(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. 508) dūrīkṛta expelled; removed; banished; driven away or out; turned out. 83)

(p. 499) diṅnirṇaẏa, diṅnirūpaṇa ascertainment of the points of the compass; ascertainment of a particular or the right direction. দিঙ্নির্ণয় করা v. to ascertain the points of the compass; to ascertain the direction. দিঙ্নির্ণয়যন্ত্র n. a compass; a mariner's compass. 7)

(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. 495) dārubrahma the wooden image of Juggernaut (জগন্নাথ) at Puri. 49)

(p. 500) dibyāstra a god's weapon; a divine weapon. 10)

(p. 507) durgama difficult of access or approach, not easily passable; inaccessible; impenetrable; difficult to know or cognize or comprehend. 15)

(p. 499) didṛkṣā desire to see. দিদৃক্ষমাণ, দিদৃক্ষু a. desirous of seeing. 13)

(p. 495) dāẏabhāga an ancient code or book of laws on inheritance and patrimony written by Jimutabahana. 32)

(p. 508) durmara inflexible; extremely stiff; rigid; extremely conservative, diehard. 38)

(p. 481) dadhi curdled milk, curd. ̃ভান্ড n. a pail containing curd. ̃মঙ্গল n. a ritual of feeding a Hindu bride in the small hours previous to the wedding day. ̃মন্হন n. act of churning milk into butter or act of churning curd into whey. দধিমন্হন করা v. to churn milk into butter or to churn curd into whey. ̃মন্হনদণ্ড n. a churning rod or stick. ̃সার n. butter or cream. 34)

(p. 481) dagdha burnt; scorched, parched; singed, roasted; very hot or red hot (দগ্ধ লোহা); (fig.) extremely afflicted or distressed (দগ্ধ হৃদয়); (fig.) unfortunate, unlucky, illfated (দগ্ধ কপাল); (fig.) tarnished with shame or disrepute, disgraced (দগ্ধ বদন); (fig.) unkind, ungraceful (দগ্ধ বিধাতা). দগ্ধা n. fem. an ominous or illomened lunar day (মাসদগ্ধা). v. (chiefly poet.) to burn; to scorch, to parch; to singe, to roast; to make very hot, to heat; (fig.) to afflict, to distress; (fig.) to annoy, to badger, to torment. দগ্ধানো v. same as দগ্ধা (v.). a. same as দগ্ধ (a.) ̃হৃদয় a. having a heart in deep and bitter grief. দগ্ধাবশেষ a. remaining as residue after burning. n. residue after burning. 14)

(p. 495) dābadāha the heat of a forest-fire; a forest-fire; (inc. but pop.) the scorching heat. 10)

(p. 495) dāmi costly, expensive, valuable. 23)

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