Dhital


Dhital is a surname of people belonging to the Brahmin and chhetri from Nepal.Dhital belong to the Kaushik gotra. Dhital's origin is most likely from Jumla, a northwestern district of Nepal, but people with her surname are now scattered all over the country, including in Dhading, Lamjung, Gorkha, Kalikot, Dang, Bara, Hetauda, Nawalparasi, Kathmandu, Nuwakot, Kavrepalanchok, Sindhupalchowk and Rupandehi.

Origin

The Surname Dhital origanted from Dhita of Sinja valley sometime between late 16 century to early 17 century.

Gotra

Most of People with Dhital Surname recognize themselves as Kaushik, the descendants of the Brahmarishi Vishvamitra.But few Dhitals from a few villages of Dang recognize themselves as Gautam descendents of Gautam Rishi.Dhitals Worship Eight Masta including Bala masto, and Bindabashani as their clan deity during their Kul puja various other Pujas.

Meaning

There is no known meaning of the word 'dhital' in Nepali or Sanskrit. But a number of explanations exists.
The most common explanation involves breaking down the word Dhital into Dhi and Tal.
The Word Dhi has a lot of meanings in Sanskrit and ancient texts across southasia.Some of the relevant meanings include: To hold, have, possess, a receptacle store, reservoir, knowledge, science, intellect, or understanding; in Tibetan Buddhism Dhī refers to a “wise man”, in different texts of Ayurveda Dhī refers to wit. The last word Tal is commonly understood as Lake or rhythm.
Thus a number of meaning can be drawn by combining these two:
  1. sea or lake of knowledge
  2. excellent musician
  3. one having excellent rhythm
But a number of other explanations of its meaning, or origin, exists.
  1. Nepali word dhito loosely translate to something relating to finance. So the first person with Dhital surname was probably called as Dhito wal. As the time passed the word Dhitowal became Dhital.
  2. Dhita or Dhtalihi is a village in Sinja Valley Jumla. So, Dhital may have been originated from Dhita and -aal.

Population and distribution

The exact population is not known but is estimated around 25,000 around the world. The Book "Dhital Vansawali" published in 2060 B.S. by Dhital Sewa Samaj have published the family tree of most of Dhitals.

Notable people with the name