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Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
2270 hurkyā n. one of the untouchable castes. According to the enumeration of the Mulukī Ain, the caste of hurkyās is preceded by the castes of Sārkīs, Kāmīs, Cunāros and Cunārās (MA-54.160.17). t.t.
2605 ijāphata n. an increase or augumentation in the amount of revenue. t.t.
1838 ijārā [A.] var. ījārā; n. 1) a system under which the government granted to an individual the exclusive right to collect revenue from a specified source subject to payment of a sum stipulated in advance (M.C. Regmi 2002: 299). 2) a contract for collection of revenue, exploitation of mines, etc. (M.C. Regmi 1978: 226; cf. Adhikari 1984: 349; M.C. Regmi 1978: 162). t.t.
2052 ijārādāra n. tax contractor, holder of an ijārā. t.t.
314 ilākā [fr. A. 'alāqa] n. an administrative unit smaller than a district (jillā) (Adhikari 1984: 349). According to Kumar a synonym for tahasila or jillā (Kumar 1967: 165). t.t.
3053 ilāṃ [New.] n.; a cloth or metal canopy set up over the image of a deity. t.t.
2962 indrajātrā n. festival around the full moon day of Bhādra especially celebrated in Kathmandu, performing the imprisonment of the god Indra for the theft of a flower and the procession of the goddess Kumārī. t.t.
2710 iṣṭadevatā [S.] n. chosen deity, patron deity of a person or group. t.t.
317 istaka The meaning is unclear, but the form always occurs before a samvat (era) period. It may be a truncated form of 'istakbīl-tā-gāyat', which means "from a certain date to a certain date, used chiefly with respect to notes" (Wilson 1855: 220). t.t.
2397 istihāra / iśtihāra [fr. A.] n. official note by the government to the public. t.t.
1983 iṭācapalī var. iṭācapali, īṭācapalī; n. one of the four central courts (cāra adālata) located in Kathmandu, others being Koṭiliṅga, Ṭaksāra, and Dhanasāra. Their jurisdictions are not clear, and they performed some executive functions as well (M.C. Regmi 2002: 300). t.t.
2659 itaḥ [S.] var. ita; ind. "from here", diplomatic standard feature used in the eschatocol of letters before the name of the sender. t.t.
1868 jabānabandī var. jamānabandī; n. a legal document where a complainant, defendant or eyewitness promise in writing that he/she is ready to accept whatever will be decided by the court or legal institute in accordance with law (cf. NBŚ s.v. jabāna). t.t.
2795 jaḍāurī var. jaḍāūra; n. 1) second-hand cloth or other used things. 2) cast-off clothes given to servants. t.t.
323 jagāta var. jagāt; inland transit duties on goods (Pant and Pierce 1989: 93; M.C. Regmi 1970: 173; M.C. Regmi 1988: 267) t.t.
941 jageḍā var. jagirā, jagerā; n. land held in reserve by the state for special appointments, rewards or endowments. t.t.
942 jaggā var. jagā. n., Turner 1931 s.v. jagā: s. Place; land, field, estate. t.t.
2281 jāgira var. jāgīra; n. "lands, homesteads, villages and other sources of revenue assigned to government employees as remuneration for their services" (M.C. Regmi 1999: 136). t.t.
1923 jāgiradāra var. jāgīradāra; n. lit. "holder of a jāgira"; a government employee who is remunerated for his services by the assignment of land. t.t.
2771 jaḥdhuṃ [fr. old New. jaladhuna, jaladhuni] var. jaḥdhũ, jarhũ, jaḥrhuṃ; n. manmade water tank usually constructed on roadsides for the people passing by to drink water from. t.t.
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