(p. 545) dhōn̐kā2 a kind of pie-curry prepared with pulped pigeon-pea. 15)

(p. 542) dhuta caused to tremble or quiver, shaken; sounded or played (as a stringed musical instrument); expelled; removed, driven away, scolded, reprimanded. 19)

(p. 545) dhbasta destroyed; annihilated; perished; wrecked, ruined; impaired, run down; devastated; demolished; fallen; vanquished. 38)

(p. 532) -dhara (used as a sfx.) bearing, carrying, holding ভূধর, শ্রীধর, হলধর. 2)

(p. 543) dhuma overmuchness, abundance, excess, wantonness, redundance, surfeit (গঙ্গাস্নানের ধুম, বিলাসিতার ধুম, বক্তৃতার ধুম); éclat, pomp (এবার পুজোয় বড় ধুম). a. terrible, hard, thick (ধুম মারামারি). 16)

(p. 543) dhṛtātmā self-possessed. calm and collected, not distracted. 40)

(p. 531) dhanu a bow; a linear measure equivalent to four cubits; an arc or arch; anything arch-shaped (রামধনু); (astrol.) the ninth sign of zodiac, the Sagittarius. ̃ক n. bow; a bow-like device for carding and cleaning cotton, (cp.) a cottongin; a bow of a violin or any other musical instrument. ধনুকধারী n. a bowman, an archer. ধনুকাকার, ধনুকাকৃতি a. bow-shaped, arched. ̃র্গুণ n. a bowstring. ধনুর্গুণ আরোপণ করা to string a bow. অদ্য ভক্ষ্যঃ ধনুর্গুণঃ state of having nothing to eat (this day); utter poverty. ̃র্ধর n. an archer, a bowman; (sarcas. & hum.) a very capable or efficient man (গণিতশাস্ত্রে ধনুর্ধর). ˜ধারী n. an archer, a bowman. ̃র্বন্ধনী n. (math. print, etc.), braces, the second bracket. ̃র্বাণ n. bow and arrow. ̃র্বিদ্যা n. the art and science of archery; archery. ̃র্বেদ n. an ancient treatise on archery written by Viswamitra (বিশ্বামিত্র). the sage; any treatise on archery; the art and science of archery. ̃র্ভঙ্গ n. act of splitting a bow into two. ধনুর্ভঙ্গ পণ n. (fig.) an irrevocable or unalterable determination or resolve, a grim or inflexible resolution. ̃ষ্কোটি n. an end or tip of a bow; a Hindu holy place in South India. ̃ষ্টঙ্কার ̃ষ্টংকার n. the twang of a bow; (med.) tetanus, convulsion, spasm; lock-jaw. 2)

(p. 532) dhānyamla acetic acid. 83)

(p. 545) dhauti washing and cleaning; a method of cleaning entrails or intestines with water (a practice in হঠযোগ). 26)

(p. 532) dhāni green as unripe paddy, paddygreen (ধানি রং); very small, puny (ধানি লঙ্কা); containing or yielding paddy (ধানি জমি). ধানি মদ wine of inferior quality distilled from rice. 78)

(p. 529) dh the nineteenth letter of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 529) dhanātmaka (phys. & math.) positive. 15)

(p. 532) dhasakā that which may easily come down, loose (ধসকা মাটি); hanging loosely; easily indisposed, unfit for hard work (ধসকা শরীর). ধসকানো v. to become so loose that it may come down (নদীর পাড় ধসকেছে); to become weak or enfeebled (শরীর ধসকানো). 52)

(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) dharmārjana acquisition of virtue or piety. ধর্মার্জন করা v. to acquire virtue or piety. 31)