(p. 508) dṛṣṭānta a precedent; an instance; an example; an illustration; (rhet.) a parallel. দৃষ্টান্ত দেওয়া v. to show a precedent, to cite an example; to exemplify; to illustrate. ̃প্রদর্শন n. act of showing a precedent or citing an example; exemplification; illustration; act of setting an example. দৃষ্টান্ত রাখা, দৃষ্টান্ত স্হাপন করা v. to make a precedent, to set an example; to show or quote a precedent, to cite an example. ̃স্হল n. a person or thing worthy of being cited as an example or instance; an exemplary person or thing. ̃স্হাপন n. setting an example setting a precedent. ̃স্বরূপ adv. for instance, for example. a. fit to be cited as an example. 102)

(p. 485) darśita shown, exhibited, displayed. 59)

(p. 508) durbhakṣya hard to eat, not easily eatable; unfit for eating. 27)

(p. 508) duścikitsya difficult to cure; irremediable; without remedy. 58)

(p. 495) dābāgni, dābānala a forest-fire. 14)

(p. 485) dardura the frog; the cloud. 50)

(p. 500) dīpti light; shine, radiance, glow, lustre; splendour; brilliance; brightness; high spirit; beauty. দীপ্তি পাওয়া v. to shine, to glow, to radiate. ̃মান a. shining, glowing; radiant, luminous; bright, lustrous; brilliantly revealed; beautifying, embellishing; glowing with high spirit. fem. দীপ্তিমতী । ̃মাপক n. (phys.) a photometer. ̃মিতি n. (phys.) photometry. 38)

(p. 492) dākṣāẏaṇī a daughter of Daksha (দক্ষ) an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) in her previous birth (see সতী). 8)

(p. 508) durnimitta a bad sign; an ill omen. 5)

(p. 495) dāmāmā an ancient war-trumper or kettle-drum. ̃ধ্বনি n. fanfare. 21)

(p. 492) dānā2 a pea or grain; a seed or stone or pip (ডালিমের দানা); any small granular or pea-shaped thing (সাগুদানা); a necklace of pea-shaped beads; food (দানাপানি). দানা বাঁধা v. to form into grains, to granulate. 42)

(p. 495) dāpānō to brag; to fret; to shake, esp. by stamping with one's feet; to fill with uproarious threats or noise; to romp noisily. দাপানি same as দাপাদাপি । 3)

(p. 507) durdānta hard to subdue or tame; turbulent; unruly; (coll.) severe (দুর্দান্ত গরম); terrible, in a great measure; very fine (দুর্দান্ত খেলা, দুর্দান্ত ছবি). 30)

(p. 508) dēnamōhara (Mus.) the marriage portion or dower that a husband has to allot for his wife at wedding. 129)

(p. 497) digaṃśa azimuth. 17)