(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. 507) durgāpūjā the worship of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); the annual festival of worshipping Durga (it comes off in autumn). 19)

(p. 517) dēbēndra the lord or king of gods; an appellation of Indra (ইন্দ্র). 4)

(p. 522) draṣṭabya worth seeing or visiting (দ্রষ্টব্য স্হান); worthy of reference (এই প্রসঙ্গে গীতা দ্রষ্টব্য); worthy of note; warranting attention, remarkable; warranting consideration. int. (erron.) vide, see. 101)

(p. 517) dēbōpāsaka a votary or worshipper of a god or gods. a. employed in religious worship. 9)

(p. 508) dṛṣṭa seen, noticed, observed; visible, manifest. ̃চর, ̃পূর্ব a. seen or noticed before or in the past. দৃষ্টত adv. apparently; obviously; visibly; manifestly. ̃বত্ a. (as if) visible. ̃বাদ n. (phil.) positivism. ̃বাদী a. positivistic. n. a positivist. 100)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇācāra a system of Tantric (তান্ত্রিক) rituals. দক্ষিণাচারী a. & n. one who follows this system. 2)

(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) dula an ear-drop or earring. 47)

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

(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. 485) daha the unfathomable and whirling part of a river, lake, sea etc.; a whirlpool, an eddy; a lake (usu. a large and natural one); a deep pit, an abyss; (fig.) a terrible danger. 92)

(p. 485) dambhōli the thunderbolt. 15)

(p. 495) dāma2 a thread, a cord (দামোদর); a string, a garland (কুসুমদাম); a bunch, a cluster, a lock (কেশদাম); a watercress or an aquatic grass (দামদল). 19)

(p. 492) dākṣiṇya kindness, charity; favour; generosity, liberality; benevolence, bountifulness; benignance; gracefulness; cordiality, amiability; simplicity. 10)