2nd Proof

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Translation
(1) ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è Ý .................. Ý }¢ïÍ¢: J
(He) lives at the top of the trees ; but is not an eagle, the king of birds. (He) has three eyes;
but is not the holder of the trident, Lord Shankara. (He) wears a skin as clothes but is not an
enlightened ascetic. (He) holds water but is not a pot or a cloud.
– (a coconut)
(2) ÝÚÝ¢ÚèS¢}¢éyЋݢ .................. ç±Ýà²ç¼ J
That woman created (born) from a man and woman, but still is without a body. Without a
mouth she makes a sound and is destroyed as soon as she is born.
– (a snap (of the fingers))
(3) ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è Ý .................. S¢: Ðç‡Ç¼: J
She is black-faced, but is not a cat and has two tongues but is not a female snake. She has
five husbands but is not Draupadi. One who knows (her) is a scholar. – (a fountain pen)
(4) ΋¼ñãèüÝ: .................. x¢ÓÀç¼ J
The one who is without teeth but still eats stones ; the one who has no life but is a chatterbox;
the one who is tied with qualities (string) and the one who walks with another’s feet.
– (a shoe)
(5) ÜUS¼êÚè .................. ÐH¢²Ý}¢ì J
From where is musk produced ? Who kills a herd of elephants ? What does a coward do
during war ? From a deer, a lion, runs.
– (a deer, a lion, runs)
1. ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è ÜU: ¥çS¼ ? (Hï¶Ýè, Ý¢çÚÜïUH:)
Ans. Ý¢çÚÜïUH: ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è ¥çS¼ J
2. Ðÿ¢èÚ¢Á¢: ÜU: ¥çS¼ ? Ans. A
(A) x¢LÇ: (B) ÜU¢ÜU: (C) }¢²êÚ: (D) çÐÜU:
3. Peacock is the king of birds. ( or ) Ans. 
4. ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè ÜU: ¥çS¼ ? Ans. B
(A) ç±c‡¢é: (B) à¢VÚ: (C) çã}¢¢H²: (D) }¢Ýéc²:
5. ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè ¥çS¼ Ý Ó¢ à¢êHТ燢: J
6. ÜU: à¢êHТ燢: ¥çS¼ ? Ans. B
(A) ç±c‡¢é: (B) }¢ã¢Îï±: (C) Ú¢}¢: (D) ÐÚà¢éÚ¢}¢:
7. ___________ has three eyes. Ans. C
(A) Lord Vishnu (B) Lord Brahma (C) Lord Shankara (D) Lord Rama
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8. What is meant by ‘Т燢:’ ?

Ans. ‘Т燢:’ means hands.
9. y±x±S~¢{¢Úè Ý Ó¢ çS¢h²¢ïx¢è J
10. What holds water but is not a pot or a cloud ?
Ans. A coconut holds water.
11. Lord Krishna holds water. ( or ) Ans. 
12. What is meant by ‘çÏ¢|¢íÝì’ ?
Ans. ‘çÏ¢|¢íÝì’ means a holder.
13. Á¢Hæ Ó¢ çÏ¢|¢íÝì Ý Í¢Å: Ý }¢ïÍ¢: J
14 . What is the answer of the riddle ‘±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è.............’ ? Ans. C
(A) Cloud (B) Trident (C) Coconut (D) None of these
15. ÜU¢ÜU: ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è ¥çS¼ J ( or ) Ans. 
16. ÜU¢ S~¢è ÝÚÝ¢Úè S¢}¢éyЋݢ ? Ans. A
(A) À¢ïçÅÜU¢ (B) à¢èH¢ (C) Hï¶Ýè (D) ÜU¢¼Ú:
17. ÜU¢ S~¢è Îïãç±±<Á¢¼¢ ¥çS¼ ? (À¢ïçÅÜU¢, Hï¶Ýè)
Ans. À¢ïçÅÜU¢ S~¢è Îïãç±±<Á¢¼¢ ¥çS¼ J
18. ¥}¢é¶è ÜéUL¼ï à¢ÏÎæ J
19. S¢¢ S~¢è ¥}¢é¶è ¥çÐ à¢ÏÎæ ÜéUL¼ï J
20. What is without a mouth ?
Ans. A snap (of the fingers) is without a mouth.
21 . ÜU: ¥}¢é¶è à¢ÏÎæ ÜUÚ¢ïç¼ ? Ans. A
(A) À¢ïçÅÜU¢ (B) Hï¶Ýè (C) Ý¢çÚÜïUH: (D) }¢¢Á¢¢üÚè
22. ÜU¢ Á¢¢¼}¢¢~¢¢ ç±Ýà²ç¼ ? Ans. B
(A) ±¢‡¢è (B) À¢ïçÅÜU¢ (C) ÜUS¼êÚè (D) S¢éx¢ç‹{:
23 . A snap is destroyed as soon as it is born. ( or ) Ans. 
24. A snap has a mouth and thus makes a sound. ( or ) Ans. 
______________
25 . The answer of the riddle ‘ÝÚÝ¢ÚèS¢}¢éyЋݢ ’ is. Ans. B
(A) a pen (B) a snap (C) a coconut (D) a shoe
26. ÜU¢ ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è ¥çS¼ ? (À¢ïçÅÜU¢, Hï¶Ýè)
Ans. Hï¶Ýè ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è ¥çS¼ J
27. ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è Ý }¢¢Á¢¢üÚè J

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28. What quality of a cat does a fountain pen have ?
Ans. The face of a fountain pen is black just like a cat.
29. A female snake has two tongues. ( or ) Ans. 
30. Who is with two tongues ? (a fountain pen / a cat)
Ans. A fountain pen is with two tongues.
31. çmçÁ¢ãì±¢ Ý Ó¢ S¢<Ї¢è J
32. ÜU¢ Ð@|¢¼¢ü ¥çS¼ ?
Ans. Т@¢Hè Ð@|¢¼¢ü ¥çS¼ J

33. The five fingers holding the pen are its five husbands. ( or ) Ans. 
34. ΋¼ñãèüÝ: çà¢H¢|¢ÿ¢è ÜU: ¥çS¼ ? Ans. C
(A) }¢ê¶ü: (B) S‰¢ç±Ú: (C) ТÎÚÿ¢ÜU: (D) ÐéL¯:
35. A shoe is without teeth but still eats stones. ( or ) Ans. 
36. S¢: çÝÁ¢èü±: ¥çРϢãé|¢¢¯ÜU: ±¼ü¼ï J
37. What is tied with a string ?
Ans. A shoe is tied with a string.
38. A shoe does not make noise as it is tied with a string. ( or ) Ans. 
39. ÜU: ÐÚТÎïÝ x¢ÓÀç¼ ? (Ý¢çÚÜïUH:, ТÎÚÿ¢ÜU:)
Ans. ТÎÚÿ¢ÜU: ÐÚТÎïÝ x¢ÓÀç¼ J
40. x¢é‡¢S²êç¼ S¢}¢ëh ¥çÐ S¢: ÐÚТÎïÝ x¢ÓÀç¼ J
41. ÜUS¼êÚè ÜUS}¢¢¼ì Á¢¢²¼ï ? (ôS¢ã¢¼ì, }¢ëx¢¢¼ì)
Ans. ÜUS¼êÚè }¢ëx¢¢¼ì Á¢¢²¼ï J
42 . Musk is created in the mouth of a deer. ( or ) Ans. 
43. From where is musk produced ?
Ans. Musk is produced in the navel of a deer.
44. ÜUS¼êÚè Á¢¢²¼ï ÜUS}¢¢¼ì J
45. ÜU: ÜUçÚ‡¢¢æ ÜéUH}¢ì ã狼 ? Ans. A
(A) çS¢ã: (B) }¢¢Ý±: (C) çࢱ: (D) çÜUÚ¢¼:
46 . What is the meaning of the word ‘ÜUçÚ:’ ? Ans. A
(A) Elephant (B) Deer (C) Hand (D) River
47 . A lion kills a herd of elephants. ( or ) Ans. 
48. ÜU¢ï ã狼 ÜUçÚ‡¢¢æ ÜéUH}¢ì J

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49. What does a coward do during war ?
Ans. A coward runs away during war.
50. Frame words by following the example :
Example : ±ëÿ¢±¢S¢è - ±Ý±¢S¢è, x¢ëã±¢S¢è, S±x¢ü±¢S¢è
à¢êHТ燢: - Ó¢RUТ燢:, à¢S~¢Ð¢ç‡¢:, à¢æ¶Ð¢ç‡¢:
ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè - Eï¼±S~¢{¢Úè, x¢¢ñÚ}¢é¶{¢Úè, ã¢S²}¢é¶{¢Úè
çà¢H¢|¢ÿ¢è - ÈUH|¢ÿ¢è,¥‹Ý|¢ÿ¢è, S¢Ðü|¢ÿ¢è
΋¼ãèÝ: - Ýï~¢ãèÝ:, ±¢‡¢èãèÝ:, Ï¢éçhãèÝ:
51. Use ¥çS¼, Ý¢çS¼ and rewrite the following sentences as shown in the example :
Example : ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è Ý Ó¢ Ðçÿ¢Ú¢Á¢: - ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è ¥çS¼ çÜU‹¼é Ðçÿ¢Ú¢Á¢: Ý¢çS¼ J
(1) ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè Ý Ó¢ à¢êHТ燢: - ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè ¥çS¼ çÜU‹¼é à¢êHТ燢: Ý¢çS¼ J
(2) y±x¢ì±S~¢{¢Úè Ý Ó¢ çS¢h²¢ïx¢è - y±x¢ì±S~¢{¢Úè ¥çS¼ çÜU‹¼é çS¢h²¢ïx¢è Ý¢çS¼ J
(3) ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è Ý }¢¢Á¢¢üÚè - ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è ¥çS¼ çÜU‹¼é }¢¢Á¢¢üÚè Ý¢çS¼ J
(4) çmçÁ¢ãì±¢ Ý Ó¢ S¢<Ї¢è - çmçÁ¢ãì±¢ ¥çS¼ çÜU‹¼é S¢<Ї¢è Ý¢çS¼ J
(5) Ð@|¢~¢èü Ý Ð¢@¢Hè - Ð@|¢~¢èü ¥çS¼ çÜU‹¼é Т@¢Hè Ý¢çS¼ J
52. Match ‘A’ with ‘B’ :

‘A’ ‘B’ ©œ¢Ú}¢ì

(1) ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè (A) À¢ïçÅÜU¢ (1)  D

(2) ÝÚÝ¢ÚèS¢}¢éyЋݢ (B) Т@¢Hè (2)  A

(3) Ð@|¢~¢èü (C) ÐH¢²Ýæ ÜUÚ¢ïç¼ (3)  B

(4) çà¢H¢|¢ÿ¢è (D) Ý¢çÚÜïUH: (4)  F

(5) ÜU¢¼Ú: ²éhï (E) ÜUÚ: (5)  C

(F) ТÎÚÿ¢ÜU:

53. Write any two riddles which are used in your region : (Students will answer on their own.)
Ans. (1) ÜæU S¢æÁ¢{¢Ý ÜëUc‡¢: ÜU¢ à¢è¼H±¢çãÝè x¢X¢ J
ÜïU ΢ÚТ﯇¢Ú¼¢: ÜæU Ï¢H±‹¼æ Ý Ï¢¢{¼ï à¢è¼}¢ì JJ
(2) S¢è}¢ç‹¼Ýè¯é ÜU¢ ࢢ‹¼¢ Ú¢Á¢¢ ÜU¢ïù|¢êÎìx¢é‡¢¢ïœ¢}¢: J
ç±mçj: ÜU¢ S¢Î¢ ±‹l¢ ¥~¢ñ±¢ïv¼æ Ý Ï¢éŠ²¼ï JJ
54. Complete the verses :
(1) ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è Ý Ó¢ Ðçÿ¢Ú¢Á¢: ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè Ý Ó¢ à¢êHТ燢: J
y±x±S~¢{¢Úè Ý Ó¢ çS¢h²¢ïx¢è Á¢Hæ Ó¢ çÏ¢|¢í‹Ý ͢Ţï Ý }¢ïÍ¢: JJ
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(2) ÝÚÝ¢ÚèS¢}¢éyЋݢ S¢¢ S~¢è Îïãç±±<Á¢¼¢ J
¥}¢é¶è ÜéUL¼ï à¢ÏÎæ Á¢¢¼}¢¢~¢¢ ç±Ýà²ç¼ JJ
(3) ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è Ý }¢¢Á¢¢üÚè çmçÁ¢u¢ Ý Ó¢ S¢<Ї¢è J
Ð@|¢~¢èü Ý Ð¢@¢Hè ²¢ï Á¢¢Ý¢ç¼ S¢: Ðç‡Ç¼: JJ
(4) ΋¼ñãèüÝ: çà¢H¢|¢ÿ¢è çÝÁ¢èü±¢ï Ï¢ãé|¢¢¯ÜU: J
x¢é‡¢S²êç¼S¢}¢ëh¢ïùçÐ ÐÚТÎïÝ x¢ÓÀç¼ JJ
(5) ÜUS¼êÚè Á¢¢²¼ï ÜUS}¢¢¼ì ÜU¢ï ã狼 ÜUçÚ‡¢¢æ ÜéUH}¢ì J
ôÜU ÜéU²¢ü¼ì ÜU¢¼Ú¢ï ²éhï }¢ëx¢¢¼ì ôS¢ã: ÐH¢²Ý}¢ì JJ
55. Translate the following shlokas into English :

(1) ±ëÿ¢¢x¢í±¢S¢è Ý Ó¢ Ðçÿ¢Ú¢Á¢: ç~¢Ýï~¢{¢Úè Ý Ó¢ à¢êHТ燢: J

y±x±S~¢{¢Úè Ý Ó¢ çS¢h²¢ïx¢è Á¢Hæ Ó¢ çÏ¢|¢í‹Ý ͢Ţï Ý }¢ïÍ¢: JJ
Ans. (He) lives at the top of the trees ; but is not an eagle, the king of birds. (He) has three eyes ; but
is not the holder of the trident, Lord Shankara. (He) wears a skin as clothes but is not an
enlightened ascetic. (He) holds water but is not a pot or a cloud.
(2) ÝÚÝ¢ÚèS¢}¢éyЋݢ S¢¢ S~¢è Îïãç±±<Á¢¼¢ J
¥}¢é¶è ÜéUL¼ï à¢ÏÎæ Á¢¢¼}¢¢~¢¢ ç±Ýà²ç¼ JJ
Ans. That woman created (born) from a man and woman, but still is without a body. Without a
mouth she makes a sound and is destroyed as soon as she is born.
(3) ÜëUc‡¢}¢é¶è Ý }¢¢Á¢¢üÚè çmçÁ¢u¢ Ý Ó¢ S¢<Ї¢è J
Ð@|¢~¢èü Ý Ð¢@¢Hè ²¢ï Á¢¢Ý¢ç¼ S¢: Ðç‡Ç¼: JJ
Ans. She is black-faced, but is not a cat and has two tongues but is not a female snake. She has five
husbands but is not Draupadi. One who knows (her) is a scholar.
(4) ΋¼ñãèüÝ: çà¢H¢|¢ÿ¢è çÝÁ¢èü±¢ï Ï¢ãé|¢¢¯ÜU: J
x¢é‡¢S²êç¼S¢}¢ëh¢ïùçÐ ÐÚТÎïÝ x¢ÓÀç¼ JJ
Ans. The one who is without teeth but still eats stones ; the one who has no life but is a chatterbox;
the one who is tied with qualities (string) and the one who walks with a stranger’s feet.
(5) ÜUS¼êÚè Á¢¢²¼ï ÜUS}¢¢¼ì ÜU¢ï ã狼 ÜUçÚ‡¢¢æ ÜéUH}¢ì J
ôÜU ÜéU²¢ü¼ì ÜU¢¼Ú¢ï ²éhï }¢ëx¢¢¼ì ôS¢ã: ÐH¢²Ý}¢ì JJ
Ans. From where is musk produced ? Who kills a herd of elephants ? What does a coward do
during war ? From a deer, a lion, runs.

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