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entertainment. The following arts may be taken as the aesthetic arts: गीतम् ( vocal music), वाद्यम् (instrumental music), नृत्यम् (dancing), आलेख्यम् (painting), and वीणाडमरुक - वाद्यानि (playing of stringed instruments). तण्डुलकुसुमवलिविकारा: ( making designs on the flooring with coloured rice and making various kinds of flower garlands), g (spreading of flowers and flower-garlands in a room etc.), (setting jewels like emeralds in the floors) are decorative arts. विशेषकच्छेद्यम् ( cleverness in making different tilaka marks on the forehead), TT: (anointing the body with kunkuma etc. and colouring of teeth, clothes etc.),
(preparing the bed),
purposes),
of flowers etc.),
T:
far: (preparing garlands for different (decorating the crest with different kinds (dressing and adorning according to time, place and occasion), कर्णपत्रभंगा: (ear-ornaments of ivory, conchshells, etc. for adornment), af: (anointing perfumes etc.). भूषणयोजनम् (preparing ornaments), उत्सादने संवाहने केशमर्दने च कौशलम् (massaging of body and hair) and rf (changing the appearance of fabrics such as making cotton appear like silk) are for enhancing personal grace and charms.
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Accomplishments such as
काव्यसमस्यापूरणम् (completing the verse from a given single line), प्रतिमाला (capping verses), प्रहेलिका (riddles), gafa: (expressing that which is difficult in word or sense), (knowledge of reading books). नाटकाख्यायिकादर्शनम् (seeing representations from dramas and Akhyāyikās), म्लेच्छितविकल्पाः (using synonymous words of the Mlechha-bhāṣā). देशभाषाविज्ञानम् (using deśya words to make known that which is unknown), (remembering heard books), मानसी (knowing what passes in others' minds), Tuf (composing poems), अभिधानकोष ( knowing dictionaries), छन्दोज्ञानम् (knowing the metrical works), and f (knowing poetics) are for developing the mind and sharpening the intellect.
Skill ( हस्तलाघवम् ) in various useful arts such as sewing ( सूचीवानकर्माणि ), carpentry (T), embroidering (affor) cane work ( पट्टिका वेत्रवानविकल्पाः), obtaining desired ends and cheating others. ( कौचुमाराश्चयोगाः, चित्राश्च योगाः, छलितकयोगाः ) household work (aafar ), experiments in magic (TT), cooking and preparing drinks ( विचित्रशाकयूषभक्ष्यविकारक्रिया, पानकरसरागासवयोजनं ) were considered as necessary as the above-mentioned accomplishments. Moreover the following arts seem to be for specialization in different professional activities. Among them can be included रूप्यरत्नपरीक्षा (the knowledge of different coins and diamonds etc.), धातुवाद: (finding and treasuring stones, metals, etc.), मणिरागाकरज्ञानम् (knowledge of gems for value etc.), fafar (the knowledge of good and bad omens, etc.), (the making of instruments for
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