Question:
कृष्णमुखी न मार्जारी द्विजिह्वा न च सर्पिणी ।
पञ्चभर्ता न पाञ्चाली यो जानाति स पण्डितः ॥
कृष्णमुखी न मार्जारी द्विजिह्वा न च सर्पिणी ।
पञ्चभर्ता न पाञ्चाली यो जानाति स पण्डितः ॥
kṛṣṇamukhī na mārjārī dvijihvā na ca sarpiṇī ।
pañcabhartā na pāñcālī yo jānāti sa paṇḍitaḥ ॥
This verse is a प्रहेलिका(prahelikā), a riddle. The challenge is to solve it!
कृष्ण-मुखी न मार्जारी द्वि-जिह्वा न च सर्पिणी ।
पञ्च-भर्ता न पाञ्चाली यः जानाति सः पण्डितः ॥
kṛṣṇa-mukhī na mārjārī dvi-jihvā na ca sarpiṇī ।
pa~nca-bhartā na pā~ncālī yaḥ jānāti saḥ paṇḍitaḥ ॥
Meaning:
Black-faced, not a cat; double-tongued, not a snake;
Has 5 care-takers, not draupadī (of mahābhārata); he who knows is a clever person.
Answer:
This is a Bahirlāpikā (बहिर्लापिका) riddle, as the answer lies outside the verse and must be guessed based on the clues provided.
This is a Bahirlāpikā (बहिर्लापिका) riddle, as the answer lies outside the verse and must be guessed based on the clues provided.
लेखनी
lekhanī
A Pen!
The nib of a pen is black with ink, and the nib is split in the middle to allow the flow of ink. The 5 fingers that hold it are its caretakers. Did you know the answer? Aren't you clever! :).
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lekhanī
A Pen!
The nib of a pen is black with ink, and the nib is split in the middle to allow the flow of ink. The 5 fingers that hold it are its caretakers. Did you know the answer? Aren't you clever! :).
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