(p. 507) durgā Goddess Durga also called Shakti (শক্তি) or Force; the wife of Shiva (শিব)—she is the chief of female deities and a slayer of demons, and she presides over prosperity, victory, and fame of mankind. 17)

(p. 485) dariẏā a sea; an ocean; a bay; a river (usu. a large one). 45)

(p. 507) durjaẏa difficult to conquer or subdue; invincible; turbulent. 26)

(p. 517) daibādēśa a divine command; a commandment; a divine inspiration; (loos.) an oracle. 51)

(p. 499) dina1 a day (in all senses); the time of light from sunrise to sunset; twenty-four hours from one sunrise to the next; a sidereal day; (astr. & astrol.) a lunar day; daily working period or hours; a length of time, a period (দীর্ঘদিন); time of existence, duration of life (তার দিন ফুরিয়েছে); an age or a point of time (সেদিন আর নেই); time (আমার দিন কাটে না); an auspicious or favourable time (যদি দিন আসে). দিন কাটানো same as দিন যাপন করা । দিন গোনা v. (fig.) to look forward to eagerly (esp. for a long time). ̃কর n. the sun. ̃কল n. present time or times (দিনকাল বড় খারাপ). ̃ক্ষণ n. (astrol.) suitability or auspiciousness of a day for doing something. ̃ক্ষণ n. a conjunction of three lunar days in one sidereal day. ̃ক্ষেপ, ̃ক্ষেপণ same as দিনযাপন । ̃গত a. pertaining to a day; daily, diurnal. দিনগত পাপক্ষয় (lit. but rare) sacramental and other purifications prescribed for the daily life; (pop. & dero.) the routine drudgery or monotonous toil of daily life. ˜দগ্ধা n. (astrol.) an inauspicious day for doing anything. দিন দিন adv. day by day; gradually; everyday, daily. ̃দুপুরে adv. in broad daylight. ̃নাথ ̃পতি n. the sun. ̃পঞ্জি n. day-to-day record of events, a diary. ̃পঞ্জিকার n. a diarist. ̃পত্রী n. a daily journal, a diary. ̃পাত same as দিনযাপন । ̃ভর adv. all day long, throughout the day. ̃মজুর n. a day-labourer. ̃মণি n. the sun. ̃মান n. the time of light from sunrise to sunset, daytime. দিন মাইনে n. daily wage. ̃যাপন n. spending a day. দিনযাপন করা v. to spend one's days, to pass one's time, to lead a life; to spend a day. ̃রাত n. day and night. adv. at all hours of the day and night, constantly, always. ̃লিপি n. a diary. ̃শেষ n. close or end of a day, the evening. দিনাতিপাত করা v. spend days. দিনে-ডাকাতি robbery in broad daylight; (fig.) an extremely daring villainy or misdeed. দিনকে রাত করা (fig.) to exaggerate beyond recognition; to tell a downright lie. দিনে দিনে day by day, gradually. দিনেদুপুরে more pop. var. of দিনদুপুরে । দিনের আলো the light of the day, daylight. দিনের নাগাল পাওয়া to be in sight of better days. 15)

(p. 485) daramāhā monthly wages or salary. 39)

(p. 484) daphē item. দফে দফে adv. by instalments; item by item. 9)

(p. 500) dibā daytime. a & adv. of or in daytime. ˜কর n. the sun. ̃চর a. active during daytime. ̃নিদ্রা n. sleep during daytime. ̃নিশি (poet.) ̃নিশ, ̃রাত্রি adv. day and night, all the time, always. ̃ন্ধ a. day-blind. n. the owl. ̃বসান n. close of the day, the evening. ̃বসু n. the sun. ̃বিহার n. noon-time rest or sleep; sexual enjoyment in daytime. ̃ভাগ n. daytime. ̃লোক n. daylight. ̃স্পষ্ট বা প্রকাশ্য দিবালোক broad daylight. ̃স্বপ্ন n. a day-dream; a brown study; a reverie; (fig.) a false fancy, a waking dream. 8)

(p. 485) darśaẏitā one who exhibits or displays or exposes. n. an exhibitor, a displayer, an exposer. fem. দর্শয়িত্রী । 57)

(p. 522) daulata riches, wealth, treasure, fortune (ধনদৌলত); aid, help, favour, grace (ঈশ্বরের দৌলতে). ̃খানা n. a palatial residence full of riches. ̃দার a. rich, wealthy; affluent. ̃দারি n. wealthiness, affluence; enjoyment of cakes and ale. 37)

(p. 522) dōhāra any one of the members of a chorus song or choir, who repeats the burden or every line after the leader of the party, (cp.) a chorist; (sarcas.) a second or a yes-man. ̃কি n. act of singing the burden of a chorus song after the leader; (sarcas.) act of seconding or yes-manship. 26)

(p. 508) dulānō to cause to swing or rock, to swing or rock or dangle or oscillate. 50)

(p. 480) dakṣiṇa the south; the right hand side, the right. a. southern, south; Antarctic; dexter, right (দক্ষিণ হস্ত); favourable, pleased, graceful (রুদ্রের দক্ষিণ মুখ); (rhet.) a gallant who can love several women equally at the same time. অয়নান্ত n. winter solstice. ̃কালিকা, দক্ষিণাকালী n. a manifestation of Goddess Kali (কালী). ̃পন্হী a. rightist. n. a rightist in politics. দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিম n. & a. south-west. □ a. south-western. দক্ষিণ-পূর্ব n. & a. south-east. □ a. southeastern. ̃মেরু n. the South Pole. ̃মেরু অঞ্চল the Antarctic. ̃হস্ত n. the right hand; (fig.) the principal support or helper, one's right-hand man. দক্ষিণহস্তের ব্যাপার the affair or business of taking one's meal, eating. 17)

(p. 522) dbaipāẏana one who is born in an island; an appellation of Vyasa ব্যাস the author of the Mahabharata. 71)

(p. 485) dahi (poet. & obs.) burns or burn, scorches or scorch, afflicts of afflict. 93)