COUNTRY
9.KURUKSHETRA- THE FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD
tags- Place names , Maha bharata, cross word
–subhm–
Posted by Tamil and Vedas on November 29, 2018
https://tamilandvedas.com/2018/11/29/mahabharata-place-names-cross-word-post-no-5711/
Written by London Swaminathan
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Date: 24 November 2018
GMT Time uploaded in London –9-07 AM
Post No. 5695
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H FOR HINDU WORD SEARCH HAS AT LEAST 18 WORDS STARTING IN H. IF YOU CANT FIND THE 18 WORDS, READ THE TIPS. IF YOU STILLMISS SOMEWORDS GO TO THE ANSWER GIVEN AT THE END.
IFYOU FINISH THE TIPS WITH QUESTION MARKS, YOU MAY USE IT AS A QUIZ
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| I | H | A | H | U | H | A | H | A | V | A | I |
| D | O | Y | H | A | R | H | H | R | H | A | S |
| I | M | A | A | R | A | A | A | I | S | H | A |
| M | A | L | L | A | W | N | Y | S | A | D | K |
| B | H | A | A | H | D | U | A | C | Y | U | A |
| A | A | M | H | I | I | M | G | H | R | Y | Y |
| I | V | I | A | R | R | A | R | A | A | A | N |
| T | I | H | L | A | A | N | I | N | H | L | A |
| S | S | A | H | H | V | D | A | R | |||
| A | H | S | K | A | Y | N | A | R | I | H | I |
| H | A | L | A | Y | U | D | H | A | R | A | H |
TIPS FOR YOU
1 A YADAVA WHO FOUGHT ON THE KAURAVA SIDE; FATHER OF KRITA GRANDFATHER OF KUNTI’S FATHER SHURA ALSO HAD THE SAME NAME
2.RAKSHASI MOTHER OF GHATOTKACHA BY BHIMA
5.LORD VISHNU
7.LORD SHIVA AND VISHNU APPEARED AS ONE SHARING BODY 50/50
10.KING OF AYODHYA IN ANCIENT TIMES. FATHER OF VASUMANA THROUGH MADHAVI
12 WHAT IS OFFERED IN FIRE SACRIFICE
13.CAUSE OF NARASIMHAVATAR
14.POISON THAT CAME FROM THE OCEAN
16.TWIN BROTHER OF A DEMON; BOTH KILLED BY VISHNU
17.GREATEST AGRICULTURIST; WHO SPREAD CULTIVATION WHEREVER HE WENT; ALWAYS CARRIED A PLOUGH
18.FOREFATHER OF KAURAVAS AND PANDAVAS; FOUNDER OF A CITY IN HIS NAME
19.HISTORICAL MOUNTAIN SUNG BY KALIDASA AND SANGAM TAMIL POETS
20.ONE OF THE SEVEN HOLY CITIES.
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| I | H | A | H | U | H | A | H | A | V | A | I |
| D | O | Y | H | A | R | H | H | R | H | A | S |
| I | M | A | A | R | A | A | A | I | S | H | A |
| M | A | L | L | A | W | N | Y | S | A | D | K |
| B | H | A | A | H | D | U | A | C | Y | U | A |
| A | A | M | H | I | I | M | G | H | R | Y | Y |
| I | V | I | A | R | R | A | R | A | A | A | N |
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| S | S | A | H | H | V | D | A | R | |||
| A | H | S | K | A | Y | N | A | R | I | H | I |
| H | A | L | A | Y | U | D | H | A | R | A | H |
ANSWERS
HRADIKA- A YADAVA WHO FOUGHT ON THE KAURAVA SIDE; FATHER OF KRITA VARMA.GRANDFATHER OF KUNTI’S FATHER SHURA ALSO HAD THE SAME NAME
HIDIMBA- RAKSHASI MOTHER OF GHATOTKACHA BY BHIMA
HAHA- HEAVENLY MUSICIAN’ USED BY LORD SHIVA LIKE ‘WALKMAN’ (SONY) IN HIS EARS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC
HUHU- HEAVENLY MUSICIAN’ USED BY LORD SHIVA LIKE ‘WALKMAN’ (SONY) IN HIS EARS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC
HARI- LORD VISHNU
HARA- LORD SHIVA
HARIHARA- LORD SHIVA AND VISHNU APPEARED AS ONE SHARING BODY 50/50
HAYAGRIVA- AN ANCIENT KING; ALSO THE NAME OF AN AVATAR OF VISHNU WITH HORSE HEAD
HARISCHANDRA- A KING KNOWN FOR HIS TRUTHFULNESS
HARYASHVA- KING OF AYODHYA IN ANCIENT TIMES. FATHER OF VASUMANA THROUGH MADHAVI
HOMA – FIRE SACRIFICE
HAVIS- WHAT IS OFFERED IN FIRE SACRIFICE
HIRANYAKASHIPU- CAUSE OF NARASIMHAVATAR
HALAHALA- POISON THAT CAME FROM THE OCEAN
HANUMAN- SON OF WIND; WHERE RAMA IS HE IS THERE
HIRANYAKSHA- TWIN BROTHER OF A DEMON; BOTH KILLED BY VISHNU
HALAYUDHA- GREATEST AGRICULTURIST; WHO SPREAD CULTIVATION WHEREVER HE WENT; ALWAYS CARRIED A PLOUGH
HASTI- FOREFATHER OF KAURAVAS AND PANDAVAS; FOUNDER OF A CITY IN HIS NAME
HIMALAYA- HISTORICAL MOUNTAIN SUNG BY KALIDASA AND SANGAM TAMIL POETS
HARIDWAR- ONE OF THE SEVEN HOLY CITIES.
–SUBHAM–
Posted by Tamil and Vedas on November 26, 2018
https://tamilandvedas.com/2018/11/26/h-for-hindu-word-search-post-no-5695/
