(p. 17) adharma any act in contravention of scriptural or moral laws; a sinful act, a sin; irreligiousness; an unrighteous act; unrighteousness. a. sinful; unrighteous. অধর্ম করা to do or commit an unrighteous or sinful act, to do an immoral act. ̃চারী, অধর্মাচারী a. irreligious; ungodly. ̃পরায়ণ a. unrighteous; sinful. অধর্মাচরণ n. committing sins; sinful practice; unrighteous practice. অধর্মী a. sinful; unrighteous; unreligious; impious; (loos.) treacherous. 55)

(p. 17) adhikaraṇa anything that holds or contains; a container; a place; a vehicle or medium; proximity; a court of justice (ধর্মাধিকরণ); domination; possession or occupation; (gr.) the locative case. 64)

(p. 26) anaśana abstinence from food, fasting; starvation. ̃ক্লিষ্ট a. stricken with starvation; famished. অনশন ধর্মঘট n. hunger-strike. ̃ব্রত n. abstinence from food (till one's death) under a solemn vow; (loos.) hunger-strike. 26)

(p. 56) abashāna-dharmaghaṭa stay-in-strike. 41)

(p. 133) āshā confidence; reliance; faith, trust; regard, reverence, respect; devotion. আস্হা রাখা v. to have confidence (in); to rely (on); to have faith (in); to trust; to have regard (for); to be devoted (to.). ধর্মে আস্হা থাকা to have faith in religion. 27)

(p. 262) kṣaẏa destruction (শত্রুক্ষয়); defeat (অধর্মের ক্ষয়); waste, loss (অর্থক্ষয়); erosion (কুলক্ষয়); depreciation (মুদ্রাক্ষয়); decay, waning (চন্দ্রের ক্ষয়); consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis (ক্ষয়রোগ). ক্ষয় করা v. to destroy; to defeat, to vanquish; to waste, to lose; to erode, to eat into or away; to depreciate; to decrease. ক্ষয় পাওয়া, ক্ষয় হওয়া v. to be destroyed; to be defeated or vanquished; to be wasted or lost; to be eroded, to be eaten into or away; to be depreciated; to decay; to decrease. ̃কর, ̃কারক, ̃জনক a. destroying; defeating; causing waste or loss; erosive; depreciating; causing decay or decrease; consuming. ̃কাশ n. consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis. ̃ক্ষতি n. wear and tear. ̃জাত পর্বত n. residual mountain. ̃পক্ষ n. the fortnight of the waning moon. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. destroyed; defeated; wasted, lost; eroded, eaten into or away; depreciated; decayed; decreased; dilapidated (ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত অট্টালিকা); consumed. ̃রোগ same as ̃কাশ । ̃রোগী n. a person suffering from phthisis, a consumptive or tubercular patient. ̃শীল same as ক্ষয়ীষ্ণু । ̃হীন a. undecaying, uneroding; that which does not erode or decay. 82)

(p. 277) khāṭā to toil, to labour (পরীক্ষার জন্য খাটা); to work (বাড়িতে রাজমিস্ত্রি খাটছে, এ রোগে ওষুধ খাটে না); to fit, to suit, to match, to become (হলদের পাশে কালো খাটে না, তোমার এ আচরণ খাটে না); to be laid out, to be invested in (ব্যবসায়ে বা সুধে টাকা খাটা); to come true (তার ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী খেটে গেছে); (usu. in neg.) to be of value, to be of (no) avail (পাপীর কাছে ধর্মের কথা খাটে না); to hold good (এখানে এ নিয়ম খাটে না). জেল খাটা v. to undergo a term of imprisonment, to serve a sentence. খাটা পায়খানা n. a service-latrine. ̃নো v. to cause to toil or serve or work; to supervise others at work; to lay out, to invest; to pitch (তাবু খাটানো); to hang (দেয়ালে আলনা খাটানো); to hoist, to ring up, to set (পাল খাটানো); to set (ফ্রেমের ছবি খাটানো). 23)

(p. 351) carya that which is to be practised or observed. চর্যা n. practice or observance (ধর্মচর্যা, ব্রতচর্যা); observance of rules or routine (দিনচর্যা); culture (দেহচর্যা, সাহিত্যচর্যা); act of looking after (রোগীচর্যা). চর্যাপদ n. any of the lyrics composed by a sect of Buddhists about their religion and religious practice, supposed to be the earliest specimen of Bengali literature. 6)

(p. 396) jāti1 birth, origin (জাতিতে হিন্দু); kind, sort, class (নানা জাতির ফুল); breed or pedigree (নানা জাতির কুকুর); a race, a tribe (নানা জাতির মানুষ); a genus or species (মানবজাতি, সর্পজাতি, স্ত্রীজাতি); caste (কায়স্হজাতি); a nation (হিন্দুজাতি, ইংরেজজাতি); a community; lineage (শ্রেষ্ঠ জাতির ব্রাহ্মণ). জাতি খোয়ানো. v. to lose one's claim to remain in the fold of one's caste, to be outcasted. জাতি দেওয়া v. to forgo one's claim to remain in the fold of one's caste. জাতি মারা same as জাতি খাওয়া । জাতি যাওয়া, জাতি হারানো same as জাতি খোয়ানো । জাতিতে ওঠা v. to be reclaimed into the fold of one's caste; to have one's status uplifted. জাতিতে তোলা v. to reclaim into the fold of one's caste; to uplift the status of. ̃কর্ম n. a hereditary trade or occupation. ̃গত a. pertaining to the race, nation, caste, class, community etc.; racial, national, generic; phylogenetic. ̃চ্যুত a. expelled from one's caste, outcasted. ̃জনি n. phylogenesis, phylogeny. ̃তত্ত্ব n. ethnology. ̃তত্ত্বীয় a. ethnological. ̃তাত্ত্বিক a. ethnological. n. an ethnologist. একজাতিতত্ত্ব n. the one-nation theory. ̃ধর্ম n. duties and practices pertaining to one's caste or race, racial duties and practices; racial character. ̃ধর্মনির্বিশেষে adv. without distinction of caste and creed. ̃নাশ n. expulsion from one's caste. ̃নাশা a. causing one to be outcasted; extremely disgraceful. ̃বর্ণ-নির্বিশেষে adv. without distinction of caste and colour. ̃বাচক a. generic; (gr.) denoting the class. ̃বিচার n. act of distinguishing the castes, caste-distinction; distinction of class. ̃বিদ্বেষ n. race-hatred. ̃বিদ্যা n. ethnology. ̃বিদ্যাগত a. ethnological. ̃বিদ্যাবিত্ n. an ethnologist. ̃বৈর n. racial enmity; vendetta, bloodfeud. ̃ব্যবসায় same as ̃কর্ম । ̃ভেদ n. castedistinction. ̃ভেদপ্রথা n. caste-system. ̃ভ্রংশ n. loss of one's claim to remain in the fold of one's caste. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as ̃চ্যুত । ̃রূপ n. national or racial type. ̃লক্ষণ n. distinctive mark of a caste or race, typical mark. ̃সংঘ n. (the) League of Nations. ̃স্বভাব n. the racial character. ̃স্মর a. one who remembers the incidents of one's former lives. ̃হীন a. outcasted; casteless; declassed. সম্মিলিত জাতিপুঞ্জ, রাষ্ট্রসংঘ the United Nations Organization. 61)

(p. 442) tattba real or essential nature, reality, essence, (fundamental) truth (তত্ত্বদর্শী); God (তত্ত্বজ্ঞান); spiritual or philosophical or ontological knowledge (তত্ত্বকথা); knowledge or philosophy, principle (ধর্মতত্ত্ব); theory or doctrine; information (তত্ত্ব পাওয়া); search, inquiry (তত্ত্ব নেওয়া); any of the twenty-four principal constituting elements according to the Sankhya philosophy; a present, a gift (পূজার তত্ত্ব, বিয়ের তত্ত্ব). তত্ত্ব কথা v. to inquire after; to search for or about or out; to send customary gifts to one related matrimonially. ̃কথা n. spiritual or philosophical knowledge or discussion. ̃চিন্তা n. meditation on God; spiritual meditation; philosophical or theological meditation. ̃জিজ্ঞাসা n. theological inquiry; inquiry about God; inquiry about reality or truth, philosophical inquiry. ̃জিজ্ঞাসু a. inquisitive about theological knowledge; inquiring about God or reality or truth. ̃জ্ঞ a. having knowledge about God or reality of truth; possessing theosophical or philosophical or spiritual knowledge. n. one who has knowledge about God or reality or truth; the possessor of theological or philosophical or spiritual knowledge. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge about God; theological or spiritual or philosophical knowledge; knowledge about reality or truth. ̃জ্ঞানী a. & n. one who has knowledge about God or reality or truth; one who has theological or spiritual or philosophical knowledge. ̃তল্লাস, ̃তালাশ n. communication and exchange of customary gifts; seeking information about one's condition and whereabouts. ̃দর্শী a. & n. one who has knowledge about God or reality or truth; one who has theological or spiritual or philosophical knowledge; wise or judicious (man). fem. ̃দর্শিনী । ̃দর্শিতা n. possession of knowledge about God or reality or truth; possession of theological or spiritual or philosophical knowledge; wisdom or judiciousness. ̃নির্ণয়, ̃নিরুপণ n. ascertainment of truth; ascertainment of the true nature of a thing. ̃বিদ a. & n. one who has knowledge about God or reality or truth; one who has theological or spiritual or philosophical knowledge; one who is in the know of things. ̃বিদ্যা n. ontology. ̃বোধ n. perception of truth. 64)

(p. 472) tyāga giving up (দাবিত্যাগ, প্রাণত্যাগ); abandonment, act of forsaking, desertion; leaving (দেশত্যাগ); relinquishment, resignation (পদত্যাগ, কর্মত্যাগ); casting or casting off (শরত্যাগ, খোলসত্যাগ) renunciation, sacrifice; giving away in charity or benevolence; disavowal (ধর্মত্যাগ); divorce (পত্নীত্যাগ); act of disowning (পুত্রত্যাগ). ত্যাগ করা v. to give up; to abandon, to forsake, to desert; to leave; to relinquish, to resign; to cast (off); to renounce, to sacrifice; to give away in charity or benevolence; to disavow; to divorce; to disown. ̃পত্র n. a deed of relinquishment (as of a right, interest etc.); a bill of divorcement. ̃স্বীকার n. self-denial, self-abnegation. ত্যাগস্বীকার করা v. to deny oneself, to renounce one's interests. ত্যাগী a. self-denying, self-abnegating; renouncing one's interests or pleasures. n. a self-denier or self-abnegator, a renouncer of selfinterests or pleasures. 29)

(p. 477) thāna1 a holy place (বাবার থান); proximity, presence ('ধর্মথানে পাইব মুকতি'). 28)

(p. 500) dīkṣā admission with rite (as to a religious practice or order, a secret society etc.), initiation; employment in service of some sacred cause (স্বাধীনতার মন্ত্রে দীক্ষা); an instruction or teaching; a sacrament; an inspiration; (dero.) an instigation. দীক্ষা দেওয়া v. to initiate; to convert (মুসলমানধর্মে দীক্ষা দেওয়া); to baptize (খ্রিস্টধর্মে দীক্ষা নেওয়া); to teach, to indoctrinate (into a subject); to employ. দীক্ষা পাওয়া, দীক্ষা নেওয়া v. to be initiated; to be converted; to be baptized; to be taught or indoctrinated, to learn; to be employed. ̃গুরু n. an initiator; a guru or preceptor who has initiated. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of receiving initiation. দীক্ষা গ্রহণ করা v. to be initiated. ̃মন্ত্র n. a mysterious formula that a person is taught at initiation. 21)

(p. 500) dīkṣita initiated; converted (মুসলমানধর্মে দীক্ষিত); baptized (খ্রিস্টধর্মে দীক্ষিত); indoctrinated (বদমাশিতে দীক্ষিত). দীক্ষিত করা v. to initiate; to convert; to baptize; to indoctrinate. 22)

(p. 532) dharma religion, faith, creed; piety, virtue (অহিংসা পরম ধর্ম); scriptural laws or directions (ধর্মসম্মত); a form of worship (তান্ত্রিক ধর্ম); theology (ধর্মগ্রন্হ); natural quality or behaviour or disposition, property or function (মানবধর্ম, কালধর্ম, আগুনের ধর্ম); virtuousness, righteousness, morality (ধর্মহীন আচরণ); law (ধর্মপত্নী); justice (ধর্মাধিকরণ); holiness, sacredness (ধর্মের সংসারে পাপ); Yama (যম) the god of piety and death; a popular god of Bengal (ধর্মঠাকুর); chastity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মনাশ); (astrol.) the ninth house from the house of birth in the zodiac. ধর্মে সওয়া v. (of a sin, misdeed etc.) to be tolerated by God or the Divine Judge. ধর্মের কল বাতাসে নড়ে, ধর্মের ঢাক আপনি বাজে (fig.) truth cannot be kept concealed, truth must come out; the irrevocable rod of Nemesis is sure to strike in course of time. ধর্মের ষাঁড় (fig.) a wildly wayward man allowed to move scotfree. ধর্মের সংসার a family practising virtue, a pious family. ধর্ম-অর্থ-কাম-মোক্ষ n the four principal aims of human life; piety, wealth, love or fulfilment of desire, and salvation of the soul. ̃কন্যা n. fem. one solemnly accepted as a daughter by a person other than one's parents; (loos.) a god-daughter. ধর্ম-কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. religious practices (esp. as enjoined by scriptures). ̃কাম a. desirous of attaining virtue through religious practices. ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া same as ধর্মকর্ম । ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a holy or consecrated place, a place of pilgrimage. ̃গত a. pious, virtuous; concerning or pertaining to religion, religious. ̃গতপ্রাণ a. having one's life devoted to religion or piety; very religious-minded; profoundly or deeply pious. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a holy book or text, a scripture; a religious book; a theological treatise. ̃ঘট n. (ori.) a religious practice consisting in giving away pitchers filled with holy water; (pol. & pop.) cessation of work as a means of putting pressure on employers, a strike. ধর্মঘটকালীন ভাতা strike-pay. ধর্মঘটী n. (pol.) a striker. ˜চক্র n. the four laws or directives of Buddha conducive to attaining final salvation. ̃চর্চা n. religious discussion or practice. ̃চর্যা n. observance of religious rules and rites, religious practice; practice of virtue. ̃চারী a. observant of religious rules and rites, devoted to religious practices; virtuous, pious. ̃চিন্তা n. religious meditation; spiritual meditation; theological meditation; theology. ̃চ্যুত same as ধর্মভ্রষ্টা । ̃জ a. legitimately born. ̃জিজ্ঞাসা n. religious inquiry; spiritual inquiry. ̃জিজ্ঞাসু a. seeking after or inquisitive about religious or spiritual truths. ̃জীবন n. religious or spiritual life; pious or virtuous life; ecclesiastical life. ̃জ্ঞ a. conversant with religious rules and duties; conversant with religion; pious, virtuous, religious. ̃জ্ঞান n. religious knowledge; religious-mindedness; deep sense of piety. ̃ঠাকুর n. a popular god of Bengal named Dharma (ধর্ম). ̃তা adv. in the eye of righteousness or piety; according to or conforming to righteousness, piously. ̃তত্ত্ব n the mysteries of religion; theology; theosophy, a religious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. one conversant with the mysteries of religion; a theologian; one conversant with a religious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্বীয় a. concerning the mysteries of religion, religious; theological; concerning a religious doctrine. ̃ত্যাগ n. abandonment of one's religion, adoption of another religion, apostasy. ধর্মত্যাগ করা v. to abandon one's religion, to adopt another religion. n. an apostate, a renegade. ̃দ্বেষী, ̃দ্রোহী a. revolting against or hostile to religion; irreligious; impious; ungodly. fem. ধর্মদ্বেষিণী, ধর্মদ্রোহিণী । ̃দ্রোহ, ̃দ্রোহিতা n. revolt against or hostility towards religion; irreligion; impiety; ungodliness. ̃ধ্বজী a. simulating piety or virtuousness; sanctimonious; hypocritical. n. one simulating piety or virtuousness, a religious imposter. ̃নাশ n. ravishment of a woman's chastity, rape; profanation or defilement of one's religion or idol. ধর্মনাশ করা v. to ravish or outrage one's chastity, to rape; to profane or defile one's religion or idol. ̃নিন্দা n. disparagement of religion; blasphemy. ধর্মের নিন্দা করা v. to disparage religion; to blaspheme. ̃নিরপেক্ষ a. irrespective of creed (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ বিচার); secular (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ রাষ্ট্র). ̃নির্দিষ্ট a. enjoined by religion; enjoined by scriptures, scriptural. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to religion or religious practices; pious, virtuous, righteous. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to religion or religious practices; piety, virtuousness, righteousness. ̃নীতি n. a religious principle or principles; a principle or principles of virtue; a moral principle or principles; ethics. ̃পত্নী n. a lawful wife; a lawfully married wife. ̃পথ n. the path of virtue or piety. ধর্মপথে থাকা v. to follow the path of virtue or piety, to practise virtue or piety; to walk in the presence of God. ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ same as ধর্মনিষ্ঠ । ̃পাল n. a defender of religion; (Christ.) a bishop. ̃পালক n. one who observes religious rites and practices; a defender of religion or faith. ̃পালন n. observance of religious rites and practices; defence of religion. ̃পিতা n. one solemnly accepted as father by a person other than one's children; (loos.) a godfather. ̃পিপাসা n. a strong desire for learning religious truths, thirst for religion. ̃পিপাসু a. desirous of learning religious truths, thirsty of religion. ̃পুত্র, (coll. corrup.) ̃পুত্তুর n. (loos.) a godson; a son of Yama (যম) the god of piety; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata; (sarcas.) one who poses to be a profoundly pious or truthful man; sanctimonious. ধর্মপুত্র যুধিষ্ঠির (sarcas.) a profoundly pious or truthful man, a sanctimonious person. ̃পুস্তক same as ধর্মগ্রন্হ । ̃প্রচার n. preaching of religion; religious preaching or propaganda; evangelization; evangelism. ধর্মপ্রচার করা v. to preach religion; to evangelize. ̃প্রচারক a. preaching religion; evangelizing. n. a religious preacher; an evangelist. ̃প্রধান a. chiefly guided by religion or religious principles; religious-minded, devout. ̃প্রবক্তা n. a prophet. ̃প্রবণ a. having propensity towards religion; religiousminded. ̃প্রবনতা n. leaning towards religion; religious-mindednesss. ̃প্রবর্তক n. the founder of a religion. ̃প্রাণ a. counting or regarding religion as precious as one's life; profoundly devout. ̃প্রাণতা n. act of counting religion as precious as one's life; profound devoutness. ̃বন্ধন n. the bond of religion; a sacred or solemn bond or tie; the holy bondage of being members of the same religious community. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend or servant of religion; a friend or helper in religious matters. ̃বল n. force of piety or virtuousness. ̃বাণী n. a word or teaching of religion; a holy word; an evangel, a gospel. ̃বিধান, ̃বিধি n. a religious law or rule; a sacred law; a scriptural injunction or prescription. ̃বিপ্লব n. a revolution in the world of religion; a great religious change, a religious revolution. ̃বিরুদ্ধ, ̃বিরোধী a. hostile to religion or piety; irreligious or impious, ungodly. ̃বিশ্বাস n. a religious faith, a creed; faith in religion. ̃বিশ্বাসী a. having faith in a particular religion or creed; following a particular creed; having faith in religion; virtuous, pious, godly. ̃বুদ্ধি n. virtuous or pious or just thought or intention; conscientiousness, conscionableness; good conscience. ̃বৃদ্ধ n. a religious or ecclesiastical elder; a member of a priesthood, a father. ̃ভয় n. fear of God; religious qualm. ̃ভগিনী n. one solemnly accepted as a sister by a person other than one's brother or sister; a female disciple of the same teacher; a member of a sisterhood, a nun, a sister. ̃ভাই coll. form of ধর্মভ্রাতা । ̃ভীরু a. God-fearing. ̃ভীরুতা n. God-fearing conduct or nature. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. gone astray from the religious or righteous course; fallen from one's religious belief. ̃ভ্রাতা n. one solemnly accepted as a brother by a person other than one's brother or sister; a disciple of the same teacher or preceptor; a member of a brotherhood or sect or faith; a brother. ̃মঙ্গল n. a long poem narrating the glory of Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর). ̃মত n. a religious tenet or doctrine. ̃মন্দির n. a house of worship, a temple, a shrine. ̃ময় a. full of piety; devout or pious. ̃মা, ̃মাতা n. one solemnly accepted as mother by a person other than one's child. ̃মূলক a. concerning religion, religious. ̃যাজক n. an ecclesiastic; a clergyman; a priest. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a war for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusade, a holy war. ̃যোদ্ধা n. one fighting for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusader; a holy warrior. ̃রক্ষা n. defence of religion; preservation of one's religion or piety; preservation of chastity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মরক্ষা). ̃রাজ n. the lord of justice; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata or that of Yama (যম) or Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর) or Buddha. ̃রাজ্য n. a state or kingdom administered with scrupulous justice, a realm of justice; a state or kingdom founded on religion or piety, a holy state. ̃রাষ্ট্র n. a theocratic state. ̃লক্ষণ n. any one of the (ten) characteristic signs of piety or virtuousness. ̃লোপ n. destruction or extinction of religion or piety; profanation of one's religion; ravishment of (a woman's) chastity. ̃শালা n. a guesthouse where pilgrims and travellers are accommodated temporarily at a low cost or free of cost; (ori.) a court of justice. ̃শাসন n. a religious or scriptural edict; administration of justice; lawful judgment; rule of the ecclesiastics, theocracy. ̃শাস্ত্র n. scripture. ̃শাস্ত্রব্যবসায়ী n. a dealer in religious books and scriptures; an expounder and teacher of scriptures, a scribe. ̃শাস্ত্রানুমত a. conforming to or as prescribed by scriptures. ̃শিক্ষক n. a religious teacher or preceptor. ̃শিক্ষা n. religious education or teaching. ̃শীল a. pious, virtuous. ̃সংস্কার n. religious reformation; a holy sacrament. ̃সংস্কারক n. a religious reformer. ̃সংস্হাপন n. introduction or founding of a religion; firm establishment of a religion; rejuvenation or reinforcement or restoration of a religion. ̃সংহিতা n. a religious code, a book of holy laws. ̃সংগত same as ধর্মসম্মত । ̃সংগীত n. a devotional song or hymn, a psalm. ̃সভা n. a religious gathering or congress or convention or congregation or society. ̃সম্প্রদায় n. a religious community, a religious group or sect. ̃সম্মত a. conforming to the rules and prescription of religion or piety; pious, virtuous; rightful; just. ̃সাক্ষী a. having or claiming the god of piety as witness. n. an oath in the name of the god of piety. ধর্মসাক্ষী করে বলা to take an oath in the name of God, to take a solemn oath. ̃সাধন n. practice of virtue or religion. ̃হানি same as ধর্মনাশ । ̃হীন a. godless, ungodly, irreligious, impious; blasphemous. ̃হীনতা n. ungodliness; impiety. 17)

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

(p. 532) dharmādharma virtue and vice, piety and sin; right and wrong. ̃বিচারশূন্য a. not discriminating between right and wrong, regardless of right and wrong; (loos.) unscrupulous. 19)

(p. 532) dharmādhikaraṇa, dharmādhiṣṭhāna a court of justice; a judge. 20)

(p. 532) dharmādhikāra authority to act as a judge; jurisdiction of a judge; judgeship. 21)

(p. 532) dharmādhikārī a judge. 22)

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

(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. 532) dharmāntara another religion, a different religion. ̃গ্রহণ n. adoption of or conversion to a different religion. ধর্মান্তর গ্রহণ করা v. to adopt a different religion, to be converted to a different religion. ধর্মান্তরিত a. converted to a different religion. fem. ধর্মান্তরিতা । ধর্মান্তরিত ব্যক্তি n. a religious convert. ধর্মান্তরীকরণ n. conversion to a different faith or religion, proselytism. 25)

(p. 532) dharmāndōlana a religious or theological movement; a religious or theological discussion or consideration; (loos. but pop.) a religious or theological dispute or agitation. 26)

(p. 532) dharmāndha fanatical, fanatic; bigoted. ধর্মান্ধ ব্যক্তি a fanatic; a bigot. ̃তা n. fanaticism; bigotry. 27)