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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 var. rajaputa, rajapūta, rājaputa; n. a member of the royal dynasty and high class Kṣatriyas such as Ṭhakurīs. Since the Mulukī Ain has not specified who falls under the category of the Rājapūta-class, the membership might have been defined on the basis of customary practices (the Mulukī Ain does not include the Cord-wearing Kṣatriyas in the Rajapūta class). 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. deed of relinquishment of rights. 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. an individual itinerant ascetic. t.t.
2285 rāṅa var. rāṅ, rā̃ga; n. tin. 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.
2051 ropanī [fr. S.] var. ropani; n. unit of land measurement in the hill region, including the Kathmandu Valley, comprising four murīs. The area may vary according to the grade, but current standard area for a ropanī comprises 5,476 square feet (cf. M.C. Regmi 1999: 235 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 864; Whelpton 1991: 286; M.C. Regmi 1995: 77; M.C. Regmi 1978: 163; M.C. Regmi 1988: 270). t.t.
2886 ṛṣi [S.] n. 1) a sage (esp. any of the seven Vedic hymn singers), a seer. 2) transf. a saint, an ascetic. t.t.
2666 rudrākṣa [S.] n. seed of the tree Elaeocarpus ganitrus (Roxb. ex G.Don) or another Elaeocarpus species. t.t.
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