To day's Prahelika

वने  जाता  वने  त्यक्ता  वने  तिष्ठति  नित्यश :

पण्यस्त्री  न  तु  सा  वेश्या  यो जानाति  स  पण्डितः 

Vane  jaata  vane tyaktaa vane tishthati  nityashah

panyastree na to saa veshyaa yo jaanaati sa Panditah

It is born in a forest and afterwards abandoned by the forest, always lives in water , is like a woman who can be hired on payment of money but is not a prostitute. Who ever is able to tell what it signifies is a Pandit.

In Sanskrit 'Vana' (वन )has two meanings namely (i) a forest and (ii)  water.

Panya = payment made for hiring some thing.     Pasnyastree = A woman who can be hired on payment of money.

Veshyaa = a prostitute

      The answer to this riddle will be given tomorrow.

     The answer to yesterday's riddle is a letter (Patra) sent to some one.

Prahelika is a form of writing in Sanskrit meaning a riddle in which the writer gives some hints about an object and asks the readers to identify it. It is a sort of mind game and is liked very much, as it tests the intelligence of the readers.