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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2093 | rājaguru | [S.] n. 1) a preceptor (guru) to a member of the royal family. 2) preceptor to the king (baḍā guruju). | t.t. |
| 2748 | rājaguṭhī | var. rājaguṭha; n. a guṭhī established by the king or royal family. The Mulukī Ain of 1854 (§ 1.5) defines it as a guthi set up by a reigning king or queen of Gorkhā following the performance of a saṃkalpa. Definition of rājaguṭhī, however, changed over time. With the system of amānata instituted, the guṭhīs managed by different governmental associations became rājaguṭhīs. The Guṭhī Saṃsthāna Ain of VS 2021 defines it as a guṭhī belonging to or managed by the government. After VS 2033, all the guṭhīs under the jurisdiction of the Guṭhī Saṃsthāna became known as rājaguṭhīs (cf. Tandan 1995: 34-35). | t.t. |
| 2203 | rājakhata | n. | t.t. |
| 2095 | rājapurohita | [S.] n. domestic priest serving the royal family. In case of the Śāhas the Arjyāla family held the post of the kings' purohita from the early Śāha period until a branch of the Pāṇḍe family took over this post after the Rāṇās came to power (Whelpton 1991: 201). | t.t. |
| 2221 | rājapūta | t.t. | |
| 2718 | rajasthala | [fr. S. rājasthala] n. place where the royal palace is located. | t.t. |
| 1913 | rajiḍanṭa | [fr. E.] n. resident. British residents or resident ministers were posted in foreign countries on a permanent basis. Even though they served diplomatic functions, residents are often conceived of as an expression of indirect rule. | t.t. |
| 2377 | rājīnāmā | n. | t.t. |
| 2479 | rājopādhyāya | [S.] var. rājopādhya; n. lit. "teacher of the king". 1) name or title granted to or adopted by certain Brahmin groups; 2) Brahmin group (also known as devabhāju) who had served the Malla kings and continue officiating as domestic priests of Newar Hindu households and at temples. | t.t. |
| 2088 | rakama | [fr. A. raqm] n. 1) a stipulated sum. 2) revenue, a revenue item. 3) corvée due to the government from peasants cultivating certain classes of land like raikara, kipaṭa or Rāja Guṭhī land (M.C. Regmi 1999: 235 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 163). 4) land held in return for corvée (Whelpton 1991: 285). 5) compulsory labour obligation commuted to specific services that are rendered on a regular and inheritable basis required for the regular establishments run by the government (cf. M.C. Regmi 1965: 53-54). | t.t. |
| 2086 | rakamadāra | 1) A holder of a rakama; 2) A revenue functionary (Regmi 1986: 135). | t.t. |
| 1081 | rakamakalama/kalamarakama | [fr. A.] n. 1) official matters. 2) an account containing different sections of revenue. 3) knowledge of official matters, officialdom (Turner 1931: s.v. rakam-kalam). 4) customary taxes and levies (Regmi 1976: 77). | t.t. |
| 2054 | rakamī | adj./n. a holder of rakama land. | t.t. |
| 2731 | raktacandana | [S.] var. raktacaṃdhana; n. red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.). | t.t. |
| 2283 | ramatā | n. | t.t. |
| 2285 | rāṅa | t.t. | |
| 2538 | Rāṇā Roll of Succession | The Rāṇā roll of succession fixed the names of lawful claimants to various high offices of the state in hierarchical order from the top-most post of prime minister and commander-in-chief (prāimaminisṭara yaṇḍa kamyāṇḍara ina cipha) downwards. It was initiated by Jaṅga Bahādura Kũvara Rāṇā after his return from Europe in 1856 (and revised by him in 1860 and 1868). Later, Vīra Śamśera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā and other prime ministers either made new rolls or revised the existing ones (Kumar 1967: 66). The offices were: 1. commander-in-chief general (kamyāṇḍara ina cipha janarala) 2. western commanding general (paścima tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) 3. eastern commanding general (pūrva tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) 4. southern commanding general (dakṣiṇa tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) 5. northern commanding general (uttara tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) followed by: - generals (janarala) - lieutenant generals (lephṭena janarala) - major generals (mejara janarala) - lieutenant colonels (lephṭena karṇela) - colonels (karṇela) - etc. (Kumar 1967: 66, 100). | t.t. |
| 1890 | rāut | n. head of the elephant care team; a Tharu surname; cp. Locke 2006: 148f., Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 185. | t.t. |
| 2676 | rekhī | n. pattern of lines drawn with powdered substances on the ground as support of ritual implements and around the sacrificial fire. | t.t. |
| 1083 | rītithiti | [fr. S. rīti and thiti] var. rītithīti; n. tradition, established practice. | t.t. |
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