(p. 508) duryōdhana hard to cope with in battle. n. the name of the arch-villain of the Mahabharata; (fig.) a rare villain. 42)

(p. 505) duẏāra a door, a gate. দুয়ারি n. a doorkeeper, a gateman. দুয়ারে বাঁধা হাতি (lit.) keeping or owning an elephant; (fig.) exceptionally affluent or wealthy. 15)

(p. 522) dyu heaven; the sky. 89)

(p. 505) dumaḍ়ānō to fold or twist by pressure. a. thus folded or twisted. 13)

(p. 508) dṛḍh় durable, sound (দৃঢ় ভিত্তি); strong (দৃঢ়কায়); firm, steady; constant (দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ); strict, severe (দৃঢ় শাসন); unwavering (দৃঢ় আনুগত্য); tight, taut (দৃঢ় বন্ধন); deep (দৃঢ় ভক্তি); unfaltering (দৃঢ় স্বর); unflinching (দৃঢ় বেগ); categorical (দৃঢ় নির্দেশ). দৃঢ় করা v. to make strong or firm; to tighten, to tauten; to make stronger or more firm. ̃কায় a. having a well-built or strong body. ̃চিত্ত a. firm in mind; firm in determination. ̃জ্ঞান n. firm belief; positive knowledge; conviction. ̃তা n. durability, soundness; strongness; firmness, steadiness; tightness; constancy; strictness, severity; unwaveringness; deepness. দৃঢ়তা সহকারে adv. firmly. ̃নিশ্চয় a. convinced; confident; firmly resolved; sanguine; certain. ̃প্রতিজ্ঞা a. one who intends firmly to fulfil his promise or vow; firmly resolved or resolute; firm in determination. ̃প্রত্যয়, ̃বিশ্বাস n. conviction; firm belief, strong faith. ̃বদ্ধ a. tightly fastened or closed; tightened, taut. ̃বন্ধন n. a strong tie or bondage; tight fastening. ̃মুষ্টি a. one who has clenched one's fist; (fig.) tight-fisted, niggardly; (fig.) resolved, determined. n. a clenched fist. ̃মূল a. firmly rooted; deeprooted; deep-seated. ̃সংঙ্কল্প a. firmly resolved or determined, resolute. ̃সন্ধ a. firm in one's promise or vow; firmly resolved. ̃স্বরে adv. in a firm tone, in an unfaltering voice. ̃হস্তে adv. with a firm hand, firmly (দৃঢ়হস্তে মোকাবিলা করা). 94)

(p. 506) durabagāha difficult to bathe in; difficult to enter; difficult of access; difficult to comprehend. 11)

(p. 505) dundubhi a large war-trumpet or kettledrum of ancient India. 9)

(p. 517) dōdula moving to and fro, swinging, oscillating, dangling; wavering. দোদুল্যমান a. constantly swinging or oscillating; constantly wavering. দোদুল্যমান হওয়া v. to swing or oscillate constantly; to waver constantly. 70)

(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. 492) -dāna1 (used. as sfx.) a container (আতরদান). 39)

(p. 495) dābā1, dābānō to press down; to suppress, to curb, to restrain (বিদ্রোহ দাবানো); to cow; to massage; to curry (পা দাবানো). দাবিয়ে রাখা to hold or keep in check. 12)

(p. 508) dēbāṅganā a celestial woman. 135)

(p. 522) dbirukta uttered or mentioned twice; reduplicated; repeated; (loos.) tautologic. দ্বিরুক্তি n. act of uttering or mentioning twice; reduplication; repetition; (loos.) tautology; a word or saying repeated; (loos.) objection (বিনা দ্বিরুক্তিতে আদেশপালন). 60)

(p. 522) drauṇi a son of Drona (দ্রোণ) the master archer of the Mahabharata. 116)

(p. 495) dābaḍ়āni, dābaḍ়i act of bullying; rebuke; threat; snub; act of chasing. 8)