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(38) “HASTA-LAGHAVA” Nimbleness of hands:--This art included in it the teaching of moving the hands very nimbly and thus to use them for doing any piece of work in the shortest period of time.
(39) “VACHANA-PATUTVA” Skilfulness in talking:This art taught them how to talk according to the time,place and the person addressed, and to acquire ability to perform the niost difficult actions in the twinkling of an eye as a result of their talk.
(40) “BHOJYA-VIDHI” Art of preparing food:—This art taught them how to cook food properly and what changes should be made in its preparation in accordance with the nature of time, place, and individual .so that the food may prove useful for health.
(41) “VYAKARANA” Grammar:--This art gave them the knowledge of following things:--What is grammar ? Why is it necessary? How far a mother should have the knowledge of grammar and how far it is useful in teaching the art of correct speaking, reading, and writing to children from their very childhood, and how far did it save the time of children ? How far is the knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, joining and compounding of words together with their etymology helpful in explaining unknown words and in increasing the vocabulary to a great extent ?
(42) "SALI-KHANDANA” Husking rice:--The women were tauglit how to husk paddy and seperate rice from it neatly without breaking by means of this art.
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