[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.1657 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1657 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1657 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1657](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1657) monds). (39) Dhātusaṃskaraṇa (purification of metals). (40) Skill in distinguishing the colours of diamonds. (41) Khaniparikṣaṇa (finding out of mines). (42) Understanding trees and their value (Vṛkṣāyurveda-yoga). (43) Cockfight. (44) Understanding the language of birds like Mainā. (45) Massaging. (46) Keśaprakṣālana. (47) Akṣara muṣṭikā kathana. (48) Videśabhāṣājñāna. (knowledge of the language of one's own country). (50) Bhāvikālapravacana (fortune-telling). (51) Yantranirmāṇa (making of machines). (52) Smaraṇaśaktipoṣaṇa (increasing memory power). (53) Śravaṇapāṭha (studying by hearing). (54) Nimīṣakavana (instant poetry-making). (55) Kriyāvikalpa. (56) Kapaṭabhāva (False poses), (57) Chandojñāna (knowledge of different metres). (58) Vastragopana. (59) Game of dice. (60) Another gambling game. (61) Bālalīlā (entertainment of children). (62) Vinayācārakrama (etiquette). (63) Vaitālikavidyājñāna (panegyrics). (64) Kāryagrahana (comprehension of facts). (Śabdasāgara). - [Previous: c7.1656](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1656) - [Next: c7.1658](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1658) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1657](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1657) · Pramāṇa