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ID Word Notes Type
1808 sarāphī n. money-changer (cf. Wilson 1855 s.v. ṣarāf, p. 469) t.t.
1098 sardāra n. “a top-ranking official next in hierarchy to a kājī“ (M.R. Pant 2002: 135; cf. Pant and Pierce 1989: 94; M.C. Regmi 1978: 163 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 229 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 865; M.C. Regmi 1999: 137); "A military officer in the early Shah period; later, the designation of a civil officer also." (Kumar 1967: 167 ); "Kumar states they were of the nobility and "occupied civil and military offices of importance". Our sources place four of them in charge of the districts of Ilam, Salyan, Jumla, and Pokhara, and one at the fort at Chisapani. One was in China (perhaps as a member of the mission sent to the Emperor); one was a dittha of the courts; two were dadas (see below); and two or three were designated as "hajuria". Hajurias were "always present" with the King and served as personal attendants and body guards." (Edwards 1975: 105 ). t.t.
2291 sardu var. sarḍukā; n. a type of blanket like cloth (probably worn as a cloak) knitted in domestic loom (tāna) like khā̃ḍī. t.t.
1919 sarjāma var. sarajāma, sarājāma; n. 1) ingredients, tools, implements. 2) accessories and supplies for rituals. t.t.
1963 sarkāra n. government; head of government; king; term used to refer indistinctly to the king and/or to his government (Lecomte-Tilouine 2015: 211). t.t.
2607 sarkhata n. a corporation or business partnership. t.t.
2238 sārkī var. sārki; n. the 7th lowest caste (superior to Cyāmes, Poḍhes, Vādīs, Gāinyās, Damāī̃s and Kaḍārā, and similar to Kāmīs) among the Untouchables in the Mulukī Ain’s caste hierarchy (MA-54.160.7) whose traditional profession was leather-working (M.R. Pant 2002: 135). t.t.
1102 sarvāṅgamāpha var. sarbāṅgamāphi, sarvāṃkamāpha, sarvāṃgimāphi; n. category of unconditional and inheritable birtā, guṭhi, or rājya@BJ grants which were exempt from all taxes and levies (cf. Regmi 1978: 865). t.t.
2465 sarvauṣadhi [S.] var. sarva auṣadhi; n. lit. "all herbs", a group of usually ten herbs used in rituals, the exact lists of which may differ. t.t.
2498 sasīma birtā n. a type of birtā grant in which only the boundaries and not the area enclosed are specified (see Regmi 1964: 61-62). t.t.
2892 sāta pagarī According to the Divyopadeśa, a group of seven experienced officers serving in a company of 100 rifles. They are ranked under and appointed by a subedāra (RRS 6:12 [1974], p. 239-240). t.t.
2634 sataḥ [fr. New. satala] var. satara, satare; n. 1) an inn, a public resting-place (Malla 2000: 479). 2) a building or house designated for charity to be used by religious people, mendicants, and ascetics (Manandhar 1986: 246). t.t.
1967 satāra var. satār, satāhar; n. lit. "the big one". 1) category of sacrificial buffaloes. Under the provision that the list given in E_2779_0005 provides a grading of bulls according to either size or age, the satāra is the forth and biggest, bigger than kaṭuvā, kāṃjokho, and malauṭo. 2) The biggest buffalo sacrificed during Dasaĩ, symbolizing Mahiṣāsura, the demon enemy of the goddess Durgā (Tingey 1997: 99; Unbescheid 1996: 120–125, passim). t.t.
710 satī n. 1.) widow, concubine or female slave who follows her deceased husband or master into death by immolating herself either on her husband's or master's fire, or on a separate funeral pyre. 2.) the ritual of self-immolation. t.t.
1878 sattala n. rest house. t.t.
2684 saubhāgyasāmāna n. lit. "material of maritial felicity"; set of items used in worship and associated with the married non-widowed woman, including items such as a mirror (ainā), comb (kā̃giyā), a beauty box (baṭṭā), gājala, sindūra, necklace (pote), bangles (curā) and red ribbons (dhāgo or dori); also saubhāgyadravya. t.t.
2013 sāune phāgu var. sāunya phāgu, sāunyā phāgu, sāunya phāghu; n. a homestead levy (valaka) collected in the hill districts, including Kathmandu Valley, during the months of Śrāvaṇa and Phālguna every year (cf. M.C. Regmi 1971: 230; M.R. Pant 2002: 136). According to M.C. Regmi (1995: 27-28) it originally served the supply of foodstuff to the royal household, and was converted into a cash payment in 1807. Normal households had to pay half the amount of landowners and local functionaries. The rates were revised in 1813. t.t.
1695 savāla n. 1) an enquiry. 2) a set of directives issued especially for the administrative purposes. Contrary to a sanada which is applicable to general public, a savāla refers to rules within a particular organization or an administrative unit (see Siṃha 1981 sv svāla. 3) rules and regulations enacted based on an existing law; administrative regulations (Adhikari 1984: 356; Karmacharya 2001: 328). t.t.
2416 savārī var. savāri; n. 1) progress/procession of an exalted person on a riding. 2) a vehicle used for procession. 3) employee at the astabalakhānā. t.t.
3015 sāyera n. custom duty (Turner 1931: s.v. sāyar); tax on local market goods (Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 186). According to Wilson the term can also denote "the remaining or all other sources of revenue accruing to the government, in addition to the landtax" (Wilsonr 1855: s.v. sair). t.t.
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