(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. 495) dārā a wife. 44)

(p. 485) darādari haggling or higgling, chaffering. দরাদরি করা v. to haggle, to chaffer. 41)

(p. 497) dāsya state of being a servant; servitude; servility; act of considering oneself as the servant of one's god. ̃বৃত্তি n. servitude; servility; service. 12)

(p. 517) dēśōẏāli a rustic; a co-villager; an upcountryman. দেশোয়ালি ভাই (ridi.) a country cousin; a person hailing from the same country or region. 30)

(p. 517) dēśi indigenous. n. a musical mode. দেশি কাপড় a variety of loincloth produced by the weavers of Bengal on handlooms; cloth manufactured in India (as opp. to বিলাতি). দেশি কুম়ড়ো see কুমড়ো । দেশি জিনিস, দেশি পন্য a home product; indigenous goods. 27)

(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. 507) durāsada difficult to capture or subdue; turbulent; difficult to obtain or procure, not easily available or attainable; difficult to comprehend or cognize; hard to bear or suffer. 5)

(p. 508) durmēdhā having a dull memory; dull-witted; evil-minded; foolish. 40)

(p. 485) darōẏāna a porter (fem. porteress, portress), a janitor (fem. janitress), a door-keeper, a gate-keeper, a gateman. দরোয়ানের ঘর a porter's lodge. দরোয়ানি n. the office or duty of a porter. 49)

(p. 517) dōnā2 a dug-out, a tub, a canoe. 72)

(p. 508) durbyabahāra rude demeanour or harsh treatment, misbehaviour. দুর্ব্যবহার করা v. to treat (one) rudely or harshly, to misbehave (with). 26)

(p. 500) dinēmāra a Dane. a. Danish. ̃জাতি n. Danes. 5)

(p. 517) dēśācāra customs and practices peculiar to a country. 23)

(p. 495) dāmbhika vainglorious, braggart, conceited; proud; arrogant, haughty. দাম্ভিকতা n. vaingloriousness, braggartism, conceit; arrogance, haughtiness. 26)