(p. 522) drābiḍ় Dravidians; a Dravidian; the Dravidian language; a region of Southern India inhabited by the Dravidians. a. Dravidian. দ্রাবিড়ী n. fem. a Dravidian woman; the Dravidian language. 109)

(p. 522) draupadī the name of the heroine of the Mahabharata as she was the daughter of the King Drupada (দ্রুপদ). রন্ধনে দ্রৌপদী a female cook of incomparable efficiency. 117)

(p. 508) durbhaga unfortunate, ill-fated. দুর্ভগা a. fem. unfortunate, ill-fated; estranged from the love of one's husband. 28)

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

(p. 500) duḥkhārta, duḥkhānbita . stricken with sorrow, rueful; afflicted; distressed; suffering. fem. দুখার্তা, দুঃখান্বিতা । 54)

(p. 522) dōlāẏamāna swinging; dangling, oscillating; vacillating, wavering; hesitating; wavering with suspicion. 6)

(p. 508) duṣprabēśya, duṣprabēśa difficult to enter or penetrate. 71)

(p. 485) darakacā, darakān̐cā partly ripe, imperfectly mellowed; (of vegetables, meat etc.) refusing to be thoroughly softened by boiling; (of skin etc.) stricken with callosity. 22)

(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. 480) di curdled milk, curd. দই পাতা v. to curdle milk; to keep milk in such a way that it will congeal or freeze into curd. চিনিপাতা দই milk curdled with sugar, sweet curd. সাজা দই recently curdled milk, fresh curd. হাতে দই পাতে দই তবু বলে কই কই (lit.) with curd on the palm of one's hand and on the plate, one still complains that it is not enough; (fig.) there is more than enough, yet complaining of scarcity; (cp.) want is unlimited and insatiable. 4)

(p. 517) dēbōpama godlike, godly. 8)

(p. 522) dōlā2 a litter (esp. a ceremonial one); an improvised cot to carry a corpse to the crematorium; a rocking cradle. 4)

(p. 517) dōni a small dug-out. 73)

(p. 495) dābaḍ়ānō to bully; to rebuke; to threaten; to snub; to chase. 7)

(p. 522) dbi two. a. two; double. incomp. bi-, di-, two- etc. দ্বি-অংশক a. (bot.) bimerous. দ্বি-আর্ক a. (bot.) di-arch. দ্বিকক্ষ a. bicameral. ̃কর্মক a. (gr.) having two objects, having double objects. ̃কেশর a. (bot.) diandrous. ̃কোষ a. (bio.) bivalve, bivalvular. ̃কোষ্ঠ a. (bot.) bilocular. ̃খণ্ড, ̃খণ্ডিত a. cut or divided into two (equal or unequal) pieces; bisected; bifurcated. দ্বিখণ্ড করা v. to cut or divide into two pieces; to bisect; to bifurcate. ̃খণ্ডক n. (geom.) a bisector. ̃খণ্ডন n. (geom.) bisection; bifurcation. ̃গর্ভ a. (bio. & zoo.) marsupial; (bot.) bicarpellate. ̃গুচ্ছ a. (bot.) diadelphous. ̃গুণ a. multiplied by two, doubled; two times of; double. ̃গুণিত, ̃গুণীকৃত a. doubled, multiplied by two. ̃ঘাত n. (alg.) quadratic. ̃ঘাত সমীকরণ quadratic equation. অমিশ্র দ্বিঘাত (alg.) pure quadratic. ̃চক্রযান n. a two-wheeler; a bicycle. ̃চত্বারিংশ n. & a. forty-two. ˜চত্বারিংশত্ a. forty-two. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-second. fem. দ্বিচত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃চারিণী a. fem. adulterous, unchaste; unfaithful to one's husband; (ori.) sexually attached to two men. ̃জাতিতত্ত্ব n. the two-nation theory. ̃জিহ্বা a. double-tongued; having a bifurcated or double-pronged tongue; (fig.) given to lying or insincere talk. n. the snake; a liar. ̃তয় a. aggregate of two. n. a couple, a pair; a twin; a couplet. ̃তল a. (of a building) two-storied; (of a ship or other vessels) double-decked; (sc.) dihedral. n. (of a building) the first floor; (of a ship etc.) the upper deck. ̃তলকোণ n. (geom.) dihedral angle. ̃ত্ব n. doubleness; doubling; reduplication; duplication; repetition. ̃দল n. bi-petalous. n. pigeon-pea, dal. ̃দৃক a. binocular. ̃ধাতুক a. bi-metallic. ̃ধাতুমান n. bimetallism. ̃নবতি n. & a. ninety-two. ˜নবতিতম a. ninety-second. fem. ̃নবতিতমী । ̃নেত্র a. two-eyed; binocular. ̃নেত্র দৃষ্টি binocular vision. ̃পক্ষ a. two-winged; bipartite (দ্বিপক্ষ দ্বন্দ্ব); having two fortnights; continuing for two fortnights. ̃পঞ্চাশত্ n. & a. fifty-two. ˜পঞ্চাশতম a. fifty-second. fem. ̃পঞ্চাশত্তমী । ̃পত্র বিমান a biplane. ̃পথ a. two-way. ̃পদ a. biped, two-footed, two-legged; (alg.) binomial (দ্বিপদ রাশি = binomial expression). n. a biped. ̃পদসমীকরণ n. (alg.) equation. ̃পদী n. a couplet. ̃পরমাণুক a. (phys.) diatomic. দ্বিপাক্ষিক a. bilateral. ̃পাদ a. same as দ্বিপদ (a.). ̃পার্শ্ব, ̃পার্শ্বীয় a. bilateral (̃দ্বিপার্শ্বীয়-প্রতিসাম্য = bilateral symmetry); biparous. ̃প্রহর n. noon; midnight. ̃বচন n. (gr.) the dual number. ̃বন্ধ n. (chem.) double bond. ̃বর্ষজীবী a. (bot.) biennial. ̃বার্ষিক a. biennial; two years old; the second annual. ̃বাহু a. having two arms, twoarmed; two-sided, bilateral; double-handed (দ্বিবাহু আঘাত); having two branches, bifurcate (দ্বিবাহু পথ). ̃বিধ a. of two sorts or kinds. ̃বীজপত্রী a. (bot.) dicotyledonous. ̃ভাব a. hypocritical; insincere; deceitful; double-minded; hesitant, wavering; two-way; having two attitudes. n. hypocrisy; insincerity; duplicity, deceit; doublemindedness; hesitation; wavering; two ways or attitudes. ̃ভাষী a. speaking two (native or habitual) languages, bilingual. n. an interpreter; a bilingual person. ̃ভুজ a. having two arms or hands, two-handed; having two sides, two-sided. ̃মত n. difference of opinion. দ্বিমত পোষণ করা v. to have a difference of opinion. ̃মাসিক a. bi-monthly. ̃মুখ a. having two mouths or faces, two-mouthed, double-faced; branching into two directions, bifurcate. দ্বিমুখ টেলিগ্রাফ duplex telegraph. ̃মূল a. (phys.) binary. দ্বিমূল যৌগিক binary compound. ̃মেরু a. (phys.) bipolar. ̃রদ n. the elephant. ̃রদরদ n. an elephant's tusk; ivory. ̃রূপ a. having two conflicting forms; (bot.) dimorphic; having two forms (usu. differing from each other); of or having two kinds or sorts. ̃রূপতা n. (bot.) dimorphism. ̃রেফ n. the bumble-bee. ̃লিঙ্গ a. bisexual. ̃শত n. & a. two hundred. ˜শিরস্ক, ̃শিরা, ̃শীর্ষ, ̃শীর্ষক a. twoheaded, bicephalous. ̃ষষ্ট a. sixty-second. ̃ষষ্টি n. & a. sixty-two. ˜ষষ্টিতম a. sixty-second. fem. দ্বিষষ্টিতমী । ̃সপ্ততি n. & a. seventy-two. ˜সপ্ততিতম a. seventy-second. fem. দ্বিসপ্ততিতমী । ̃সমাত্রিভূজ n. (geom.) an isosceles triangle. ̃সূত্র, ̃সূত্রী a. (bot.) bifilar. 52)