Friday, January 7, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 40: 7-Jan-2011

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Session 40: Jan 7, 2011
Theme: Sanskrit root of Hindu culture
  1. In the epic saying of Lord Krishna.. "Yadaa Yadaa hi dharmasya, glanir bhavati Bharata..", what does Glani mean? #DharmaQuiz 461 #Sanskrit Ans: :Decrease, deterioration or reduction
  2. Indian Air Force's motto is "नभःस्पृशं दीप्तम् || Nabah Sprisham Deeptam". What does Deepta in #Sanskrit mean? #DharmaQuiz 462 Ans: Inflamed, Brilliant, Glory, Lighted etc.
  3. "Prajnanam Brahma" is a Maha Vakya for Hindus. What does PraJnana mean in #Sanskrit? #DharmaQuiz 463 Ans: Wisdom, Knowledge or Consciousness
  4. 2000 years back, in which script was Samskritam or #Sanskrit written in? No, it is not Deva Nagari. #DharmaQuiz 464 Ans: Brahmi
  5. #Sanskrit is one of the very few languages with Dual concept for nouns. If Ramah is singular, what's the dual form for it? #DharmaQuiz 465 Ans: Ramou
  6. Maharshi is a very common name in Hindu scriptures. Which Sandhi (word join) makes Maha + Rishi = Maharshi? #DharmaQuiz 466 #Sanskrit Ans: GuNa Sandhi (Swara sandhi considered too)
  7. Motto of #Indonesia's Navy is - जलेष्वेव जयामहे' || Jaleshveva Jayamahe". Name one equivalent word for Jala in #Sanskrit. #DharmaQuiz 467 Ans: Apah, Salil, Udakam, Sudhaa or Toyam
  8. Mumbai Police Emblem is सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय || Sadrakshanaaya Khalanigrahanaaya". Meaning of KhaLa in Sanskrit? #DharmaQuiz 468 Ans: Thief, evil, bad person or Wicked
A couple of excellent resources to study further:-
 

a) Sanskrit Dictionary for both Roman and Devanagari scripts. Fabulous one as it auto fills your query -  http://spokensanskrit.de/
b) Sandhi Engine: http://sanskrit.inria.fr/DICO/sandhier.html
 
List of people who got answers right and indicating how many they got right:
  • @NR_Tatvamasi : 8
  • @Saffronizer : 7
  • @nharipra : 7
  • @Biorahul : 6
  • @daps1312 : 5
  • @FEEL4INDIA : 4
  • @cpdarshi : 4
  • @vandebharat : 4
  • @lifemantra : 3
  • @TheArvindDhar : 2
  • @AmareshRath : 2
  • @ssudhirkumar : 2
  • @kalika3107 : 1
  • @av_kv : 1
  • @zincoshine : 1
  • @kishan_harathi : 1
  • @vivekshenoy : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

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