(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. 508) dēula a temple, a shrine (দেবদেউল). 108)

(p. 506) duratyaẏa very difficult to go across or through. 3)

(p. 485) dambhī conceited, vainglorious, proud; boastful, braggart; arrogant, haughty. 13)

(p. 517) daiśika concerning a country or a province or a region or a locality, native, provincial, regional, local; concerning a part; partial. 57)

(p. 517) dōm̐hā2, dōm̐hē (poet.) two or both. দোঁহার, দোঁহাকার poss. pro. of two or both. 61)

(p. 507) durgraha2 difficult to take or capture or know or comprehend. 22)

(p. 508) dūrībhabana act of being turned out or driven away; removal; ejectment; expulsion. 84)

(p. 500) dīpāgāra the lighthouse. 30)

(p. 495) dāẏarā (law) sessions. দায়রা-আদালত n. a sessions-court. দায়রা-জজ n. a sessionsjudge. দায়রায় সোপর্দ করা v. to commit to sessions. 33)

(p. 517) dōlanā a rocking cradle, a swing.

(p. 508) dṛṣṭānta a precedent; an instance; an example; an illustration; (rhet.) a parallel. দৃষ্টান্ত দেওয়া v. to show a precedent, to cite an example; to exemplify; to illustrate. ̃প্রদর্শন n. act of showing a precedent or citing an example; exemplification; illustration; act of setting an example. দৃষ্টান্ত রাখা, দৃষ্টান্ত স্হাপন করা v. to make a precedent, to set an example; to show or quote a precedent, to cite an example. ̃স্হল n. a person or thing worthy of being cited as an example or instance; an exemplary person or thing. ̃স্হাপন n. setting an example setting a precedent. ̃স্বরূপ adv. for instance, for example. a. fit to be cited as an example. 102)

(p. 500) diśā a point of the compass; a quarter of the globe; trace (পথের দিশা); collectedness of one's mind for ascertaining what one should do (দিশাহারা). দিশা না পাওয়া v. to fail to find out; to be at a loss (to determine, ascertain, devise or find out); to be nonplussed or bewildered. ̃হারা a. failing to ascertain the points of the compass; failing to ascertain the right way; (fig.) confused, nonplussed, bewildered, confounded, perplexed to the extreme. 17)

(p. 495) dāminī lightning. 24)

(p. 481) daṇḍi a holy or sacrificial thread measuring 4 cubits or about 2 metres in length. 29)