BOOK I. contains an epitome of the Shíú (Siva) Purán, and an account of the ten Avatárs, p. 10; II. Translation of the Rámáyana, p. 226; III. Translation of the Bhágavat Purána, p. 1014; IV. Holy men of the Hindús, p. 1462; V. An epitome of the Mahábhárata — an account of the Hindú ante-Muhammadan Rájas—the Muhammadan Kings of Ghazní and Dehlí, from Mahmúd to Akbar II., and the Establishment of British supremacy, p. 1608; VI. The Revenues of the different Provinces of Hindústán and Persia, p. 2968; VII. An account of the seven climates, noted cities, and wonders of the world, p. 3022.
The work closes with an account of the Brahmins and Khatrís, and an eulogium on Rája Chandú Lál.
SIZE—Elephant Folio, consisting of 3128 pages, each containing 19 lines.
There are only two copies of this work, both of which belong to the family of the author. One is plentifully illustrated in the portion devoted to Hindú Mythology and History.
The work is written, in the parts which are not copied or translated from others, in a very flowery style, which, though correct in its structure, is preposterous in its extravagance. For instance, a high-strained panegyric is applied to that royal puppet, Akbar II., a mere pensioner of the British Government, entirely divested of all civil, military, and political power, except within the narrow precincts of his own palace. Such fulsome and hyperbolical panegyric, even if bestowed upon Akbar the Great, would be offensive enough; but when the subject of it is Akbar the Little, it becomes absolutely nauseous.