(p. 522) dōṣānbēṣaṇa a search for a defect or fault (in); fault-finding. দোষান্বেষণ করা v. to search for a defect or fault (in); to find fault (with). দোষান্বেষী a. searching for a defect or fault (in); given to fault-finding; captious. 12)

(p. 492) dāna2 act of giving; act of giving away; bestowal; award; charitable giving or distribution (অন্নদান); act of giving in marriage (কন্যাদান); offering, sacrifice, dedication (পরার্থে জীবনদান); contribution; a gift or a charitable gift (মহামূল্য দান); an offering, a sacrifice; a donation; a throw or cast (at dice. etc.); a turn (for doing something). দান করা v. to give; to give away; to give or distribute in charity; to donate, to contribute; to bestow; to confer; to award; to give in marriage; to offer, to sacrifice; to dedicate. ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. practice of charity; act or instance of charity. ̃কাতর, ̃কুন্ঠ a. slow or unwilling to give, not charitable; miserly, parsimonious, stingy, close-fisted, niggardly. ̃খয়রাত n. bounty, charity; charitable deeds; act or practice of charity. ̃ধর্ম n. the virtue of charity. ̃ধ্যান n. charity and religious meditation. ̃পত্র n. a deed of gift. ̃বীর a. & n. one who is extremely (lit. heroically) bountiful. ˜যোগ্য a. worthy of being given. ̃শীল a. bountiful, munificent, charitable, generous. ̃শীলতা n. bounty, munificence, charity; generosity. ̃শৌন্ড same as দানবীর । ̃সজ্জা n. (in a wedding) display of gifts given to the bride and the bridegroom. ̃সত্র n. an almshouse; a charitable institution. ̃সাগর n. sixteen sets of gifts given in a sraddha (শ্রাদ্ধ) ceremony. ̃সামগ্রী n. an article of gift (esp. one given to the bride or bridegroom at a wedding). যেমন দান তেমনি দক্ষিণা (fig.) a niggardly master will have a lazy servant. 40)

(p. 522) dbipa the elephant. 58)

(p. 495) dārumaẏa wooden, woody. 51)

(p. 522) drōṇi, drōṇī a small (and usu. improvised) boat; a dugout, a raft; a vessel for baling out water, a bail, a bale; a pitcher; a bucket; a trough; a valley (esp. a narrow one); a gorge. 114)

(p. 485) dahi (poet. & obs.) burns or burn, scorches or scorch, afflicts of afflict. 93)

(p. 522) dautya office of a messenger or courier or envoy or ambassador or emissary; forerunning; office of a go-between; bawdry, panderism. 32)

(p. 517) dōla a swing, a dangling movement; oscillation; the Hindu festival of Krishna's (কৃষ্ণ) swinging in a rocking cradle, when dyed powder is sprinkled at one another, the Holi (হোলি) festival. দোল খাওয়া v. to swing, to dangle, to oscillate. দোল খাওয়ানো, দোল দেওয়া v. to give a push so as to cause to swing; to cause to swing; to dangle, to oscillate. দোল-দুর্গোত্সব n. the principal festivals of Hindus such as the swinging feast of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) and the worship of Durga (দুর্গা). দোলন n. act of swinging or dangling, oscillation; a swing. দোলনকাল n. the period of oscillation. দোলনতল n. the plane of oscillation. ̃মঞ্চ n. the altar on which the rocking cradle of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) and his ladylove Radha (রাধা) is set up. ̃যাত্রা n. the feast of Krishna's (কৃষ্ণ) swing, when dyed powder is sprinkled at one another. 82)

(p. 522) dyūta, dyūtakrīḍ়ā dice-playing (esp. with betting); gambling. দূতকার, দ্যূতকর a. given to playing dice or gambling. n. a dice-player (esp. one who bets); a gambler. 92)

(p. 508) durbōdha, durbōdhya hard to understand or comprehend or know or cognize; not easily intelligible. 25)

(p. 522) dōsara a second; a comrade; a companion; an attendant; an associate; an accomplice. a. acting as a second or companion or attendant or associate or accomplice; seconding, accompanying, attending, associating. 18)

(p. 500) duḥsāhasa improper or overmuch daring or boldness, overboldness. দুঃসাহসিক, দুঃসাহসী a. improperly or excessively bold or daring; warranting overboldness; overbold; overdaring, dare-devil. দুঃসাহসিকতা same as দুঃসাহস । 64)

(p. 492) dādana a loan or advance given as earnest money. ̃দার n. a money-lender (usu. a professional one) who lends money as earnest money. 32)

(p. 495) dāpādāpi bragging or fretting repeatedly; bustling or fussing or bullying with a show of authority; romping noisily. দাপাদাপি করা same as দাপানো । 2)

(p. 495) dābābōḍ়ē (the game of) chess; a chessboard and chessmen. 16)