ধ্রুব : (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. 531) dhamaka, dhamakāni a rebuff, a snub; a scolding, a reprimand; threat, intimidation. ধমক দেওয়া, ধমকানো v. to rebuff, to snub; to scold, to reprimand; to threaten, to intimidate. ধমকধামক n. mild reproof, expression of blame or disapproval. 15)

(p. 532) dhāppā a bluff, a hoax. ধাপ্পা দেওয়া v. to bluff, to hoax. ̃বাজ a. (given to) bluffing or hoaxing. n. a bluffer or a hoaxer. ̃বাজি n. practice of bluffing or hoaxing. ধাপ্পাবাজি করা v. to practise bluffing or hoaxing; to bluff or hoax. 88)

(p. 542) dhutarā, dhutarō the thorn apple or its fruit or flower, the datura. ধুতরোর রস বা নির্যাস n. daturine. 20)

(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. 531) dhanōpārjana same as ধনার্জন । 5)

(p. 545) dhaibata (mus.) the sixth note of the gamut. 12)

(p. 532) dharmānuṣṭhāna performance of a religious or scriptural rite; rituals; practice of virtue; an act of piety. ধর্মানুষ্ঠাতা n. a performer of a rite; a ritualist; a virtuous or pious man. fem. ধর্মানুষ্ঠাত্রী । 24)

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

(p. 529) dhanāpaharaṇa act of stealing money; misappropriation of money; defalcation, embezzlement; act of depriving one of one's money. ধনাপহরণ করা v. to steal or rob money; to misappropriate money, to defalcate; to embezzle; to deprive one of one's money. ধনাপহারী a. one who robs or steals or misappropriates money. 20)

(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. 545) dhrubāṅka (alg.) a constant quantity, a constant.

(p. 529) dhanādhyakṣa a treasurer; a finance minister, a dewan, Chancellor of the Exchequer. ̃তা n. treasurership; office of the finance minister. 19)

(p. 532) dharmōpadēśa religious instruction; a sermon. ধর্মোপদেশ দেওয়া v. to impart religious instruction; to sermonize. 41)

(p. 532) dhartabya worthy of being taken into consideration, countable. 16)

(p. 529) dhanī2 rich, wealthy, moneyed, affluent, opulent. n. a rich man.