(p. 480) dakṣa2 expert, skilful, adroit; clever; competent. fem. দক্ষা । ̃তা n. expertness, skill, adroitness; cleverness; competence. 16)

(p. 500) dibyāṅganā a courtesan of heaven; a nymph. 9)

(p. 508) dṛṣṭānta a precedent; an instance; an example; an illustration; (rhet.) a parallel. দৃষ্টান্ত দেওয়া v. to show a precedent, to cite an example; to exemplify; to illustrate. ̃প্রদর্শন n. act of showing a precedent or citing an example; exemplification; illustration; act of setting an example. দৃষ্টান্ত রাখা, দৃষ্টান্ত স্হাপন করা v. to make a precedent, to set an example; to show or quote a precedent, to cite an example. ̃স্হল n. a person or thing worthy of being cited as an example or instance; an exemplary person or thing. ̃স্হাপন n. setting an example setting a precedent. ̃স্বরূপ adv. for instance, for example. a. fit to be cited as an example. 102)

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

(p. 485) dān̐ḍ়ā1 spine, backbone; a claw (as of a crab or a lobster). 110)

(p. 480) du (poet. & obs.) two, both. 5)

(p. 500) duḥkhōkti sad or sorrowful utterance. 57)

(p. 517) dēhali a terrace; a gallery, a verandah; a door-sill; a door-frame. 32)

(p. 508) dūrāgata one who or that which is coming or has come from a distance. 79)

(p. 481) daṇḍāẏamāna in the standing posture, standing up. দণ্ডায়মান হওয়া v. to stand up. 27)

(p. 517) dō (chiefly used as pfx.) two, twofold, twice. ̃আনি n. a two-anna piece. ̃আব n. a tongue of land between two rivers, a doab; (ori.) a confluence of two rivers. ̃আঁশ a. loamy. দোঁআশ মাটি loamy soil, loam. ̃আঁশলা, (rej.) ̃আঁসলা a. hybrid; crossbred; mongrel; loamy. n. a hybrid; a crossbreed; a mongrel. ̃কর a. two times of, double. adv. twice, two times, doubly. ̃কলা ̃কা a. & adv. only two together; in pair; having a companion or second. ̃কাটি n. two sticks; two sticks striking against each other. ̃চালা same as দুচালা (see দু). ̃ছুট, ̃ছোট n. a piece of large scarf worn loosely on the upper part of the body. ̃টানা same as দুটানা (see দু). ̃তরফা same as দুতরফা (see দু). ̃তলা, দোতালা same as দুতলা (see দু). ̃তারা same as দুতারা (see দু). ̃ধারী same as দুধারী (see দু). ̃নলা same as দুনলা (see দু). ̃পাট্টা a. arranged into two folds; folded in two parts; double-folded; joined together lengthwise. (দোপাট্টা চাদর). ̃পিয়াজি, ̃পিয়াজা, ̃পিঁয়াজি, ̃পিঁয়াজা n. a highly seasoned dish of meat or fish prepared with too many onions doubly fried. ̃পেয়ে same as দুপেয়ে (see দু). ̃ফলা same as দুফলা (see দু). ̃ফাল ̃ফালি same as দুফাল (see দু). ̃বরা a. doubly refined and granular (দোবরা চিনি). adv. twice over (দোবরা কাজ করা). ̃ভাঁজ a. doubly folded, folded in two plaits, doubled. ̃ভাষী same as দুভাষী (see দু). ̃মনা same as দুমনা (see দু). ̃মুখো same as দুমুখো (see দু). ̃মেটে same as দুমেটে (see দু). ̃য়ানি pop. spell. of দোআনি । ̃য়াব pop. spell. of দোআব । ̃রঙা a. bi-coloured. ̃রকা, ̃রোকা a. embroidered on both sides. ̃রসা a. (of fish etc.) partly decomposed or rotten, half-decomposed or half-rotten; (of soil) loamy. ̃শালা n. a shawl woven in double plaits, a doubly plaited shawl; any one of a pair of costly shawls. ̃সুতি same as দুসুতি (see দু). ̃হাতিয়া, ̃হাথিয়া, ̃হাত্তা same as দুহাতিয়া (see দু). 59)

(p. 517) daibāt by chance; accidentally; suddenly; peradventure. 50)

(p. 507) durgata stricken with adversity or danger; poverty-stricken, indigent; distressed, afflicted; miserable, wretched. 12)

(p. 485) dambhōkti a boastful utterance, a brag. 14)

(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)