(p. 522) drāghīẏāna longer. 107)

(p. 497) diganta the horizon. ̃প্রসারী, ̃বিস্তৃত ̃ব্যাপী a. extending or stretching to or as far as the horizon; extending or stretching endlessly. 22)

(p. 508) dēōra a younger brother of one's husband, a brother-in-law. ̃ঝি n. a daughter of one's husband's younger brother. ̃পো n. a son of one's husband's younger brother. 115)

(p. 522) dōṣākrānta, dōṣānbita defective, faulty; stricken with morbidity, morbid, diseased; affected with a vice, vicious. 10)

(p. 522) dōlāẏita caused to swing or dangle or oscillate; hung; caused to vacillate or waver or hesitate. ̃চিত্ত a. having a mind wavering with indecision. n. a vacillating mind. 7)

(p. 508) dēdō stricken with ring worm. 127)

(p. 492) dānī bountiful, munificent, generous, charitable. 45)

(p. 485) daśērā a feast (held by non-Bengalis) on the day of immersion of the image of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 82)

(p. 485) darapattana sub-lease, under-lease. দরপত্তন দেওয়া v. to sub-lease, to under-lease. দরপত্তনি n. a sub-leased or under-leased holding (esp. a permanent one). দরপত্তনিদার n. a sub-lessee or under-lessee (esp. a permanent one). 34)

(p. 508) durbatsara an inauspicious year; a year of scarcity or famine or hardship; a bad or troublesome year. 10)

(p. 484) dama3 respiration, breathing, breath (দম আটকানো); a spell of catching the breath (দম ফুরানো); the breath of life, life breath (দম বেরোনো); a forceful puff (গাঁজায় দম); a spell or act of winding a machine (ঘড়িতে দম); (chiefly dial.) a winding key (ঘড়ির দমটা বদলাতে হবে a bluff, a fib, a hoax, a bam (দমে ভোলা); mild heat (দমে বসানো মাংস); a variety of highly seasoned thick curry (আলুর দম). দম আটকানো v. to catch the breath; to have difficulty in breathing; to cause difficulty in breathing; to be suffocated or choked; to suffocate or choke. দম ছাড়া v. to recover freedom of breathing, to take breath. দম ছাড়ার অবকাশ breathing-space, breathingtime, a breather. দম দেওয়া v. to wind (as a watch); to hoax, to bamboozle; to have a hard spell of smoking (গাঁজায় দম দেওয়া). দম ফাটা v. to choke; (fig.) to feel extremely oppressed at heart when forced not to speak out or express something. ̃ফাটা a. choking, suffocating, that which causes choking or suffocation (দমফাটা হাসি). দম ফুরানো v. to be out of breath, to be breathless; to die; (of clocks etc.) to require fresh winding. দম বন্ধ করা v. to catch one's breath. দম বন্ধ করানো v. to cause to catch one's breath; to suffocate, to choke. দম বন্ধ হওয়া v. to be suffocated or choked. দম বার করা v. to put out of breath, to take one's breath; to make one breathe one's last. দম বার হওয়া v. to be out of breath; to breathe one's last. দম রাখা v. to hold one's breath. দম নেওয়া v. to take breath, to have a respite. দম লাগানো same as দম দেওয়া । একদম adv. at all. একদমে adv. at one breath; quickly at a stretch. পুরোদমে adv. in full swing; in full speed; in a downright manner; thoroughly. বেদম a. that which puts one out of breath; excessive (বেদম প্রহার). 13)

(p. 485) dala a leaf (বিল্বদল); a petal (পুষ্পদল); a blade (তৃণদল); a cress or watercress (কলমিদল); a piece (মেঘদল); a party, a group, a company, a band, a body, a train, a flock, a herd, a swarm, a gang, a team, a side, a party (দুইদলে মামলা); a faction, a clique (দল পাকানো); a union (দল বাঁধা); (dero.) evil company (দলে মিশে উচ্ছন্নে যাওয়া). দল ছাড়া v. to leave or desert one's flock or party; to give up evil company. দল পাকানো, দল বাঁধা v. to unite into a body; (dero.) to form a faction or clique. দল বেঁধে in a body. দল ভাঙা v. to disrupt or disintegrate a party; to demobilize a troop. দল ভেঙে বেরিয়ে আসা v. to break away from a party; (cp.) to cross the floor; to defect. দলে দলে in (different) groups or flocks (দলে দলে লোক যাচ্ছে, দলে দলে পশু চরছে); between or amongst parties or factions (দলে দলে বিবাদ). দলে ভারী large in number; greater in number, enjoying a majority. দলে হালকা small or smaller in number. খেলার দল, খেলোয়াড়ের দল a team of players. দস্যুদল n. a gang of robbers. নর্তকের দল a band or group of dancers. নাচের দল a dancing party. নাবিকদল n. a party or band of sailors. পশুর দল a herd of beasts. পাখির দল a flock of birds. বদমাশের দল a gang of ruffians. যাত্রার দল an opera party. রাজনীতিক দল a political party. সৈন্যদল n. an army of soldiers. ̃কচু n. a kind of edible plant. ̃গত a. counted as a group, collective (দলগত শক্তি); taken as a group or party (দলগত সংহতি). ̃চ্যুত a. separated or expelled from one's flock or party. ̃চ্যুতি n. separation or expulsion from one's flock or party. ̃ছাড়া a. separated from one's flock or party; (rare) moving alone; solitary, singular; unusual, queer, exceptional. ̃ত্যাগ n. leaving or deserting one's party or flock. দলত্যাগ করা v. to leave or desert one's party or flock. ̃ত্যাগী a. one who leaves or deserts one's party or flock. দলত্যাগী ব্যক্তি n. one who has left his party; a defector; a deserter of his party, a turncoat; a renegade, an apostate. ̃পতি a leader; a headman, a chief, a chieftain; a gangster. ̃পরিবর্তন n. change of party or side; transfer from one club or team to another. ̃বন্ধ a. united into a body; united; flocked or herded together; (rare) gregarious (দলবন্ধ জীবন). ̃বন্ধ ভাবে adv. in a body, en masse; unitedly; in a flock; gregariously. ̃বন্ধ হওয়া v. to unite in a group, to band together. ̃বল n. one's followers and forces. ̃বাজি n. factionalism, partisanship, cliquism. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as দলছাড়া । ̃মন্ডল n. (bot.) a corolla. ̃মত নির্বিশেষে adv. irrespective of parties or opinions. ̃লগ্ন a. (bot.) epipetalous. ̃হীন a. unattached to any party; (pol.) non-party, independent; (bot.) apetalous. দলে ভেড়া v. to join a party or group, to associate oneself with a body of like-minded people. 61)

(p. 508) dēbāẏudha a god's weapon; a divine or celestial weapon; the rainbow. 139)

(p. 495) dāmpatya conjugal, nuptial. n. conjugal relation, conjugality; conjugal love. ̃প্রণয়, ̃প্রেম n. mutual love between husband and wife, conjugal love. 25)

(p. 481) daḍ়i a cord, a string; a halter (ফাঁসির দড়ি a fillet (চুল-বাঁধা দড়ি). দড়ি ছেঁড়া v. to snap a string; to get loose from bonds or bondage; to escape from captivity or control. ̃ছেঁড়া a. got loosened from bonds or bondage; (fig.) out of captivity; (fig.) unrestrained. ̃দড়া n. strings and ropes, cordage. দড়ি দেওয়া v. (lit.) to give a piece of string; to put a halter round one's neck; to hang. দড়ি পাকানো v. to twist ropes and cords, to make ropes and cords. ̃কলসি n. a piece of cord and a pitcher: equipment for committing suicide (one may drown oneself by tying a pitcher full of water to one's neck with a piece of cord). তোমার দড়ি-কলসি জোটে না (in curses and scolding) go, get yourself drowned. তোমার গলায় দড়ি (in curses and scolding) go, hang yourself. ভেবে ভেবে দড়ি হওয়া to be reduced to a skeleton or be emaciated through worries and anxieties. 21)