(p. 508) dṛḍh় durable, sound (দৃঢ় ভিত্তি); strong (দৃঢ়কায়); firm, steady; constant (দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ); strict, severe (দৃঢ় শাসন); unwavering (দৃঢ় আনুগত্য); tight, taut (দৃঢ় বন্ধন); deep (দৃঢ় ভক্তি); unfaltering (দৃঢ় স্বর); unflinching (দৃঢ় বেগ); categorical (দৃঢ় নির্দেশ). দৃঢ় করা v. to make strong or firm; to tighten, to tauten; to make stronger or more firm. ̃কায় a. having a well-built or strong body. ̃চিত্ত a. firm in mind; firm in determination. ̃জ্ঞান n. firm belief; positive knowledge; conviction. ̃তা n. durability, soundness; strongness; firmness, steadiness; tightness; constancy; strictness, severity; unwaveringness; deepness. দৃঢ়তা সহকারে adv. firmly. ̃নিশ্চয় a. convinced; confident; firmly resolved; sanguine; certain. ̃প্রতিজ্ঞা a. one who intends firmly to fulfil his promise or vow; firmly resolved or resolute; firm in determination. ̃প্রত্যয়, ̃বিশ্বাস n. conviction; firm belief, strong faith. ̃বদ্ধ a. tightly fastened or closed; tightened, taut. ̃বন্ধন n. a strong tie or bondage; tight fastening. ̃মুষ্টি a. one who has clenched one's fist; (fig.) tight-fisted, niggardly; (fig.) resolved, determined. n. a clenched fist. ̃মূল a. firmly rooted; deeprooted; deep-seated. ̃সংঙ্কল্প a. firmly resolved or determined, resolute. ̃সন্ধ a. firm in one's promise or vow; firmly resolved. ̃স্বরে adv. in a firm tone, in an unfaltering voice. ̃হস্তে adv. with a firm hand, firmly (দৃঢ়হস্তে মোকাবিলা করা). 94)

(p. 507) durgati adversity; danger, poverty, indigence; distress, affliction; misery, wretchedness; condemnation to hell; hell. ̃নাশিনী n. (fem.) one who dispels distress, misery etc. (দুর্গতিনাশিনী দুর্গা). 13)

(p. 522) dbyaṅgula measuring two fingers. 82)

(p. 508) durbṛtta depraved; wicked, ill-natured, villainous, roguish. দুর্বৃত্ত ব্যক্তি a depraved person; a wicked or ill-natured person, a villain, a rogue, a scoundrel. ̃তা, দুর্বৃত্তি n. depravity; wickedness, villainy, roguery. 24)

(p. 522) draupadī the name of the heroine of the Mahabharata as she was the daughter of the King Drupada (দ্রুপদ). রন্ধনে দ্রৌপদী a female cook of incomparable efficiency. 117)

(p. 508) duścara difficult to traverse (দুশ্চর অরণ্য); too austere to undergo or observe, extremely austere (দুশ্চর তপস্যা). 56)

(p. 517) dēbēśa the god of gods; an appellation of Shiva (শিব). 5)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇāñcala the mythological southern mountain, the Malaya; the Antarctic Mountain. 3)

(p. 522) dbaibidhya twofoldness; duality. 74)

(p. 508) dē2 form of দেওয়া (v.) used in familiarity or contempt. 104)

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

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

(p. 517) dēmāka self-conceit, vanity, amourpropre; haughtiness, arrogance. দেমাক করা v. to brag, to boast, to be proud of; to give oneself airs. দেমাক দেখানো v. to express anger or haughtiness. দেমাকি a. vain, conceited; arrogant, haughty. 12)

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

(p. 508) duṣkarma, duṣkārya a wicked act, a misdeed; a mischief; a crime; a sin. দুষ্কর্মা a. one who has committed a wicked act or a crime or a sin; given to wickedness, evil-doing; mischievous; criminal; sinning, sinful. 63)