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Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
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.
2929 ruīdāra var. ruvādāra; adj. padded or quilted with cotton t.t.
2076 ruju var. rujū; (physically) present, attested (Pant and Pierce 1989: 94; Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 185). t.t.
1900 rukkā [fr. A. ruq'a] n. an executive order, short note, missive from the highest authority. The king, the crown prince, but also queens and the Rāṇā prime ministers issued rukkās. t.t.
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.
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