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Post No.7757

Date uploaded in London – 29 March 2020   

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All the Sanskrit words or names used here are very familiar through India.

ACROSS

1. (9)- Urvasi’s lover; his conversation with her is in the Rig Veda Hymns.

6. (4)- Shortened form of Krishna’s wife; not Rukmini

7. (5)- Capital of Chera Kingdom; now it is called Karur in Tamil Nadu.

8. (9)- Snake Sacrifice done by Janamejaya

9. (6)- Meaning ‘Well’, Be auspicious; Hindu inscriptions in Sanskrit and Tamil begin  with this word.

10. (3)- Think; Mind is derived from this Sanskrit root

11. (5) Hotness, heat; opposite of Seeta

13. (11)- Fire Missile in Hindu Epics

17. (9)- Great lover of a courtesan; King of Vatsa of sixth century BCE; hero of many Sanskrit and Tamil books.

19. (4)-  (long sound) daughter or daughter in law in Sanskrit

20. (11)-  famous courtesan of Mathura and heroine of many Sanskrit dramas.

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DOWN

1–(8)- bringing forth, begetting a child, delivery etc

2. –(6)- nymph who cursed Arjuna to become an eunuch

3. – (8)- great Yaga by kings to establish sovereignty done by Yudhisthira and Choza King

4. (6)- the dog (bitch) in the Rig Veda and Hermes in Greek Mythology

5. (6)- God of Ocean

12.– (6)- mountain, dwelling, tribal, one woman of this tribe is famous in Ramayana

14. – (5)- a lizard, iguana; also country in Madhyadesa

15. – (4)- disease

16. – (4)- month or Urad Dhal

18.– (3)- invincible; name of a king in Kalidasa’s works.