(p. 522) drābiḍ় Dravidians; a Dravidian; the Dravidian language; a region of Southern India inhabited by the Dravidians. a. Dravidian. দ্রাবিড়ী n. fem. a Dravidian woman; the Dravidian language. 109)

(p. 495) dāmpatya conjugal, nuptial. n. conjugal relation, conjugality; conjugal love. ̃প্রণয়, ̃প্রেম n. mutual love between husband and wife, conjugal love. 25)

(p. 522) dautya office of a messenger or courier or envoy or ambassador or emissary; forerunning; office of a go-between; bawdry, panderism. 32)

(p. 497) diggaja (myth.) any one of the eight celestial elephants guarding the quarters of the globe; (chiefly iron.) a very erudite or prominent or capable man; a portentous idiot. a. (chiefly iron.) very erudite or vastly learned or prominent or capable (দিগ্গজ পন্ডিত, দিগ্গজ উকিল, দিগ্গজ ছেলে). 18)

(p. 485) daśērā a feast (held by non-Bengalis) on the day of immersion of the image of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 82)

(p. 522) dōhāi meaning: in the name of, by, upon (ইশ্বরের দোহাই = by God. আমার সম্মানের দোহাই = upon my honour); please (দোহাই মহারাজ = please Your Majesty). n. an appeal for justice or support (রাজার দোহাই); an oath (দোহাই পাড়া ভালো নয়); a pretext or plea or excuse (রোগের দোহাই); a cause (বৃষ্টির দোহাই); swearing by a precedent (অতীতের দোহাই). দোহাই দেওয়া. দোহাই পাড়া v. to appeal to (for justice or support); to put forward as a pretext; to swear; to swear by a precedent. 25)

(p. 485) darada2 sympathy; compassion; affection, attachment; pain, inflammation. 30)

(p. 485) dampati, dampatī a husband and a wife, a male and a female creature, a couple. 10)

(p. 485) darakacā, darakān̐cā partly ripe, imperfectly mellowed; (of vegetables, meat etc.) refusing to be thoroughly softened by boiling; (of skin etc.) stricken with callosity. 22)

(p. 485) darī a cave, a gorge, a rivine; a glen. 46)

(p. 508) durnirīkṣya hard to look at, difficult to be viewed. 6)

(p. 485) daruda an appellation of reverence and obeisance to a Mohammedan saint. 47)

(p. 480) daṃśaka one who or that which bites or stings. n. a large gnat, the gadfly. 7)

(p. 506) duranta unmanageably restless or naughty (দুরন্ত শিশু); romping and mischievous; terrible, awful (দুরন্ত ক্রোধ); not easily subdued, very powerful and ferocious (দুরন্ত শত্রু); extremely galling and hard to cure (দুরন্ত ব্যাধি); intolerably hot (দুরন্ত রোদ্দুর); severe (দুরন্ত শীত); very strong (দুরন্ত ঝড়); very steep, difficult to go through or across (দুরন্ত পথ); very restless or billowy (দুরন্ত সমুদ্র). ̃পনা n. restlessness that is difficult to control; romping and mischievous conduct or behaviour; uncontrollable naughtiness. 8)

(p. 505) duniẏā the earth, the world; the universe. ̃দার a. worldly; worldlyminded; self-seeking; having vested interest. ̃দারি n. worldliness; worldlymindedness; act of seeking self-interest; worldly life. 8)