Game 13

Question:

कुलालस्य गृहे अर्धं तदर्धं हस्तिनापुरे ।

द्वयोरप्यस्ति लङ्कायां यो जानाति स पण्डितः ॥

kulaalasya gRuhe ardhaM tadardhaM hastinaapure |

dvayorapyasti la~nkaayaaM yo jaanaati sa paNDitaH ||

Exposition:

Solve this प्रहेलिका (prahelikaa - riddle).

After splitting the composite words (sandhis), it could be read as -

कुलालस्य गृहे अर्धं तत् अर्धं हस्तिनापुरे ।

द्वयोः अपि अस्ति लङ्कायां यः जानाति सः पण्डितः ॥

kulaalasya gRuhe ardhaM tat ardhaM hastinaapure |

dvayoH api asti la~gkaayaaM yaH jaanaati saH paNDitaH ||

Meaning:
Half is at a potter's house, the other half is in Hastināpura. Both are in Lankā. He who knows is a scholar. 

Answer:

This is an Antarlāpikā (अन्तर्लापिका) riddle. The answer is hidden inside the verse itself, within the description.

• कुलालस्य गृहे अर्धं (Half of what is in a potter's house): A potter’s primary product is a Kumbha (कुम्भ - pot). Taking this part gives us Kumbha.
• तदर्धं हस्तिनापुरे (Half of what is in Hastinapura): Hastinapura is the city of the Kurus, but in this specific riddle context, it refers to the famous warrior Karṇa (कर्ण). Taking this part gives us Karṇa.
• द्वयोरप्यस्ति लङ्कायाम् (Both are together in Lanka): When you join Kumbha + Karṇa, you get Kumbhakarṇa, the famous giant of Lanka.

So, the answer is 

कुम्भकर्ण

Kumbhakarṇa

(Ravaṇa's brother, Kumbhakarṇa)

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