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The collection contains 286 riddles, divided into six groups, "apparently on the basis of the structure of the riddle and the structure of the answer"; "these riddles are 'in the style of the common people', but most scholars believe they were composed by Khusro". [18] The riddles are in Mātrika metre; one example is:
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During this time, Khusrow wrote not only many playful riddles, but songs and legends which have been a part of popular culture in South Asia ever since. Additionally, his riddles and songs and legends are considered to be an important early witness to the Hindustani language. [1] His riddles in particular involve fun double entendre or ...
The entire riddle goes like this: Someone’s mother has four sons: North, West, and South. What is the name of the fourth son? What is the name of the fourth son? If your instinct is to blurt out ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Scandinavian riddles; Solomon and Saturn; South Asian riddles; Sphinx;
A riddle is a statement, question, or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and conundra, which are questions relying for their effects on punning in either the question or the ...
He wrote many playful riddles, songs and legends which have become a part of popular culture in South Asia. His riddles are one of the most popular forms of Hindavi poetry today. [25] It is a genre that involves double entendre or wordplay. [25] Innumerable riddles by the poet have been passed through oral tradition over the last seven ...
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