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SaptapadiAn essential part of a Hindu marriage being the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and the bride...413
Sar-daftar-diwaniThe chief clerk of the office of the Diwan. [Wilson’s Glossary]434
Sar-kanungoA chief kanungo, the provincial or district registrar and accountant. [Wilson’s Glossary]426
Sar-rishtaA record, register, office employment; an office of registry or record; it is sometimes but inaccurately,...457
SaraiA house; lace; a seragilo; a building erected for the accommodation of travelers. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan...482
SaranjamThe word ‘saranjam’ literally means apparatus, provisions or materials. In his Glossary, Wilson defines...420
SarasariThe word connotes the idea of a temporary settlement; but along with the word ‘bemiadi’, it means...426
SaraswatiThe goddess of letters and arts; the name of a river, commonly, Saraswati or Sursootee. [Wilson’s Glossary]388
Saraswati VilasA digest on ancient Hindu Law written by Pratap Rudra Deb, King of Orissa. It is a work of great authority...536
Saraswati-pujaThe worship of the goddess Saraswati. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]342