(p. 532) dharmādhikārī a judge. 22)

(p. 532) dhākkā a push, a shove; a driving force or action (বাতাসের ধাক্কা); an impact, a collision (ট্রেনে ট্রেনে ধাক্কা); pressure or attack (কাজের ধাক্কা, রোগের ধাক্কা); a shock (মনে ধাক্কা লাগা). ধাক্কা খাওয়া v. to be shocked; to be pushed or shoved; to get or receive a jolt; to be driven on; to collide or dash against; to be impeded or hindered usu. suddenly, to get a setback (তার ব্যাবসা ধাক্কা খেয়েছে). ধাক্কা দেওয়া v. to give a push, to push, to shove; to collide or dash against; to shock; to impede or hinder usu. suddenly, to check progress of. ধাক্কা লাগা v. to have a collision; to dash or collide against; to be shoved or pushed, to be shocked; to get a set-back. ̃ধাক্কি n. mutual or continuous pushing or shoving or elbowing. ধাক্কানো v. to push, to shove; to elbow. 65)

(p. 540) dhāraṇa act of holding or catching; act of assuming (মূর্তিধারণ, নামাধারণ); act of putting on or wearing (বেশধারণ); act of bearing (শিরে পৃথিবী ধারণ); act of carrying, carriage (গর্ভে ধারণ); act of carrying in the womb (সন্তানধারণ); act of placing (মাথায় প্রসাদ ধারণ); act of retaining in mind, remembrance (উপদেশধারণ); acceptance; retention or restraint (মলমূত্রের বেগ ধারণ). ধারণ করা v. to hold, to catch; to assume; to wear, to put on; to bear; to carry; to carry in the womb; to place or put; to retain in the mind, to remember; to accept; to retain or restrain. ̃কারী same as ধারয়িতা । 17)

(p. 531) dhanu a bow; a linear measure equivalent to four cubits; an arc or arch; anything arch-shaped (রামধনু); (astrol.) the ninth sign of zodiac, the Sagittarius. ̃ক n. bow; a bow-like device for carding and cleaning cotton, (cp.) a cottongin; a bow of a violin or any other musical instrument. ধনুকধারী n. a bowman, an archer. ধনুকাকার, ধনুকাকৃতি a. bow-shaped, arched. ̃র্গুণ n. a bowstring. ধনুর্গুণ আরোপণ করা to string a bow. অদ্য ভক্ষ্যঃ ধনুর্গুণঃ state of having nothing to eat (this day); utter poverty. ̃র্ধর n. an archer, a bowman; (sarcas. & hum.) a very capable or efficient man (গণিতশাস্ত্রে ধনুর্ধর). ˜ধারী n. an archer, a bowman. ̃র্বন্ধনী n. (math. print, etc.), braces, the second bracket. ̃র্বাণ n. bow and arrow. ̃র্বিদ্যা n. the art and science of archery; archery. ̃র্বেদ n. an ancient treatise on archery written by Viswamitra (বিশ্বামিত্র). the sage; any treatise on archery; the art and science of archery. ̃র্ভঙ্গ n. act of splitting a bow into two. ধনুর্ভঙ্গ পণ n. (fig.) an irrevocable or unalterable determination or resolve, a grim or inflexible resolution. ̃ষ্কোটি n. an end or tip of a bow; a Hindu holy place in South India. ̃ষ্টঙ্কার ̃ষ্টংকার n. the twang of a bow; (med.) tetanus, convulsion, spasm; lock-jaw. 2)

(p. 529) dh the nineteenth letter of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 532) dhātāni a sound scolding; reprimand. ধাতানো v. to scold soundly, to reprimand, to take somebody to task severely. 71)

(p. 532) dhānaśrī, dhānaśi an Indian musical mode. 76)

(p. 545) dhrupada a style of Indian classical song. ধ্রুপদী a. & n. one who sings or is versed in singing dhrupad (ধ্রুপদ) songs. □ a. aristocratic; elevated; excellent; firstrate. ধ্রুপদী সাহিত্য classical literature. 44)

(p. 531) dhanba, dhanbā (chiefly used in comp.) a bow (সুধন্বা). 7)

(p. 540) dhāmā a hemispherical rattan-basket or wicker-basket or scuttle having no lid. ̃চাপা a. (fig.) concealed, hushed up, shelved. ̃চাপা দেওয়া v. to conceal, to hush up, to shelve. ধামা ধরা v. to fawn or cringe (upon). ̃ধরা a. cringing, fawning. n. a servile flatterer or sycophant or toady. 11)

(p. 545) dhōẏā to wash; to cleanse or scrub or scour with water; to wash and bleach; (of rivers) to inundate. a. washed; cleansed or scrubbed or scoured with water; washed and bleached. ধোয়ানি n. water or other liquids with which something has been washed; alluvial deposit; dregs. ধোয়ানো v. to cause to wash; to cause to cleanse or scrub or scour with water; to cause to wash and bleach. ধোয়া-পাকলা n. act of washing and scrubbing or scouring. 21)

(p. 542) dhikidhiki suppressedly and continuously (ধিকিধিকি জ্বলা); burning continuously in a suppressed manner, shimmeringly (ধিকিধিকি করা). a. burning continuously in a suppressed manner, shimmering, smouldering (ধিকিধিকি আগুন). 4)

(p. 540) dhāraṇīẏa capable of being or fit to be held or caught or assumed or worn or put on or borne or carried or placed or retained in the mind or accepted or retained or restrained. 19)

(p. 543) dhumadhāḍ়ākkā great or tumultuous éclat or pomp. 18)

(p. 545) dhairya patience, fortitude; endurance; forbearance; composure (মনের ধৈর্য); (Vaishnava phil.) disinterestedness, indifference, apathy. ধৈর্য ধরা v. to have patience. ধৈর্য রক্ষা করা v. to forbear or endure; to contain oneself; to keep calm; to have patience. অসীম ধৈর্য endless patience, the patience of Job. ̃চ্যুত a. out of patience; impatient; failing to contain oneself. ̃চ্যুতি n. loss of patience; impatience. ̃ধারণ n. act of keeping patient, act of containing oneself; forbearance. ̃বান, ̃শালী, ̃শীল a. patient; enduring; forbearing. fem. ̃বতী, ̃শালিনী, ̃শীলা । ̃শীলতা n. patience; endurance; calmness. ̃হারা same as ̃চ্যুত । ̃রহিত, ̃হীন a. lacking patience, devoid of patience; impatient; out of patience; fretting; restless. fem. ̃হীনা । ̃হীনতা n. impatience; impetuosity, restlessness. ধৈর্যাবলম্বন same as ধৈর্যধারণ । 13)