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follow certain ordinances, according to the Veda , respecting 
means of security from misfortunes, &c. and for the worship of 
the gods. Lists of the two races of kings, called the Suryavansa , 
and the Chandravansa ; of the family of Tadu, and of Crishna ; 
with a short history of the twelve years war, described in the 
Mahd-bharata. A treatise on the art of healing, as applicable 
to man and beast, with rules for the management of elephants, 
horses, and cows ; charms and spells for curing various disor- 
ders ; and the mode of worshipping certain divinities. On the 
letters of the Sanscrita alphabet ; on the ornaments of speech, 
as applicable to prose, verse, and the drama; on the mystic 
signification of the single letters of the Sanscrita alphabet ; a 
grammar of the Sanscrita language, and a short vocabulary. 
The work is divided into 353 short chapters, and is written in 
the Bengal character. L y . J. 
5. Calica Parana. 
A mythological history of the goddess Cali , in verse, and her 
adventures under various names and characters ; a very curious 
and entertaining work, including, by way of episode, several 
beautiful allegories, particularly one founded upon the motions 
of the moon. There seems to be something wanting at the 
end. Bengal character, without notes. L y . J. 
6. a. Vciyu Purana. 
This work, attributed to Vayu the god of wind, contains,, 
among a variety of other curious subjects, a very circumstan- 
tial detail of the creation of all things celestial and terrestrial, 
with the genealogy of the first inhabitants; a chronological 
account of the grand periods called Manwantaras , Calpas , &c.; 
a description of the earth, as divided into Dwipas , Varshas , &c.. 
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