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‖ pinjrapol|ˈpɪndʒrəpəʊl|
Also panjrapol, panjrapor, pinjrapole, etc.
[ad. Gujarati pānjrāpol, f. panjra (Skr. panjara, pinjara) a cage + pol an enclosed yard.]
In India, an enclosure, reserve, etc., where old or sick animals are kept.
1808R. Drummond Illustr. Gram. Parts Guzerattee s.v. Pinjrapole or Pánjrapól. Every marriage and mercantile transaction amongst them is taxed with a contribution for the Pinjrapole ostensibly. 1832C. Coleman Mythol. Hindus xiii. 222 These hospitals are called pinjra-pul, and contain animals of various descriptions. 1855H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms 418/2 Pinjrápor, or -pol, also read Pánjrápor, or pol, Guz{ddd}, an hospital for animals, kept up by the Jains of Guzerat in various places, out of small fees levied at marriages and on mercantile transactions. 1873E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) IV. s.v. Pinjrapol. The Bombay Pinjrapol owes its origin as much to the Parsee worship of sacred dogs as to the superstitions of the Jains. 1929H. G. Rawlinson Ovington's Voy. to Surat 178 These animal hospitals or pinjrapols date back to the days of Asoka. 1960Guardian 21 Apr. 12/5 A pinjrapole is a ‘Cheshire home’ for cows. 1968B. Walker Hindu World I. 16 The early Buddhists and Jains built hospitals for the care of animals, birds and even insects. Such institutions have survived through the centuries and are today known as piñjrapol. |