Across
- 6. P, The "Grove of Five Banyan Trees" where the physical manifestation of the Maya Sita was said to have begun, following the prophecy of the sages.
- 7. R, The master of the four Vedas and six Shastras whose ten heads symbolized a profound mastery over the directions of knowledge, yet who succumbed to the singular vice of ego.
- 8. M, The son of Tataka who, after surviving the initial sting of Rama’s arrow at Vishvamitra’s ashram, met his end as a deceptive creature of illusion.
- 12. H, The Vayuputra who rediscovered his latent divine powers only after being reminded by Jambavan on the shores of the southern ocean.
- 13. L, The ritualistic boundary of protection energized by Vedic mantras, representing the threshold between the safety of the hermitage and the chaos of the outer world.
- 15. R, The engineering marvel of the Vanara architects Nala and Nila, utilizing the unique buoyancy of stones inscribed with the primordial sound of the protector.
- 16. K, The tragic titan whose request for Indrasana (Indra's throne) was twisted by the Goddess Saraswati into a prayer for Nidrasana (eternal sleep).
- 19. D, The "Forest of Punishment" inhabited by the remnants of the Rakshasa tribes, where the exile’s path was first crossed by the vengeful daughter of Vishravas.
- 20. A, The "Unconquerable" city of the Solar Dynasty, which stood as the earthly mirror to the celestial realms before the descent of the Treta Yuga’s greatest avatar.
Down
- 1. P, The self-propelled aerial vehicle that moved at the speed of thought, serving as the ultimate symbol of the stolen wealth and technological arrogance of the Rakshasa king.
- 2. S, The Ayonija (not born of a womb) found in a furrow of the earth, who underwent the Agni Pariksha to prove that her internal purity remained untouched by external shadow.
- 3. L, The Trikuta-mountain citadel originally crafted by Vishwakarma for Kubera, later seized and converted into a fortress of gold by his half-brother.
- 4. J, The younger son of Aruna who, despite his failing strength, engaged the Sovereign of Lanka in aerial combat to uphold the Dharma of protection.
- 5. D, The "Ten-Charioted" monarch whose tragic end was predestined by the accidental slaying of a young ascetic seeking water for his blind parents.
- 9. I, The progenitor of the Suryavansha lineage, whose strict adherence to Maryada established the code of conduct followed by all kings of the Raghuvanshi line.
- 10. B, The virtuous prince who governed as a regent from Nandigram, refusing the crown and instead ruling in the name of a pair of wooden padukas.
- 11. L, The earthly manifestation of the thousand-headed serpent Shesha, who remained awake for fourteen years to serve as the unblinking guardian of the divine couple.
- 14. S, The sun-born Vanara who dwelt on the heights of Rishyamukha, bound by a pact of fire to help recover a lost spouse in exchange for the end of his own fraternal exile.
- 17. K, The warrior-queen of Kekaya who once saved her husband's life on a celestial battlefield, earning the two boons that would eventually fracture a kingdom.
- 18. V, The transformed brigand who witnessed the killing of a krouncha bird, leading to the spontaneous utterance of the first shloka in the history of Sanskrit literature.