(p. 545) dhēẏānō (poet. or coll.) to meditate, to reflect; to recollect. 11)

(p. 532) dharmādhikaraṇa, dharmādhiṣṭhāna a court of justice; a judge. 20)

(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. 532) dharmādhikāra authority to act as a judge; jurisdiction of a judge; judgeship. 21)

(p. 543) dhurā the shaft of a vehicle, a thill; a yoke; an axle, an axle-tree; (fig.) burden, load. 22)

(p. 532) dharitrī the earth; the world. 14)

(p. 529) dhanādhikārī possessed of or possessing wealth. 17)

(p. 532) dhāḍ়i a dam of beasts (ধাড়ি ও বাচ্চা); (chiefly hum.) a mother of many children. n. (usu. masc.) (dero.) a leader or ringleader (চোরের ধাড়ি); (dero.) a grown-up person or child (ধাড়ির বায়নাও সবই নাকি?). a. grownup. (ধাড়ি ছেলে); inveterate (ধাড়ি শয়তান). 67)

(p. 540) dhārāpāta heavy and incessant rain; a book of arithmetical enumeration. 24)

(p. 532) dharmābatāra virtue or piety or justice incarnate (used in addressing a judge, a king, a patron etc.). 28)

(p. 532) dharṣa, dharṣaṇa oppression; act of forcing; ravishment, outrage; rape; subdual; act of defeating. ধর্ষণ করা v. to oppress; to force; to ravish, to outrage; to rape; to subdue; to defeat. ধর্ষক a. & n. one who or that which oppresses or forces or ravishes or outrages or subdues or defeats. ধর্ষীয় a. fit to be or capable of being oppressed or forced or ravished or outraged or subdued or defeated. fem. ধর্ষণীয়া । 47)

(p. 532) dharmādhikārī a judge. 22)

(p. 543) dhūmadgama discharge or emission of smoke, fume, gas etc. 33)

(p. 532) dharmīẏa religious, pertaining to, relating to or concerning religion (ধর্মীয় অনুষ্ঠান, ধর্মীয় উপদেশ) । 37)

(p. 545) dhōkaḍ় rag; coarse cloth; a sack. কথার ধোকড় a chatter-box. মাকড় মারলে ধোকড় হয় (lit.) a spider when killed becomes a piece of rag; (fig.) what is a mortal sin for others is a venial offence for one's own self. 19)