(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) dāridra, dāridrya poverty; indigence; penury; lack, want; humbleness. ̃ব্যঞ্জক, ̃সূচক a. betraying or indicating poverty. ̃মোচন n. removal or elimination of poverty, liquidation of poverty. ̃সীমা n. poverty level. 46)

(p. 485) dastura a custom or practice, a usage; a convention; a rule. ̃মতো, ̃মাফিয়া a. in keeping with custom or convention or rule, customary, conventional. adv. thoroughly, quite. 88)

(p. 492) dātyūha a species of water-fowl, the gallinule. 26)

(p. 481) dagadaga expressing: burning sensation; inflammation or extensive openness of a wound (ঘা দগদগ করছে). দগদগানি, দগদগি n. burning sensation; inflammation. দগদগে a. giving a burning sensation, burning; inflammatory. 13)

(p. 508) dēḍ়ā one and a half times (of). 123)

(p. 500) duḥśīla misbehaved; ill-natured; wicked; depraved or vicious. fem. দুঃশীলা । ̃তা n. misbehaviour; bad nature; wickedness; depravity; viciousness. 59)

(p. 492) dātra a heavy knife or chopper with a haft. 27)

(p. 485) darbi, darbī a ladle. দর্বিকা n. a small ladle, a spoon. 53)

(p. 507) durga a fort; a fortress; a castle; a stronghold; a tower; a fortification. ̃পতি same as দুর্গেশ । ̃প্রাকার n. a rampart. 11)

(p. 484) daphatara, daptara an office; a secretariat; official papers, files, registers, records (দফতর গোছানো); definite charge, portfolio (দফতরহীন). দফতরখানা, দপ্তরখানা n. a record room. দফতরহীন, দপ্তরহীন a. without portfolio (দফতরহীন মন্ত্রী,). দফতরি, দপ্তরি) n. a record keeper; an office-boy in charge of official files, stamps etc. and postage; a book-binder. 5)

(p. 481) daṇḍī armed with or bearing a staff; sceptred. n. a king; an ascetic; Yama (যম) the god of death and punisher of sinners. 31)

(p. 508) dē2 form of দেওয়া (v.) used in familiarity or contempt. 104)

(p. 517) dōṭānā simultaneous pulls in two opposite directions; indecision, dilemma. 69)

(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)