Sanskrit Riddles

[SriKanth!]

सर्वेभ्य: नमो नम:

I came across some riddles here (http://sanskritvani.blogspot.com/).
The author has not given answers. Please help with answers. Much
appreciate your replies.

अपदो दूरगामी च साक्षरो न च पण्डितः.
अमुखः स्फुटवक्ता च यो जानाति स पण्डितः।।१

Ans: I think this is newspaper?

वृक्षाग्रवासी न च पक्षिराजः त्रिनेत्रधारी न च शूलपाणिः।
त्वग्वस्त्रधारी न च सिद्धयोगी जलं च बिभ्रत् न घटो न मेघः।।३

Ans: I know this is नारिकेल:

Please help for the rest...

एक चक्षुर्न काकोऽयं बिलमिच्छन्न पन्नगः।
क्षीयते वर्धते चैव न समुद्रो न चन्द्रमा।। २

किमिच्छन्ति नराः काश्यां भूपानां को रणे हितः।
को वन्द्यः सर्व देवानां दीयतामेकमुत्तरम्।। ४

आनन्दयति कोऽत्यर्थं सज्जनानेव भूतले।
प्रबोधयति पद्मानि तमांसि च निहन्ति कः।।५

भोजनान्ते च किं पेयं जयन्तः कस्य वै सुतः।
कथं विष्णुपदं प्रोक्तं तक्रं शक्रस्य दुर्लभम्।।६

कं संजघान कृष्णः का शीतलवाहिनी गंगा ।
के दारपोषणरताः कं बलवन्तं न वाधते शीतम्।।७

सीमन्तनीसु का शान्ता राजा कोऽभूत् गुणोत्तमः।
विद्वद्भिः का सदा वन्द्या अत्रैवोक्तं न बुध्यते।।८

धन्यवादा:
श्रिकान्तः.

[Subrahmanian R]

The first one is a 'Postcard'

A similar puzzle [from the style, the same author]

अस्ति कुक्षि: शिरो नास्ति, बाहुरस्ति निरङ्गुलि।

अपदो नरभक्षी च यो जानाति स पण्डित:॥

In the last one, the answers are by combining the first and last letters in each पाद

ie -सीमन्तिनीषु का शान्ता - सीता

राजा कोऽभूत् गुणोत्तम: राम:

विद्वद्भि: का सदा वन्द्या - विद्या

भोजनान्ते - - - the three words in the fourth quarter are the answers to the questions in the first three quarters

भोजनान्ते किम् पेयम् - तक्रम्

जयन्त: कस्य वै सुत: - इन्द्र: / शक्र:

कथं विष्णुपदं प्रोक्तम् - दुर्लभम्

A similar one is

कस्तूरी जायते कस्मात् को हन्ति करिणां कुलम्।

किं कुर्यात् कातरो युद्धे मृगात् सिंह: पलायते॥

The fourth one - किमिच्छन्ति नरा: appears to be 'मरणम्'

R Subrahmanian

2011/12/13 SriKanth! <srikk...@gmail.com>

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[satyajit Borwankar]

एक चक्षुर्न काकोऽयं बिलमिच्छन्न पन्नगः।
क्षीयते वर्धते चैव न समुद्रो न चन्द्रमा।। २

is a needle. has one eye, enters the(hole in) the cloth, as it travels the path it disappears in the cloth क्षीयते and as it emerges from the hole, it grows वर्धते.

आनन्दयति कोऽत्यर्थं सज्जनानेव भूतले।
प्रबोधयति पद्मानि तमांसि च निहन्ति कः।।५

The Sun?

भोजनान्ते च किं पेयं जयन्तः कस्य वै सुतः।
कथं विष्णुपदं प्रोक्तं तक्रं शक्रस्य दुर्लभम्।।६

The question in each pada is answered in the last pada forming a saying that in the heavens (as things do not turn rancid) Indra cannot "enjoy" buttermilk!

कं संजघान कृष्णः का शीतलवाहिनी गंगा ।
के दारपोषणरताः कं बलवन्तं न वाधते शीतम्।।७

remove the space between the first letter and the second word in each pada, and you have the answer.

 

 

I donot know 4th and 8th shlokas' answers.

 

Satyajit

 

 

2011/12/13 SriKanth! <srikk...@gmail.com>

[Vasudha Chavali]

नमस्ते!

for the fourth one let us try मृत्युः, जयः

भवदीया,

वसुधा

 

2011/12/13 Subrahmanian R <subrah...@gmail.com>

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सन्तोषः परमो लाभः सत्सङ्गः परमा गतिः ।
विचारः परमं ज्ञानं शमो हि परमं सुखम् ॥
Contentment is the highest gain, Good Company the highest course, Enquiry the highest wisdom, and Peace the highest enjoyment.

[Gururaj Iyer]

the 8th one is:

 १ सीता २ राम: ३ विद्या this all was given in the text itself.

join the first and the last letter of each pada you will get the answer.

regards,

gururaj

[Rahul Vedi]

#2 is needle & thread

as you sew, the needle enters the cloth, reduces and then increases

it has but one eye only

2013/7/7 Gururaj Iyer <gurur...@gmail.com>

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[Rahul Vedi]

#7 has its answers in the start of each pada...

first 2-3 letters produce the answer for the respective pada

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