(p. 545) dhaibata (mus.) the sixth note of the gamut. 12)

(p. 532) dhātrīẏa a nurse-mother; a wet-nurse; a foster-mother, a midwife; a nurse. 74)

(p. 540) dhārtarāṣṭra a son of King Dhritarashtra of the Mahabharata. 30)

(p. 529) dhaṭi, dhaṭikā, dhaṭī loincloth; a piece of scanty loincloth (as worn by an ascetic or a wrestler); a piece of old or wornout cloth, a rag. 5)

(p. 532) dharmālaẏa a temple; a place of worship. 33)

(p. 540) -dhāra1 (used as a sfx.) holding or gripping (কর্ণধার). 13)

(p. 543) dhupa1 sunlight, the sun. 13)

(p. 532) dhāpa a step (as of a staircase); a stratum; a leap (দৌড়ধাপ). ধাপে ধাপে at every step; step by step; in a stratified manner; by degrees. 85)

(p. 545) dhruba (myth.) a prince famous for his incomparable devotion to God Hari (হরি); the Pole Star, the Polaris, the North Star, the cynosure, a. sure, certain; fixed; firm, deep-seated (ধ্রুববিশ্বাস); constant; actual, real (ধ্রুব সত্য). adv. surely, certainly (সে ধ্রুব আসবে); for sure, for certain (ধ্রুব জোনো). ̃তা n. sureness, surety, certainty; fixity; firmness; constancy; actuality, reality. ̃তারা, ̃নক্ষত্র n. the Pole Star, the North Star, the Polaris, the cynosure; the constant or firm goal or guide (জীবনের ধ্রুবতারা). ̃পদ n. a style of Indian classical song, dhrupad (ধ্রুপদ); a constant note ('যে ধ্রুবপদ দিয়েছ বাঁধি বিশ্বতানে'). ̃বিশ্বাস firm faith or belief or conviction. ̃রেখা n. (geog.) the equator, the equinoctial line. ̃লোক n. (myth.) a separate heaven created for Dhruba (ধ্রুব) to live in after his ascension to heaven; Paradise. ̃সত্য n. an absolute truth, a confirmed truth. a. absolutely true. 45)

(p. 543) dhunana act of shaking; a shake; act of sounding or playing (as a stringed musical instrument); act of cleaning cotton by shredding it with a bow or cotton-gin, ginning and carding (cotton, wool etc.). 5)

(p. 543) dhṛtāstra armed, in arms. 41)

(p. 543) dhṛta held; caught; arrested; taken; contained (in); assumed; worn; (rare) quoted. ̃ব্রত a. one who has (firmly) taken a vow; determined, resolved. ধৃত হওয়া v. to be caught; to be arrested; to be apprehended. 39)

(p. 545) dhriẏamāṇa that which is being put on or worn or assumed or held or touched or caught. 43)

(p. 543) dhupachāẏā a mixture of blue and light violet, peacock-blue; (loos.) light-and-shade colour; (loos.) chiaroscuro. a. peacock-blue; (loos.) light-and-shade; (loos.) chiaroscuro. 15)

(p. 531) dhamaka, dhamakāni a rebuff, a snub; a scolding, a reprimand; threat, intimidation. ধমক দেওয়া, ধমকানো v. to rebuff, to snub; to scold, to reprimand; to threaten, to intimidate. ধমকধামক n. mild reproof, expression of blame or disapproval. 15)