(p. 508) dṛḍh় durable, sound (দৃঢ় ভিত্তি); strong (দৃঢ়কায়); firm, steady; constant (দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ); strict, severe (দৃঢ় শাসন); unwavering (দৃঢ় আনুগত্য); tight, taut (দৃঢ় বন্ধন); deep (দৃঢ় ভক্তি); unfaltering (দৃঢ় স্বর); unflinching (দৃঢ় বেগ); categorical (দৃঢ় নির্দেশ). দৃঢ় করা v. to make strong or firm; to tighten, to tauten; to make stronger or more firm. ̃কায় a. having a well-built or strong body. ̃চিত্ত a. firm in mind; firm in determination. ̃জ্ঞান n. firm belief; positive knowledge; conviction. ̃তা n. durability, soundness; strongness; firmness, steadiness; tightness; constancy; strictness, severity; unwaveringness; deepness. দৃঢ়তা সহকারে adv. firmly. ̃নিশ্চয় a. convinced; confident; firmly resolved; sanguine; certain. ̃প্রতিজ্ঞা a. one who intends firmly to fulfil his promise or vow; firmly resolved or resolute; firm in determination. ̃প্রত্যয়, ̃বিশ্বাস n. conviction; firm belief, strong faith. ̃বদ্ধ a. tightly fastened or closed; tightened, taut. ̃বন্ধন n. a strong tie or bondage; tight fastening. ̃মুষ্টি a. one who has clenched one's fist; (fig.) tight-fisted, niggardly; (fig.) resolved, determined. n. a clenched fist. ̃মূল a. firmly rooted; deeprooted; deep-seated. ̃সংঙ্কল্প a. firmly resolved or determined, resolute. ̃সন্ধ a. firm in one's promise or vow; firmly resolved. ̃স্বরে adv. in a firm tone, in an unfaltering voice. ̃হস্তে adv. with a firm hand, firmly (দৃঢ়হস্তে মোকাবিলা করা). 94)

(p. 485) darada1 frightful, dreadful. n. an ancient Indian race; the Sanskrit name of Dardishan. 29)

(p. 492) dādupanhī a religious sect obeying the liberal doctrine of Dadu. 37)

(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)

(p. 495) dāẏitba responsibility; liability; charge or risk (নিজের দায়িত্বে at one's own risk). ̃জ্ঞান n. sense of responsibility. ̃জ্ঞানহীন a. devoid of a sense of responsibility. ̃পরায়ণ, ̃পূর্ণ, ̃শীল a. responsible; liable for carrying out a duty. ̃হীন a. without any responsibility, having no responsibility. 37)

(p. 522) dyu heaven; the sky. 89)

(p. 522) daurātmya oppression; cruel treatment; tyranny; naughtiness; boisterous mischievousness. দৌরাত্ম্য করা v. to oppress; to treat cruelly; to tyrannize; to be naughty; to be boisterously mischievous. 34)

(p. 508) dulē one of a backward or depressed caste amongst the Hindus (usually employed as palanquin-carriers). fem. দুলেনি । 54)

(p. 500) dīpādhāra a lampstand, a lampad. 31)

(p. 522) druta quick, swift, speedy, fast. adv. quickly, swiftly, speedily, fast. ̃ক্রিয় a. quick in action, prompt; nimble, agile. ̃গতি a. swift-moving, quick-paced, swift, speedy; fast. adv. moving swiftly, with a quick pace; swiftly, speedily, fleetingly; fast. ̃গামী a. fastmoving; fast, fleet; swift. ̃তা n. quickness, swiftness, speediness, fastness, celerity, nimbleness. ̃পদে adv. at a brisk pace; swiftly. ̃বিলম্বিত n. a Sanskrit metre or musical measure alternatingly quick and slow. ̃বেগে adv. speedily; swiftly, rapidly. দ্রুতি n. (chiefly in mech.) speed; quickness, swiftness, fastness, speediness, celerity. দ্রুতিগণক, দ্রুতিমাপক n. a speedometer, a speed-counter. দ্রুতিজ্ঞাপক, দ্রুতিসূচক n. a speed-indicator. দ্রুতিলিখ n. a speed-recorder. 111)

(p. 517) dēhāti rural; rustic. 35)

(p. 481) daḍ়i a cord, a string; a halter (ফাঁসির দড়ি a fillet (চুল-বাঁধা দড়ি). দড়ি ছেঁড়া v. to snap a string; to get loose from bonds or bondage; to escape from captivity or control. ̃ছেঁড়া a. got loosened from bonds or bondage; (fig.) out of captivity; (fig.) unrestrained. ̃দড়া n. strings and ropes, cordage. দড়ি দেওয়া v. (lit.) to give a piece of string; to put a halter round one's neck; to hang. দড়ি পাকানো v. to twist ropes and cords, to make ropes and cords. ̃কলসি n. a piece of cord and a pitcher: equipment for committing suicide (one may drown oneself by tying a pitcher full of water to one's neck with a piece of cord). তোমার দড়ি-কলসি জোটে না (in curses and scolding) go, get yourself drowned. তোমার গলায় দড়ি (in curses and scolding) go, hang yourself. ভেবে ভেবে দড়ি হওয়া to be reduced to a skeleton or be emaciated through worries and anxieties. 21)

(p. 485) dastakhata act of signing; a signature. দস্তখত করা v. to sign. দস্তখতি a. signed; (rare) intended to be signed; (rare) relating to signing. 85)

(p. 508) dēbāẏatana a house of a god, a temple, a shrine. 138)

(p. 506) duradṛṣṭa ill luck, ill fate; misfortune. a. ill-fated, unfortunate; unlucky. ̃ক্রমে, ̃বশত adv. through misfortune, as ill luck would have it. 5)