Documenta Nepalica

Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
2376 rukkā daskhata n. an executive order (rukkā) either by king or prime minister, bearing a signature of the latter. t.t.
2500 rukkāsau [S.] n. lit. "this is a rukkā", used in copies of royal rukkās in place of the king's praśasti. t.t.
2841 rupaiyā̃ var. rupaiñā; abbr. ru; n. rupee. t.t.
3012 sābara [fr. S. śāmbara] var. sābhara; n. a cured deerskin: chamois leather. t.t.
679 sadābarta [S. sadāvrata] var. sadāvartta, sadāvarta, sadābartta; n. 1) regular distribution of alms or food to mendicants, guests, pilgrims or the poor (cp. Adhikari 1984: 356). 2) a kitchen where raw or cooked food is supplied to these groups (cp. M.C. Regmi 1978b: 864). 3) a charitable foundation for the provision of food to poor, mendicants and pilgrims (cp. M.C. Regmi 2002: 302). t.t.
2783 sadara [A.] n. Administrative centre, capital. t.t.
2460 sadara daphadara n. general registry office for assignments in lieu of pay (cf. Edwards 1975: 112 ). t.t.
2565 sadara daphtarakhānā [A.] var. sadara daphadarakhānā; n. general registry office. t.t.
2349 Sadara Jaṅgī Koṭavālī var. Sadara Jaṅgī Koṭavālī Indracoka Ṭhānā, Sadara Jaṅgī Koṭavāla Ṭhānā; n. the central police station at Indracoka in Kathmandu. t.t.
2602 sādhaka n. a request for sanction (Adhikari 1984: 356); a referral along with one’s own opinion to the concerned officer of an higher authority for releasing a certain budget or taking the final decision on certain issues in the case the referring officer does not possess the authority to do so. t.t.
3008 sādhu [S.] n. lit. "the good one", a holy man, an ascetic; a righteous person. See also sādhu santa t.t.
3071 sādhu santa [sādhu + santa] n. generic term for holy men, ascetics. t.t.
1853 sāhaba sikṛṭari n. the secretary to the governor-general of India. t.t.
3037 sahanai n. a conical-bore double-reed wind musical instrument (Tingey 1990:39-46). t.t.
3076 sāhānāpāla n. 1) A functionary appointed in the Kathmandu Valley to prevent cattle from straying into fields (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No.9): 225). 2) a levy collection to finance the wages of guards who prevented cattle from straying into fields (M.C. Regmi 1975 (No.1): 26. t.t.
1811 Sahara Saphāī Aḍḍā var. Sahara Sapāī Aḍā; according to Agrawal (Agrawal 1976: 14) an office established by Bīra Śamśera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā to administer the sanitation of Kathmandu city. The municipality of Kathmandu emerged from this office. t.t.
2447 sāheba / sāhaba [fr. A. sāhib] n. 1) word to respectfully address a high-ranking person, sir. 2) master. t.t.
1389 sāhebajyu n. "title given to sons or brothers of the king and some members of the Shah lineage outside the royal family" (Whelpton 1991: 286). t.t.
1896 sahīchāpa n. endorsement by signature fingerprint, seal etc. t.t.
2492 sahipatra [fr. A. sāata+S. paṭṭa] var. sahipāṭo, sāipāṭo, sāhipāṭā; n. the document on which the agreement is signed by the parties negotiating a marriage; the present sent by the bridegroom to the bride with this document and consisting usually of sugarcane, fish and curds (Turner 1931: 594). t.t.
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