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    Sanskrit puzzle
    कः खे चरति का रम्या
    का जप्या किं विभूषणम्
    को वन्द्यः कीदृशी लङ्का
    वीरमर्क्कटकम्पिता

    In this puzzle (प्रहेलिका), the last line is composed of answers to
    questions posed in previous lines.


    कः खे चरति? विः
    का रम्या? रमा
    का जप्या? ऋक्
    किं विभूषणम्? कटकम्
    को वन्द्यः? पिता
    कीदृशी लङ्का? वीरमर्क्कटकम्पिता (विः + रमा + ऋक् + कटकम् + पिता =
    वीरमर्क्कटकम्पिता)

    Who moves in the sky? Bird
    Who's beautiful? Rama (Lakshmi)
    What's to be chanted? Rigveda
    What's adorning? Bangle
    Who's to be respected? Father
    What's Lanka like? Shaken by a brave monkey (Hanuman)
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