Documenta Nepalica

Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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2776 phosī [new.] var. phosi, phvasi; n. a large copper vessel used for distilling rice spirits. t.t.
2315 phukādāma n. a monetary unit of small denomination equivalent to 1/4 of a dāma (NBŚ s. v. phukādāma). However, Turnbull (1992: 46) gives the value of it as 1/2 of a dāma. t.t.
2107 phūlapātī [fr. S. phulla + patra] n. lit. "flowers and leaves", 1) a set of plants worshipped during the Baḍā Dasaĩ festival and introduced into the worship arena on the seventh day of the bright fortnight of Āśvina. 2) the seventh day of the Baḍā Dasaĩ festival; see also patrikā. t.t.
2847 phulī var. phuli; n. 1) a nose ornament worn on the outside of one nostril. 2) the hole in the hookah bowl into which the pipe-stem is inserted. t.t.
2668 phuru n. wooden cup for drinking tea, especially used by the Bhoṭe community. t.t.
2418 piṇḍa [fr. S.] n. rice-balls offered to ancestors during the śrāddha rites. t.t.
2394 pīra [P.] n. 1) a venerable old man, a spiritual guide. 2) a Muslim saint. 3) (esp. in the Nātha tradition) used as title for the head of important maṭha (Bouillier 2017: 60 and passim). t.t.
2644 pīramahanta [P. pīra + S. mahanta] var. pīramahaṃta; n. (esp. in the Nātha tradition) title of the head of a monastery (maṭha), esp. a pañcāyātī maṭha (cf. Bouillier 2017: 60 and passim). t.t.
2441 piśācacaturdaśī [S.] New. pasācavadasa, pāsā caḥrhe; n. fourteenth of the dark fortnight of the month of Caitra and the festival held on that day. t.t.
2917 pistola / pistaula [E.] var. pīstula; n. pistol. t.t.
2255 pīṭha [S.] n. seat of a deity. t.t.
2364 poḍe / poḍhe [New.] n. Newar caste of sweepers, who traditionally cleaned drainage, septic tanks, etc. They take surnames like Deulā/Dyaḥlā. In the former social setting, they were considered untouchable and were barred to live within the city proper. They also functioned as priests of the power deities at shrines usually outside the city on the banks of a river. The Mulukī Ain accords them the second lowest place among the Untouchables, superior to the Cyāme only. t.t.
2235 poḍhe [N.] var. poḍhyā, poḍe; n. the second lowest caste among the Untouchable caste groups. According to the Mulukī Ain (MA-54.160.2) the Poḍhe caste is superior to Cyāme caste. t.t.
2094 potā n. a tax imposed on certain categories of birtā-lands. According to D. Vajrācārya, it was introduced by King Pratāpasiṃha (Vajrācārya VS 2019: 39). The document PD_0002_0002, however, mentions the exact year of the introduction of potā as NS 893 (1773 CE) which was still during the reign of King Pṛthvīnārāyaṇa. t.t.
2553 Potā Aḍḍā var. Potā, n. a tax office. t.t.
2700 potā tahasila n. an office related to the taxes imposed in certain categories of birtā-lands in the Kathmandu Valley. t.t.
2665 potādāra n. official appointed to collect the potā tax on birtā lands in the Kathmandu Valley (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No. 9): 224). t.t.
2687 pote var. poṭe; n. woman's necklace, typically made of glass beads, part of the saubhāgyasāmāna. t.t.
2407 prabhu [S.]. n. 1) master, lord. 2) God. t.t.
2273 pradhāna n. a low-ranking state functionary. Although no clear functions of the Pradhāna post can be ascertained, this seems to be applied to several different functionaries: those who were headmen of certain communities within Kathmandu valley and beyond; and local officials who collected revenue in villages. t.t.
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