Documenta Nepalica

Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
Filter string:
Displaying page 42 of 66; total number of records: 1303
ID Word Notes Type
2617 nagarā bānā n. Damāī̃ musical ensemble of nine instruments led by the nagarā drum (Tingey 1997: 100). t.t.
2618 nagarcī var. nagarci, nagārci, nagārcī; n. 1) person playing the nagarā drum. 2) lead drummer of the nagarā bānā musical ensemble. 3) respectful address for a member of the Damāī̃ community. t.t.
2271 nāike [fr. Skt. nāyaka] var. nā̃īke, nāeka; n. lit. "leader". 1) can refer to a leader of any kind of group, locality, duty etc. 2) headman (similar to pradhāna), especially of a Newar village. 3) leader of a rakam work team.. t.t.
2957 nainasuta n. a kind of fine white cotton cloth. t.t.
2866 naivedya [S.] var. naivaiḍya; n. (cooked) food consecrated to a deity; offering. t.t.
2867 naivedyakhorī [naivedya + khorī] var. naivīddeṣorī; n. a vessel for keeping consecrated food (naivedya). t.t.
2057 najara var. najarānā, najaranajarāna; n. a ceremonial or honorary gift, present or offering, especially from an inferior to a superior. It refers also to gratuities exacted as fees or fines upon an assignment of revenue or succession to office (Wilson 1855: 374 s.v. Nazrána). t.t.
2010 nājīra n. an inspector, supervisor, especially charged with serving of process, taking depositions or inquiring into any breach of law and peace (Stiller 1981: 381; Wilson 1855: s.v. Náẓir, Nájir). t.t.
559 Nakarmī [New. Kau, Nakaḥmi] n. a Newar caste group, blacksmith by profession. t.t.
2638 nakṣatra [S.] n. sector of the ecliptic reckoned as lunar mansion, of which there are 27 (or 28), and one of the calendric parameters of the pañcāṅga. t.t.
2891 nāla [fr. A.] n. lit. "horse-shoe", also used as an abbreviated form of nālabandī, originally a contribution exacted for financing the cavalry or preventing horsemen to raid the country, later converted into a permanent tribute (Wilson 1855: s.v. nālbandi). t.t.
2940 nāla [S.] var. nāl; n. a barrel (of a gun) t.t.
3048 Nāmasaṅgīti [S.] n. hymn of praise dedicated to Mañjuśrī. It is the short form of Āryamañjuśrīnāmasaṅgīti. The verses of Nāmasaṅgīti are a recitation of the 812 names of Mañjuśrī. Therefore, it is the song of 812 names of Mañjuśrī described in the form of a mantra-letters to be sung in the right manner (Vajrācārya 2006: b). The hymn is also worshipped as the twelve-armed deity Nāmasaṅgīti. t.t.
2213 nānaka var. nānak; n. 1) Guru Nānaka (1469 –1539), founder of the Sikh tradition. 2) ascetic of the Sikh tradition. t.t.
2517 nānakāra var. nānkar; n. right to lands enjoyed by chaudharis, guraus, kānugois and the likes in the Terai districts. According to Wilson (see s.v. nānkār), in Bengal finance this term was applied to an assignment of a portion of land or revenue of an estate made to landlords as their allowances for their service. t.t.
2797 nani [New.] n. lit. "coutyard"; "a dwelling cluster the inhabitants of which are, in general, members of the same clan" (Pant and Funo 2003: 43); several nanis make up a ṭola. t.t.
3020 nāpī var. nāpi; measurement; survey (of land). t.t.
3047 Nāsaḥdyaḥ [fr. old New. Nāśvaradeva] n. lit. "the deity of nāsaḥ (charm, grace and ability to be the center of attraction)", Nāsaḥdyaḥ is widely revered by the students of dance, drama and music, as nāsaḥ is the chief quality they need to possess if they are to succeed in the field. Nāsaḥdyaḥ is, therefore, a unique deity of amorphous nature usually represented only by a triangular or oblong hole on a wall in the Newar pantheon. The center of worship is a hole or several holes through which divine energy flows, spiritually perceived by Nāsaḥdyaḥ's devotees. In all adjacent walls and buildings in front of and behind the shrine these holes (nāsaḥpvāḥ) continue like a flight path which must not be blocked, either by buildings or humans. While performing a nāsaḥpujā, the devotee steps a little aside to avoid interference with the subtle flow. This practice and the concept of a linear progression of divine energy prompts one to suspect that origin of the Nāsaḥdyaḥ worship is a pre-Hindu tradition (Wegner 1992: 125). Every new session of lessons on Newar musical instruments or rehearsals of dance and drama begins with the worship of Nāsaḥdyaḥ. He is known as Nṛtyeśvara in Sanskrit. t.t.
2177 nātha [S.] n. a follower of the tradition of Gorakhanātha. See also jogī. t.t.
2840 nathiyā n. a large nose ring of gold or silver wire (worn on the left nostril by married women). t.t.
Displaying page 42 of 66; total number of records: 1303