Hello!
I learnt something very intriguing today!
A Sanskrit poet by name Daivagna Surya Pandita wrote a Sanskrit work by name тАЬRamakrishna Viloma KaavyamтАЭ in the 14th century (English-equivalent of the word тАШvilomaтАЩ is тАШinverseтАЩ). This book has forty shlokas. Each shloka makes sense both when read in from the beginning of the shloka to the end as well as from the end to the beginning of the shloka! Essentially, it is a sort of palindrome.
Now comes the best part. When each sloka is read in the forward direction, the book deals with the story of Ramayana and when each sloka is read in the reverse direction, the book deals with the story of Mahabharata.
Let us look at an example.
рддрд╛рдВ рднреВрд╕реБрддрд╛ рдореБрдХреНрддрд┐ рдореБрджрд╛рд░рд╣рд╛рд╕рдВред
рд╡рдВрджреЗрдпрддреЛ рд▓рд╡реНрдп рднрд╡рдВ рджрдпрд╛рд╢реНрд░реАредред
The same shloka, read in backward direction goes so.
рд╢реНрд░реА рдпрд╛рджрд╡рдВ рднрд╡реНрдп рд▓рддреЛрдп рджреЗрд╡рдВред
рд╕рдВрд╣рд╛рд░рджрд╛рдореБрдХреНрддрд┐ рдореБрддрд╛ рд╕реБрднреВрддрд╛рдВредред
In the first shloka, рднреВрд╕реБрддрд╛ implies Sita and hence, Ramayana. The meaning of the first shloka is, тАЬI pray to Sita, the incarnation of Lakshmi, who is affectionate towards a smiling Lava.тАЭ
In the second shloka, рд╢реНрд░реА рдпрд╛рджрд╡рдВ implies Lord Krishna and hence, Mahabharata. The meaning of the second shloka is, тАЬThe teachings of Gita, bestowed upon us by Lord Krishna, who draws people towards him with his benevolence, destroy evil and are close to our heart.тАЭ
And there are thirty nine more shlokas like this!
Click to access raamakrshhna.pdf
Pretty cool, right?
Parth