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

(p. 500) dillikā lāḍḍu (lit.) a ball-shaped sweetmeat manufactured in Delhi; (fig. & pop.) a thing that causes dejection when not obtained and causes repentance or regret when obtained, (cp.) Hobson's choice. 15)

(p. 522) draṣṭā one who sees or observes or witnesses or judges. n. a seer; an observer; an onlooker; a witness; a judge; a philosopher; a seer of things to come. 102)

(p. 500) dīrghāẏu long-lived. 46)

(p. 485) dāōẏāta an invitation; a feast. দাওয়াত দেওয়া v. to invite. 106)

(p. 507) durjana wicked; villainous; roguish. দুর্জন ব্যক্তি n. a wicked person; a villain; a rogue. 25)

(p. 492) dāḍ়i the chin; beard. চাপদাড়ি see চাপ । ছাগলদাড়ি n. a goatee. 21)

(p. 485) dara-kaṣākaṣi bargaining, chaffering or haggling or higgling. দর-কষাকষি করা v. to chaffer, to haggle or higgle. 23)

(p. 495) dārōgā an inspector or sub-inspector or assistant sub-inspector of police. বড় দারোগা an inspector or sub-inspector in command of a police station, an officer-in-charge of a police station. ছোট দারোগা a sub-inspector (or an assistant sub-inspector of police) who is the second in command of a police station. 52)

(p. 500) dinātyaẏa, dinānta, dinābasāna close of a day, the evening. দিনান্তে adv. at the end of the day, in the evening. 2)

(p. 517) dēhānta death. দেহান্ত হওয়া v. to meet one's death, to die. 39)

(p. 507) durdina a difficult time, hard or troublesome times; a time of danger; evil days, a time of adversity or distress; a day of foul weather. দুর্দিনের বন্ধু, দুর্দিনের সহায় a friend or patron in adversity. 31)

(p. 484) daphādāra a military or police officer holding a rank equivalent to that of a corporal. 8)

(p. 485) dastā zinc. দস্তার চাদর a zinc sheet. 86)

(p. 505) dugdha milk; juice; latex (উদ্ভিজ্জ দুগ্ধ). ̃জ, ̃জাত a. produced from milk. দুগ্ধাজাত দ্রব্য a milk-product. ̃পাত্র, ̃ভাণ্ড n. a milk-pail; a milk-trough. ̃পোষ্য a. living on one's mother's milk, suckling; (rare and often hum.) living on milk (esp. on cow's milk). দুগ্ধপোষ্য শিশু a child at the breast, a suckling. ̃ফেননিভ a. as white and soft as the froth of milk, (cp.) milk-white. ̃বতী a. giving milk; milch. দুগ্ধবতী গাভি a milch cow. ̃বত্ a. milk-like, milky. ̃বিক্রেতা n. a milk-man, a milk-seller. ̃শর্করা n. lactose. 2)