(p. 517) dēbī a goddess; a female deity; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) or Chandi (চণ্ডী); (in respectful addresses and mention) a lady (মাতৃদেবী, সারদাদেবী). ̃পক্ষ n. the light fortnight of the Durga worship. ̃পুরাণ n. an ancient holy book narrating the glory of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). ̃মাহাত্ম্য n. a portion of a holy book, written by Markandeya (মার্কণ্ডেয়) the sage singing of the glory of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). 3)

(p. 485) daśā state, condition (দুর্দশা); disposition (মনের দশা); a phase, a stage (শেষ দশা); one of the ten phases of the human mind, namely, volition, thought, memory, adoration, worry, delirium, madness, illness, infirmity, death (all collectively called দশদশা); one of the ten stages of human life, namely, staying in the womb, birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence and celibacy, youth, old age, decrepitude, the last gasp, and death (all stages collectivly called দশদশা); (astrol.) the planetary influence on a person's life (শনির দশা); a Hindu obsequial rite observed on the tenth day of death; any of the ten forms of devotion or charity according to Vaishnavas, namely, audition, glorification, recollection or enumeration of qualities and graces, worship, adoration, obeisance or genuflection, attendance or servitude, friendship or attachment, self-sacrifice in love, and unification; (religious) trance or reverie (দশায় পড়া). দশায় পড়া v. to fall into a state, to run into a condition; to fall into a trance whilst singing or hearing kirtan (কীর্তন) songs. 74)

(p. 500) dīkṣaṇīẏa worthy of being initiated, fit for initiation. 20)

(p. 497) digambara . one who has the quarters of the globe as his sole clothing; naked, nude. n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব); quarters of the globe imagined as a loincloth. দিগম্বরী a. fem. of দিগম্বর । n. an appellation of Goddess Kali (কালী). 25)

(p. 517) dōpāṭi a kind of flower or its plant, a flower of the balsam species. 74)

(p. 495) dābā2 (the game of) chess; the queen (of chess). দাবা খেলা v. to play chess. দাবার ছক a chess-board. দাবার ঘুঁটি a chessman. 13)

(p. 492) dān̐tana a twig used as a toothbrush (also দাঁতন-কাঠি). 6)

(p. 499) diti (myth.) the first mother of daityas (দৈত্য). ̃জ, ̃সূত n. a son of Diti (দিতি), any of the mythological demons hostile to gods. 9)

(p. 517) dēhāti rural; rustic. 35)

(p. 500) duḥsamaẏa evil days; hard times. 61)

(p. 500) duḥśāsana ungovernable, indomitable; unruly, intractable or refractory; (loos.) misgoverning, tyrannous. n. misgovernment; tyranny. 58)

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

(p. 485) dastakhata act of signing; a signature. দস্তখত করা v. to sign. দস্তখতি a. signed; (rare) intended to be signed; (rare) relating to signing. 85)

(p. 522) druta quick, swift, speedy, fast. adv. quickly, swiftly, speedily, fast. ̃ক্রিয় a. quick in action, prompt; nimble, agile. ̃গতি a. swift-moving, quick-paced, swift, speedy; fast. adv. moving swiftly, with a quick pace; swiftly, speedily, fleetingly; fast. ̃গামী a. fastmoving; fast, fleet; swift. ̃তা n. quickness, swiftness, speediness, fastness, celerity, nimbleness. ̃পদে adv. at a brisk pace; swiftly. ̃বিলম্বিত n. a Sanskrit metre or musical measure alternatingly quick and slow. ̃বেগে adv. speedily; swiftly, rapidly. দ্রুতি n. (chiefly in mech.) speed; quickness, swiftness, fastness, speediness, celerity. দ্রুতিগণক, দ্রুতিমাপক n. a speedometer, a speed-counter. দ্রুতিজ্ঞাপক, দ্রুতিসূচক n. a speed-indicator. দ্রুতিলিখ n. a speed-recorder. 111)

(p. 500) dīrghākṛti, dīrghākāra tall; large. 43)