To day's Subhashit

     In Sanskrit poetry there is a form of writing known as PRAHELIKA meaning a riddle, in which the writer gives some hints about an object and asks the reader to identify it. It is sort of mind game and liked very much, as it tests the intelligence of the reader.
     i will publish some of the Prahelikas from to day. The answer to the Prahelika will be given with the next day's Prahelika.

अपदौ  दूरगामी च  साक्षरो  न  च  पण्डितः 

अमुखः स्फुटवक्ता च  यो  जानाति  स  पण्डितः 

Apadou  doorgaami  cha  saakshro  na  cha Panditah

Amukhah sphutvaktaa cha yo  jaanaati  sa  Panditah.

The object in question is without any feet (apadou)  but is able to traverse long distances, is well lettered but is not a Pandit. It is also without any mouth (amukhah) but can speak very clearly. If you know what it is, you are a Pandit.

Apado = without any feet            Amukhh =  without a mouth       

Sphutavaktaa = a person who can express his thout clearly without any ambiguity
Pandit = A person who is a scholar          Saakshar =  a person who can read and write.