Written by London Swaminathan


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Date: 12 December 2018


GMT Time uploaded in London – 6-40 am

Post No. 5770

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Find at least 14 words linked to Hindu scriptures and Indian History. If you split the words you may even get 16 to 18 words.

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ACROSS

1.If you do punya/good things you go this place in the sky

5.Seer of ancient times; did great Yajna mentally and came out of a well; His name is No.3 in Sanskrit

6.Great saint poet of Karnataka; he created social awareness through his poems- Vachanas

7.Name of an era; named after the greatest emperor of India

9.Name of Siva always goes with Hari

11.Consort of Siva; described beautifully by Kalidasa in Kumara Sambhava

12.Mauryan Emperor who took Buddhism to the nook and corner of Asia

DOWN

1.Ideal woman of Hindus; great character in Ramayana

2.Greatest philosopher of India; synonymous with Advaita

3.Basic unit of Indian village

4.A devotee of Krishna from Rajasthan whose Bhajans echo in every Bhajan sung from North to South

7.All Hindu gods ride on it

8.Second son of Yayati and Sharmishta

10.Parasurama’s older brother; dead and revived along with Renuka

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ANSWERS

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T5	R	I	T	A		I
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	B6	A	S	A	V	A
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V7	I	K	R	A	M	A
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H9	A	R	A	N		V10
A		A		U11	M	A
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A12	S	O	K	A		U

ACROSS

1.SWARGA- if you do punya/good things you go this place in the sky

5.TRITA- Seer of ancient times; did great Yajna mentally and came out of a well; His name is No.3 in Sanskrit

6.BASAVA- Great saint poet of Karnataka; he created social awareness through his poems- Vachanas

7.VIKRAMA- name of an era; named after the greatest emperor of India

9.HARAN- Name of Siva always goes with Hari

11.UMA- Consort of Siva; described beautifully by Kalidasa in Kumara Sambhava

12.ASOKA- Mauryan Emperor who took Buddhism to the nook and corner of Asia

DOWN

1.SITA- Ideal woman of Hindus; great character in Ramayana

2.ADI SANKARA- Greatest philosopher of India; synonymous with Advaita

3.GRAMA- basic unit of Indian village

4.MIRA- A devotee of Krishna whose Bhajans echo in every Bhajan sung from North to South

7.VAHANA- All Hindu gods ride on it

8.ANU- Second son of Yayati and Sharmishta

10.VASU- Parasurama’s older brother; dead and revived along with Renuka

SANKARA, RAMA, KARA, SOKA, ADI –ARE ADDITIONAL WORDS AVAILABLE.

-subham–