Documenta Nepalica

Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
2232 deśī var. desi; adj. an inhabitant of Indian plains. t.t.
2223 devabhāju var. Deobhāju; n. a Hindu Newar priest. The Rājopādhyāyas are known as Devabhājus, prominently, in the Kathmandu Valley. They are priest for high Hindu Newar castes and are, at present, inferior to the Upādhyāya and Jaisī Brahmins. t.t.
2685 devālīpūjā [fr. S.] n. collective worship of the kuladevatā with blood sacrifice, performed regularly on a specific lunar day, for which all members of a lineage (kulabandhu) convene. t.t.
2194 devāna [fr. A.] var. divāna, dīvāna; n. 1) head of the Revenue and Finance Departments, minister, chief officer of the State Revenue Ministry or Department (Michael 2012: 131). 2) a local tax-collection functionary in the western tarai region (M.C. Regmi 1978b: 856). t.t.
1992 devāna Head of the State Revenue Ministry or Department. t.t.
2713 Devānī Phā̃ṭa var. devānī phāṭ, divānī phāṭ, dīvānī phāṭā, dīvānī phā̃ṭā; n. division or section of a civil court. t.t.
2778 ḍhaḍḍā n. "register, often containing land details" (Michael 2012: 131). t.t.
2782 dhaḥmā [fr. New. dharamā] n. the shaft used for steering a chariot (Malla 2000: 240); a shaft that passes through the chariot between the wheels and which is upturned at one end. There is always a painting of Bhairava covered by a well-made gilt copper image of the same deity on the face of the upturned part of the dhaḥmā of Buṅgadyaḥ (Red Matsyendranātha). The dhaḥmā itself is considered to represent Karkoṭaka Nāgarāja, the serpent deity who, according to a legend, stretched itself across a river from one end to another so that the King, his priest and his porter were able to cross the river with Bungadyaḥ. The water of the river had fantastical properties and turned everything which touched it into stone: as such, it was known as as Śilā Nadi, the stone river. After helping the trio, the serpent deity also sought to cross the river, but accidentally dipped the tip of his tail in the water. The part that touched the river immediately turned into stone and fell off. It is for this reason that the other end of the dhaḥmā does not have a pointed tip like a serpent’s tail; syn. ghaḥmā. t.t.
2287 ḍhaka n. a measure of weight (two mans or 164 lbs. avdp) made out of Bronze or iron and having the authoritative stamp on it of the government t.t.
913 ḍhākre var. ḍhākryā; n. 1) a porter; one who carries goods on his back in a ḍhākara, a large hand-woven conical basket of bamboo widely popular in hill regions; 2) a former state employee (cf. M.R. Pant 2002: 132 ), "off-role, out of government employment" (Whelpton 1991: 282); 3) an unemployed person; 4) another word for raitī, i.e. tenants or settlers, who fall under the jurisdiction of and pay taxes to the Limbu subbā (cf. Parajuli et al. 2075 s.v. ḍhākre). t.t.
2922 ḍhāla [S.] n. a shield. t.t.
915 ḍhalapā [fr. S. ḍhalaṃ pātīti] n. person in charge of the maintenance of public canals, including the coordination of compulsory labour services for its maintenance and the distribution of water (cf. Regmi 1966: 517-518). t.t.
2689 dhalauṭa var. ḍhalauṭa; n. a copper-zinc alloy rich in zinc. t.t.
3075 ḍhalvā var. dhalvā; n. 1) caretakers of state irrigation channels in the Kathmandu Valley (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No. 6): 148). 2) a type of rakama service involving the maintenance of state-owned irrigation channels (M.C. Regmi 1965: 60). t.t.
2381 dhāmī n. oracle medium, possessed by and acting as a lineage or territorial deity (see Shrestha-Schipper 2009@BJ); could be "appointed by the State in some Tarai and inner Tarai districts to look after the people and keep the gods satisfied. Their main function was to check the depredations of wild animals, particularly tigers" (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No. 6): 148 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 226; Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 183). t.t.
2143 dhanasāra [fr. S.] var. dhansāra; n. 1) granary, ration godown. 2) an office for revenue collection. 3) one of the four central courts (cāra adālata) located in Kathmandu, the others being Koṭiliṅga, Ṭaksāra and Iṭācapalī. t.t.
3084 dharma [S.] duty, religious duty, caste duty; religion; righteousness, goodness. t.t.
2254 dharmādhikāra / dharmādhikārī [S. dharmādhikārin] n. chief judge in religious jurisdiction whose main duties are to grant expiation and rehabilitation to polluted individuals. The term is exclusively used for Brahmins. t.t.
1334 dharmapatra [fr. S.] n. 1) a religiously solemnized document. 2) a written oath (cf. Whelpton 1991: 282). 3) a religious deed (cf. Karmacharya 2001a: 321). t.t.
2253 dharmaśālā [S.] n. charitable institution, often attached to temples or pilgrimage places. t.t.
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