GLOSSARY OF INDIAN TERMS.
Amin. A native land surveyor and assessor of rents.
Amla. The native officials of a court, or office.
Asoka. The Jonesia asoka; a tree bearing beautiful flowers, held sacred to the god Siva. It is considered especially meritorious to bathe in a stream with asoka blossoms floating on the water.
Avatâr. The incarnation of a deity on earth.
Bâblâ. The Acacia Arabica, of hard wood and thorny used in making agricultural implements.
Bairâgi. A religious mendicant.
Champak. The Michelia champaca; a tree bearing large brilliant yellow flowers, very strongly fragrant. It is personified as one of the five flowery darts of Kama, the god of love.
Châtak. The Cuculus melanoleucus; a small bird which, according to a popular legend, exists entirely on rain-drops.
Chokidâr. A village watchman.
Dârogâ. A manager or overseer of any public department or office.
Darwân. A gate or door-keeper.
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