kos--approximately two miles
kamar-band--ceremonial waist sash
lakh--a hundred thousand
lapsi--preparation of gur, ghee, and wheat
lila--play or sport
lor langar--chain attached to elephant's leg
lungi--long waist wrap worn by men
mahal--palace
mahout--elephant driver
maidan--public square
mansab--rank given a n.o.bleman
mansabdar--n.o.bleman granted estates to tax
mardum-kash--small cannon
masala--blend of spices, "curry powder"
mihaffa--wooden turret suspended between two animals
mina bazaar--mock bazaar held on Persian New Year
mirdanga--South Indian drum
mohur--gold coin
mudra--hand signs in the Indian cla.s.sical dance
musallim--navigator on Indian ship
mutasaddi--chief port official
nakuda--owner-captain of Indian trading vessel
naqqara-khana--entry to royal compound
nashudani--"good-for-nothing"
nautch--suggestive dance
nezah--lance
nilgai--Indian deer
nim--plant whose root is used for cleaning teeth
nimaste--Hindi greeting, "h.e.l.lo"
pahar--three hours
pakhar--steel plate elephant armor
palas--wood used for chaugan stick
pan--betel leaf rolled around betel nut and spices and
chewed panch--wine punch pandit--Hindu scholar pice--Indian "penny"
postibangh--mixture of opium and hemp extract
prahna--spirit, life force
Puranas--Hindu scriptures
qamargha--hunt using beaters to a.s.semble game
qarawals--beaters for hunt
qazi--judge
qur--hunting enclosure containing game rasa--aesthetic mood
rasida--"arrived"; a piece that reaches center in chaupar
board game sachaq--marriage present sandali--type of eunuch sarachah-- royal platform
sarangi--Indian musical instrument, resembling violin
sari--woman's wrap
sati--immolation of Hindu wife with body of her husband sehra-- bridegroom's crown sharbat--lemon and sugar drink shikar--the hunt
sitkrita--intake of breath signifying female o.r.g.a.s.m
strappado--Portuguese torture device
sum--climax of rhythmic cycle in Indian music
sutra--Hindu scripture