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what was the difference in their effect on the body when used. Their eyes and hands were so very well trained together with their intellect that they never felt the necessity of measuring or weighing anything. The practical examination of acquiring proficieny in this art was given to these ladies at the time of serving food to the guests, preparing food, nursing the children, and building their future life.
(19) “DAMBHA” Deceitfulness:- This art taught them how to act deceptively in order to keep their purity when unfortunately they might fall into the clutches of wicked persons or rogues.
(20) “JALA-STHAMBHA” Water-control:-By means of this art, women were taught how to keep water in a pot or in a tank to spring in the form of a fountain without the help of any machine etc., for their own recreation or for the recreation of their family.
(21) “GITA-JNANA” Knowledge of songs:--This art taught them how to sing various timely songs in various tones and to compose songs like a poet laureate pertaining to any topic seen or heard only once.
(22) "TALA-TANA” This art taught them how to move feet or hands to the accompaniment of a harmonium, drum, tambour, Tabla, and the voice of the musician.
(23) “ARAMAROPANA” Horticulture:- This art tauglit then how to grow plants in various fashions and how to cultivate gardens and orchards. We might say that this
art gave them a methodical education in gardening of · various kinds.
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