Question:
Exposition:
Meaning:
It has no bones or a head. It has arms, but no fingers. It has no legs. But it embraces tightly on its own.
Answer:
This is a Bahirlāpikā (बहिर्लापिका) riddle, as the answer lies outside the verse and must be guessed based on the clues provided.
अस्थि नास्ति शिरो नास्ति बाहुरस्ति निरङ्गुलिः ।
नास्ति पादद्वयं गाढम् अङ्गम् आलिङ्गति स्वयम् ॥
asthi naasti Siro naasti baahurasti nira~nguliH |
naasti paadadvayaM gaaDham a~ngam aali~ngati svayam ||
Exposition:
Solve this प्रहेलिका (prahelikaa - riddle).
After splitting the composite words (sandhis), it could be read as -
अस्थि न अस्ति शिरः न अस्ति बाहुः अस्ति निरङ्गुलिः ।
न अस्ति पाद-द्वयं गाढम् अङ्गम् आलिङ्गति स्वयम् ॥
asthi na asti SiraH na asti baahuH asti nira~nguliH |
na asti paada-dvayaM gaaDham a~ngam aali~ngati svayam ||
Meaning:
It has no bones or a head. It has arms, but no fingers. It has no legs. But it embraces tightly on its own.
Answer:
This is a Bahirlāpikā (बहिर्लापिका) riddle, as the answer lies outside the verse and must be guessed based on the clues provided.
The answer is:
युतकम्
yutakam
A Shirt
The "arms" without fingers are the sleeves, the lack of bones/head/legs describes the fabric garment, and the "embrace" is how a shirt fits onto a person's torso.
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