(p. 532) dhātrīẏa a nurse-mother; a wet-nurse; a foster-mother, a midwife; a nurse. 74)

(p. 532) dhāpa a step (as of a staircase); a stratum; a leap (দৌড়ধাপ). ধাপে ধাপে at every step; step by step; in a stratified manner; by degrees. 85)

(p. 532) dhān̐ca, dhān̐cā shape, form, cut; type, manner, pattern; semblance of shape. 63)

(p. 532) dhānāipānāi irrelevant talk or excuse. 77)

(p. 531) dhanya fortunate or gratified (ধন্য করা, ধন্য হওয়া); blessed (জগতে সাধুরাই ধন্য); praiseworthy or admirable (ধন্য সাহস); virtuous or holy. n. thanks or thanksgiving (ধন্য তোমাকে). fem. ধন্যা । ̃বাদ n. thanksgiving; thanks. ধন্যবাদ দেওয়া v. to thank, to give thanks. 10)

(p. 542) dhukadhuka, dhukapuka expressing: the sound of palpitating or throbbing. ধুকধুক করা, ধুকপুক করা v. to palpitate, to throb. ধুকধুকানি n. palpitation, throbbing. 15)

(p. 545) dhruba (myth.) a prince famous for his incomparable devotion to God Hari (হরি); the Pole Star, the Polaris, the North Star, the cynosure, a. sure, certain; fixed; firm, deep-seated (ধ্রুববিশ্বাস); constant; actual, real (ধ্রুব সত্য). adv. surely, certainly (সে ধ্রুব আসবে); for sure, for certain (ধ্রুব জোনো). ̃তা n. sureness, surety, certainty; fixity; firmness; constancy; actuality, reality. ̃তারা, ̃নক্ষত্র n. the Pole Star, the North Star, the Polaris, the cynosure; the constant or firm goal or guide (জীবনের ধ্রুবতারা). ̃পদ n. a style of Indian classical song, dhrupad (ধ্রুপদ); a constant note ('যে ধ্রুবপদ দিয়েছ বাঁধি বিশ্বতানে'). ̃বিশ্বাস firm faith or belief or conviction. ̃রেখা n. (geog.) the equator, the equinoctial line. ̃লোক n. (myth.) a separate heaven created for Dhruba (ধ্রুব) to live in after his ascension to heaven; Paradise. ̃সত্য n. an absolute truth, a confirmed truth. a. absolutely true. 45)

(p. 532) dharmādhikārī a judge. 22)

(p. 532) dharmādhyakṣa an official superintendent of matters concerning religion; a religious head; a chief justice. 23)

(p. 542) dhukadhuki a locket or pendent worn on the bosom in a necklace. 16)

(p. 542) dhun̐kā to pant or gasp for breath; to palpitate, to throb (প্রাণ ধুঁকছে). 14)

(p. 529) dhaḍ় the body apart from the head and legs or limbs, the trunk, the torso; a truncated body. ধড়ে প্রাণ আসা (fig.) to recover or regain mental composure (as after a deadly or severe shock). 6)

(p. 532) dharmātmā profoundly virtuous or pious, godly. 18)

(p. 532) dharmī (chiefly used as a sfx.) having a particular property or quality (ক্ষারধর্মী, হাঁ-ধর্মী); (rare) pious, virtuous. 36)

(p. 532) dhātā God; Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); father. a & n. one who contains or bears or protects or creates or builds. 70)