(p. 500) dīkṣaka one who initiates esp. to a religious practice. n. an initiator, a preceptor, a guru, a teacher. 19)

(p. 507) durghaṭa unlikely to happen; of rare occurrence. 23)

(p. 507) durārōgya difficult to cure. দুরারোগ্য ব্যাধি an incurable disease. 2)

(p. 517) dēbōpama godlike, godly. 8)

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

(p. 508) durbuddhi an evil or mischievous or harmful thought or design; evil-mindedness; folly. a. evil-minded; foolish. 23)

(p. 508) durnīta morally degenerated; indulging in malpractices; corrupted; perverted; depraved; wicked. n. moral degeneration; a malpractice; a corruption; perversion; wickedness. 7)

(p. 500) dīpikā moonlight; a lamp; a glossary or commentary (of a text). a. fem. of দীপক । 35)

(p. 508) dṛka, dṛk the eye; sight, vision; knowledge; wisdom. দৃক্পাত v. act of casting a glance; act of taking (slightest) notice of or paying (slightest) heed to. দৃক্পাত করা v. to cast a glance (at); to take (any) notice of, to pay (any) heed to. 92)

(p. 522) dōṣaikadarśī, dōṣaikadṛk given only to counting demerits; cynical. 17)

(p. 485) daẏā kindness, charity; compassion; tender-heartedness; pity; mercy; favour, benignancy, grace; (rare) benevolence, bounty. দয়া করা v. to be kind to, to be charitable towards; to look at someone in (or with) compassion; to pity; to take pity on; to treat mercifully; to favour, to be gracious towards. দয়া করে kindly. দয়ার পাত্র an object of pity; a miserable or despicable man. দয়ার সাগর (fig.) an ocean of kindness or compassion, an extremely kind or compassionate man. ̃দাক্ষিণ্য n. charity, kindness; bounty; benignancy; mercy. ̃নিধি n. (fig.) a store of kindness or compassion, an extremely kind or compassionate man. ̃ন্বিত, ̃পরবশ, ̃পরতন্ত্র a. moved or stricken with kindness or compassion or mercy; kind; compassionate; merciful. ̃বান, ̃ময় a. kind, charitable; compassionate; tender-hearted; merciful; gracious, benignant; (rare) benevolent, bountiful. fem. ̃বতী, ̃ময়ী । ̃মায়া n. pity and love, compassion and affection. ̃মায়াহীন a. without mercy or compassion, pitiless. ̃র্দ্র a. melted or softened with kindness or compassion or mercy. fem. দয়ার্দ্রা । ̃র্দ্রচিত্ত a. having one's heart softened with kindness or compassion or mercy; kind-hearted. ̃ল, ̃লু same as দয়াবান । ̃শীল a. kind or charitable or compassionate or tenderhearted or merciful or gracious or benignant or benevolent or bountiful (by nature); practising kindness or charity or benevolence. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. unkind, uncharitable; uncompassionate, pitiless; merciless; ungracious. fem. ̃শূন্যা, ̃হীনা । দয়া হওয়া v. to feel compassion or pity for. 16)

(p. 485) dara-ijārā sub-lease, under-lease; a subleased holding. দর-ইজারাদার n. a sublessee, an under-lessee. 21)

(p. 522) dōhārā double, twice; woven in double threads or in plaits, doubly woven (দোহারা কাপড়); doubled (দোহারা সুতো); middle-sized, of medium build, neither too thin nor too fat, well-proportioned (দোহারা চেহারা). 27)

(p. 499) digha (dial.) length (আড়েদিঘে). a. (obs.) long. 3)

(p. 492) dāgā3 an emotional shock or distress or affliction (মনে দাগা পাওয়া); treachery or deception (দাগাবাজ); a specimen script for tracing to practise handwriting. দাগা বোলানো v. to practise handwriting by tracing on a specimen script. ̃দার a. one who harms or shocks; treacherous. ̃দারি n. act of harming or giving emotional shocks; treachery. ̃বাজ a. treacherous; deceitful; fraudulent. ̃বাজি n. treachery; deception; fraudulence. দাগাবাজি করা v. to practise treachery or deception or fraud. 18)