So, there might be material in this text where there probably is not much to translate
(in the style "abrakadabra, dabrakafabra, abra, dabra, dabra, rakada") ...
mixed with meaningful strings in some more or less exotic language.
Why the cultural region around the Bay of Bengal might be a good place to check?
Not just "Hogglar Chor" which sounds like Voynichese, there are a lot of languages there + quite many writing systems, too. And a lot (really massive amounts) of herbal, traditional medicine.
Add a long colonial history, where Western writing system came "in touch" with local worldviews.
(in the style "abrakadabra, dabrakafabra, abra, dabra, dabra, rakada") ...
mixed with meaningful strings in some more or less exotic language.
Why the cultural region around the Bay of Bengal might be a good place to check?
Not just "Hogglar Chor" which sounds like Voynichese, there are a lot of languages there + quite many writing systems, too. And a lot (really massive amounts) of herbal, traditional medicine.
Add a long colonial history, where Western writing system came "in touch" with local worldviews.