Documenta Nepalica

Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
2947 dosallā n. a shawl. t.t.
2216 Doṭyāla Jaisī n. a category of low caste Brahmins inferior to Upādhyāyas, Asala- and Tīna-Liṅga-Jaisīs. t.t.
2120 doyama [fr. P.] n. 1) land of the second best quality. 2) second. t.t.
2806 dṛṣṭi [S.] var. diṣṭī; n. miniature eye used in rituals made of thin metal plate (Malla et al. 2000: s.v. diṣṭi). t.t.
2276 Duī-Liṅga-Jaisī n. a Jaisi whose mother were previously married to two other men (cp. Höfer 2004: 89). Among other criteria, Jaisis were hierarchized according to the number of former husbands of the mother. Also see Jaisī (cf. MA-54 115.2–4). t.t.
2598 Duĩ var. Duñā; n. also known as Putuvāra, a Newar caste whose members are considered inferior to the Jyāpu castes (MA-54 145.9-10). t.t.
219 duniyā̃dāra n. term used by the Rāṇās to refer to the common people as distinguished from themselves; literally meaning 'of this world' (Kumar 1967: 165) t.t.
2727 dupaṭṭā / dopaṭṭā n. women's shawl used as garment for covering the upper body and head. t.t.
2968 dvāpholasvāṃ [New.] var. dāphvaḥsvāṃ; n. star jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.f.) Andrews); Jośī and Jośī 2019: 54–55. t.t.
922 dvāre var. dvāryā, duvāryā; n. 1) a local revenue collection official (e.g. M.R. Pant 2002: 132; M.C. Regmi 1970: 149) who can arrest offenders and try petty cases (Stiller 1981: 379). 2) a gatekeeper at the royal palace who collects certain levies (Edwards 1975: 106; M.C. Regmi 1978: 226); 3) a village headman in the Kathmandu Valley (M.C. Regmi 1970: 149). t.t.
2703 eka-chāpe n. lit. "single stampded"; a letter with the seal or signature of the Prime Minister. t.t.
2422 ekādaśī [S.] n. eleventh day of a lunar fortnight, often connected with Vaiṣṇava worship. t.t.
2709 ekādaśīvrata [S.] n. religious fasting on the eleventh day of a lunar fortnight, especially in Vaiṣṇava practice. t.t.
2324 gaddī [H.] var. gādī; n. a throne, a royal seat; transf. sectarian leadership, office (of a mahanta). t.t.
2025 gādīmamārakha var. gādimamārakha, gādimumārakha; n. 1) present in cash or kind offered to the king upon the first time of a subject having darśana after the rājyābhiṣeka. 2) "levy collected on a country-wide basis to finance the expenses of a royal coronation“ (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No. 6): 149); collected in 1794 for Raṇa Bahādura and in 1799 for Gīrvāṇayuddha (M.C. Regmi 1995: 28). t.t.
2876 gāgrī [S. gargara] var. gāgarī; a metal water pot. t.t.
2677 gāgro [fr. S. gargarī] n. large earthenware water vessel, jar. t.t.
2960 gāī n. cow. t.t.
2237 gāine var. gāinyā; n. the 4th lowest caste (superior to Cyāmes, Poḍhes and Vādīs) among the Untouchables in the Mulukī Ain’s caste hierarchy (MA-54.160.3). The Gāines used to carry out the profession of singing and dancing at the houses of other caste fellows to make their livelihood. t.t.
2671 gaja [P. gaz] n. measure of length equalling two hātas or 0.91m; Mughal yard, typically used for measuring textiles. t.t.
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