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sahipatra

Notes [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).
Type t.t.

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