(p. 485) daẏā kindness, charity; compassion; tender-heartedness; pity; mercy; favour, benignancy, grace; (rare) benevolence, bounty. দয়া করা v. to be kind to, to be charitable towards; to look at someone in (or with) compassion; to pity; to take pity on; to treat mercifully; to favour, to be gracious towards. দয়া করে kindly. দয়ার পাত্র an object of pity; a miserable or despicable man. দয়ার সাগর (fig.) an ocean of kindness or compassion, an extremely kind or compassionate man. ̃দাক্ষিণ্য n. charity, kindness; bounty; benignancy; mercy. ̃নিধি n. (fig.) a store of kindness or compassion, an extremely kind or compassionate man. ̃ন্বিত, ̃পরবশ, ̃পরতন্ত্র a. moved or stricken with kindness or compassion or mercy; kind; compassionate; merciful. ̃বান, ̃ময় a. kind, charitable; compassionate; tender-hearted; merciful; gracious, benignant; (rare) benevolent, bountiful. fem. ̃বতী, ̃ময়ী । ̃মায়া n. pity and love, compassion and affection. ̃মায়াহীন a. without mercy or compassion, pitiless. ̃র্দ্র a. melted or softened with kindness or compassion or mercy. fem. দয়ার্দ্রা । ̃র্দ্রচিত্ত a. having one's heart softened with kindness or compassion or mercy; kind-hearted. ̃ল, ̃লু same as দয়াবান । ̃শীল a. kind or charitable or compassionate or tenderhearted or merciful or gracious or benignant or benevolent or bountiful (by nature); practising kindness or charity or benevolence. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. unkind, uncharitable; uncompassionate, pitiless; merciless; ungracious. fem. ̃শূন্যা, ̃হীনা । দয়া হওয়া v. to feel compassion or pity for. 16)
