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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2413 | sirāne | n. name of the assistant of the treasurer (bhaṇḍārī) in the monastery of Caugherā who carries the 'throne' of the pātradevatā on his head during processions (Bouillier 2017: 193). | t.t. |
| 2050 | siropāva | [H.] n. long robe (from head to toe) given as garment of honour by the king. According to Krauskopff and Meyer this garment, together with royal blessings (darśana) were "bestowed on newly-appointed individuals when they made their command appearance before the king or his representative" (Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 122-123) and to "those who performed exceptional tasks for the king". | t.t. |
| 1932 | sirto | var. sirto, sīrto, sirtto, sirttā; n. tribute paid by Vassal states to the Central government (see Adhikari 1984: 356; Pant and Pierce 1989: 94; M.C. Regmi 1978: 865; M.C. Regmi 2002: 303). | t.t. |
| 2467 | siṭhinakhaḥ | [New.] n. festival observed on the sixth of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha. | t.t. |
| 2888 | śivaliṅga | [S.] n. phallic emblem of Śiva. | t.t. |
| 2426 | śivarātri | [S.] var. śivarātrī; also mahāśivarātri; n. lit. "Śiva's night", festival in honour of Śiva celebrated in the night of the 14th of the dark fortnight, on a bigger scale (then called mahāśivarātri) in the night of the 14th of the dark fortnight of the month of Phālguna. | t.t. |
| 2680 | sohraganḍī | var. sorhagaṃḍī n. coinage system according to which 16 ganḍās are equal to one rupee, in contrast to the paccīsagaṇḍī system (Walsh 1908: 693–694). | t.t. |
| 2259 | śrāddha | [S.] n. | t.t. |
| 2082 | srestā | var. śrestā; n. account book, ledger. | t.t. |
| 2585 | śrestādāra | n. | t.t. |
| 1869 | śrī | [S.] n. word of blessing, can be used as apprecatio, in which case it means 'good fortune' (Pant and Pierce 1989: 12), can be used as a prefix to names of persons and gods, in which case it means 'venerable' or 'glorious' respectively. The number of śrīs used varies, depending on context. | t.t. |
| 2151 | śrī 3 mahārājā | var. māhārāja, mahārāja. lit. "thrice venerable great king"; title referring to the Rāṇā prime minister. On August 6 1856, King Surendra, through a lālamohara, conferred upon Jaṅga Bahādura the title of mahārāja of Kaski and Lamjung (cf. Agrawal 1976: 10). The title was subsequently passed on to all Rāṇā prime ministers. | t.t. |
| 2167 | śrī 3 sarkāra | lit. "three-times venerable ruler"; title used by the Rāṇā prime ministers (cp. Whelpton 2005: 266). | t.t. |
| 2444 | śrī 3 sarkāra guṭhī | n. guṭhī endowed by members of the Rāṇā family before 1950 (M.C. Regmi 1978: 715). | t.t. |
| 2620 | śrī 5 mahārājā | lit. "five-times venerable great king"; title referring to the Śāha king in the early Śāha period. | t.t. |
| 1966 | śrī 5 sarkāra | lit. "five-times venerable ruler"; commonly used to refer to the Śāha king (cp. Whelpton 2005: 266) and often indistinctively to his government (Lecomte-Tilouine 2015). | t.t. |
| 2443 | śrī 5 sarkāra guṭhī | n. guthī endowed by members of the royal family (M.C. Regmi 1978: 863). | t.t. |
| 2981 | śrīkhaṇḍa | [S.] also known as candana; n. 1) sandalwood (Santalum album L.). 2) ointment (anulepana) offered as one of the upacāras in worship. | t.t. |
| 2749 | sthānagaṇeśa | [S.] var. thānagaṇeśa; n. Gaṇeśa of the locality; every Newar locality has a separate shrine of Ganedyaḥ, which is the sthānagaṇeśa of that ṭola. | t.t. |
| 2148 | sthiti | see thiti. | t.t. |
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