ID | Word | Notes | Type |
2785 | vimāna | n. an architectural feature of a temple or chariot; a structure securing the inner sanctum of a temple or chariot. In documents E_2253_0015A~E_2253_0015G and E_2254_0001A~E_2254_0001J, this term refers to the structure decorated with gilt metal panels built around the chariot of Matsyendranātha in Patan. | t.t. |
2887 | viniyoga | [S.] n. a formula mentioning ṛṣi, metre and deity of a mantra. | t.t. |
2630 | virāma | [S.] var. virām; n. a diacritic mark placed below a consonant to suppress the inherent vowel that otherwise occurs with every consonant letter. | t.t. |
2245 | viṣṭa | n. name of a particular clan of Chetris; a general name for all higher castes particularly when addressed by Damāī̃s and Kāmīs. | t.t. |
2424 | vrata | [S.] n. 1) ritual observance. 2) fasting on occasion of a festival or worshipping a deity. | t.t. |
835 | Yakkhā | var. Yākhā; n. 1) a Kiranti ethnic group, endonym "Yakkhaba," mainly inhabiting areas east of the Arun river in Pallo Kirāta/Limbuvān. 2) the language of that group. | t.t. |
2132 | yathocita uprānta | See uprānta. | t.t. |
2978 | Yi Teṅga Pāva Ṭiṅga Śuna Ciyāna | [Chin.] n. First grade of the Order of the Sacred Tripod (Pao Ting Hsun Chang). Title was bestowed on Prime Minister Juddha Śamśera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā in 1934 (Prasad 1975: 121). | t.t. |
2640 | yoga | [S.] n. division of time based on "the sum of the ecliptical longitudes of the sun and moon, arranged in 27 segments of 13°20 Min each, parallel to but not identical with the nakṣatras" (Gansten 2018) and one of the calendric parameters of the pañcāṅga.
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1830 | yogī / jogī | [fr. S. yogin-] var. jogi; n. 1) ascetic, religious mendicant. 2) specif. a follower of the Nātha tradition; see also kanaphaṭṭā. 3) member of the Kusle community. | t.t. |
2756 | yuga | [S.] n. age of the world of which there are four (satya-, tretā-, dvāpara-, and kaliyuga) with 71 of these four-yuga cycles making up for one manvantara. | t.t. |