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Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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2092 kuśa [S.] n. couch grass (Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf). t.t.
1973 kuśabirtā n. land grant made to Brahmins with religious motives, following a commitment (saṃkalpa) made with holding kuśa grass. t.t.
1804 Kusahari n. an ethnic group. t.t.
1796 kusle [fr. S. kuśala-?] var. kusalyā, kusalyā; n. name of a Newar caste group whose members work as musicians and tailors. t.t.
2242 kusle var. kusalyā; n. untouchable caste fellows who have the profession of cleaning royal houses or courtyards and temples as well as playing musical instruments in the temples.The Mulukī Ain classifies the caste of Kusles as the 10th lowest (superior to Cyāmes, Poḍhes, Vādīs, Gāinyās, Damāī̃s, Kadārās, Kāmī, Sārkī, Kulu and Hindu Dhobī) among the Untouchable castes (MA-54.160.10).

In the former social setting, Kusles used to reside in a sataḥ, a two-story building made for the Jogīs to reside but not owned by them. Kusles use the surnames like Darśandhārī or Kapālī and live in such sataḥ (sataḥchẽ) built in almost every twāḥ or ṭola. They keep the records of the new births and deaths in the families of the neighborhood. The social responsibilities of the Jogī community include receiving the offerings from the families that are observing the purificatory rites after any new birth or death in the family. The Jogī community is offered nhaenumābva (a set of all the dishes prepared for the feast during the purificatory rite of the 7th day of the death in the family), sībva (similar set of dishes especially dedicated to the deceased), etc (Mali NS 1130: 223)..		 t.t.
2504 kuta var. kut; n. a system of tenancy under which a cultivator paid a fixed quantity of produce or a fixed amount of money as rent to the owner of the field. t.t.
2773 kvāḥpāḥdyaḥ [fr. old New. kvācapāla deva] var. kvāpaḥdyaḥ, kvāḥbhāḥju; n. principal deity of a Buddhist monastery. Enshrined on the ground floor of the main building of a monastery, kvāḥpāḥdyaḥ is almost always facing the main entrace to the monastery complex. t.t.
2636 lāchi [fr. new. lācha] var. rāchi; n. 1) a main road (Jørgensen 1936: 153). 2) street, main road (Malla 2000: 437). 3) In traditional Newar settlement, courtyards are usually adjoined by a street on one side, which is called lāchi. (#new#RS) t.t.
478 lagata var. lagat; n. record; descriptive list of items, persons etc. concerning a certain subject; a registry of staff in an office; “assessment or stipulated rent of land“ (Adhikari 1984: 352 ) t.t.
1364 Lagata Phā̃ṭa n. Record Section (of the Finance Ministery). t.t.
2355 lahãgā n. women's lower garment, long skirt worn by women or as part of traditional dance outfits. t.t.
2294 lājimā ḍiṭṭhā n. auxiliary or non-combatant personnel in a Gorkhali Company; (M.C. Regmi 1999: 137 ). The Mulukī Ain distinguishes three categories of the ḍiṭṭhās; jaṅgī kote Diṭṭhā (probably, combatant personnel), lājimā ḍiṭṭhā and the ḍiṭṭhā in charge of Elephant or horse stable or cowshed (MA-54.31.11). t.t.
2252 lākha [S.] n. one hundred thousand. t.t.
992 lālamohara var. lālmohara, lālamohar, lālmohora; abbreviated mohara; n. royal document bearing the red seal. t.t.
2564 lālamohara daskhata var. lālamohara daskhat; n. a document bearing the red seal of the Śāha king (lālamohara) and the signature (daskata / daskhata) of the prime minister. t.t.
2995 lālaṭina / lālaṭinī / lālatena [fr. E. lantern] var. lālṭeṃ; n. a lantern. t.t.
2165 lāmā [fr. T. blama] 1) n. priest of the Tibetan Buddhist religion. 2) one of the cārajāta clans of the Guruṅ. t.t.
2542 lapṭana / lephṭena [fr. E.] var. lephṭen, lephaṭeṃ, lephaṭaina, lephṭaṃ, lephṭeṃṭa, lephaṭenaṭa; n. lieutenant, according to Kumar below major adjutant (mejara ajiṭana) and above kharadāra / kharidāra (Kumar 1967: 100). t.t.
1910 lāṭha sāheba var. lāṭha sāhaba, lāṭha sāhap; n. the governor-general of British-India t.t.
2590 lavaṭa [fr. New.] n. a term used for mixed castes originating from hypergamous unions among Newars. t.t.
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