(p. 545) dhōlāi act of washing; act of washing and bleaching; (fig.) sound beating (ধোলাই দেওয়া). a. washed; washed and bleached. 22)

(p. 532) dharmāntara another religion, a different religion. ̃গ্রহণ n. adoption of or conversion to a different religion. ধর্মান্তর গ্রহণ করা v. to adopt a different religion, to be converted to a different religion. ধর্মান্তরিত a. converted to a different religion. fem. ধর্মান্তরিতা । ধর্মান্তরিত ব্যক্তি n. a religious convert. ধর্মান্তরীকরণ n. conversion to a different faith or religion, proselytism. 25)

(p. 532) dhariẏē (used as a sfx.) one who holds or catches or captures. 15)

(p. 532) dharanā act of lying obstinately at one's door or at the temple of a deity soliciting or imploring something. ধরনা দেওয়া n. to lie obstinately at one's door or at the temple of a deity soliciting or imploring something. 8)

(p. 532) dharāṭa (comm.) discount. 13)

(p. 532) dhā1 (mus.) the natural B sound; the sixth note in the Indian musical gamut. 55)

(p. 532) dharaṇī, dharaṇi the earth, the world. ̃তল n. the surface of the earth. ̃ধর n. the lord of the earth; a king; a mountain. ̃পতি, ̃পাল n. a king. ̃পৃষ্ঠ same as ধরণীতল । ̃মন্ডল n. the terrestrial globe; the whole earth. 3)

(p. 532) dhān̐dhā dazzlement of sight; optical illusion; confusion, bewilderment, daze; an intricate problem; a riddle, a puzzle; a maze; a tricky but interesting question or problem, a poser. v. (usu. in poet.) to dazzle the sight of, to have one's sight dazzled, to daze. ধাঁধাঁর উত্তর the solution of a puzzle. ধাঁধাঁ দেওয়া v. to give a puzzle for solution; to hoodwink; to confound; to bamboozle. ধাঁধা লাগা v. to have one's sight dazzled; to be dazed; to be confused or puzzled. ধাঁধা লাগানো v. to daze the sight of; to daze; to confound; to bewilder, to puzzle; to hoodwink; to dazzle. ধাঁধানো same as ধাঁধা লাগানো 64)

(p. 543) dhumaḍ়i a corpulent (and usu. lazy) woman. 17)

(p. 545) dhrubā burden or refrain (of a song). 46)

(p. 532) dharā2 to hold with the hand (বইখানা ধরো); to catch (বলটা ছুড়ে দিচ্ছি-ধরো); to hold, to seize; to take (এই ভিক্ষা দিলাম-ধরো); to touch (চোর-চোর খেলায় বুড়ি ধরা, বাচ্ছাটা যেন গরম দুধটা না ধরে); to reach (হাত দিয়ে চাঁদ ধরা); to overtake (যতই জোরে যাও-তোমাকে ধরব); to arrest, to apprehend, to capture (চোর ধরা); to entrap, to catch (বাঘ ধরা, মাছ ধরা); to restrain, to check; to hold (পাখিটাকে ধরো নইলে পালিয়ে যাবে); to contain, to hold, to accommodate (পাত্রে জল ধরা, ঘরে লোক ধরা); to bear (গাছে ফল ধরা); to carry, to bear (গর্ভে ধরা); to cherish (অন্তরে উচ্চাশা ধরা); to wear, to put on (বেশ ধরা); to assume (মূর্তি ধরা); to take to, to resort to (লাঠি ধরা); to be obstinate about (গোঁ ধরা); to take up (অস্ত্র ধরা); to follow (পথ ধরা); to give support to (লোকটিকে ধরো নইলে পড়ে যাবে); to attack (ডাকাতে ধরা, রোগে ধরা); to affect or infect (চোখে চালশে ধরা, যক্ষায় ধরা); to ache (মাথা ধরা); to be benumbed (দাঁড়িয়ে থেকে থেকে পা ধরা); to infest or attack or damage or contact (পোকায় ধরা, মরচে ধরা); to accept, to take in (ছবিতে রং ধরা); to act upon successfully, to work (ওষুধ ধরা); to start practising (জুয়াচুরি ধরা); to be accustomed or addicted to (নেশা ধরা); to be under the influence of (নেশায় ধরা); to be stricken or affected with (শীতে বা ভয়ে ধরা); to catch or board or embark (তিনি মুম্বই থেকে জাহাজ ঝরবেন); to be in time to catch (এখন না গেলে ট্রেন ধরতে পারব না); to stop at, to touch (এ স্টেশনে মেল ট্রেন ধরে না); to terminate, to cease (বৃষ্টি ধরা); to commence, to begin, to start (গান ধরা); to find out, to detect (ভূল ধরা); to impose or assess (ট্যাক্স ধরা); to charge or fix or ascertain (দাম ধরা); to pronounce, to utter (ঈশ্বরের নাম ধরা); to declare, to stake or bet or bid (বাজি ধরা); to insist upon, to beseech (অনেক ধরে-করে); to sustain, to preserve, to maintain (প্রাণ করা); to run hoarse, to choke (ঠাম্ডায় গলা ধরা); to grasp, to make out, to understand, to comprehend (কথার অর্থ ধরা); to determine or discern (কার লেখা ধরা শক্ত); to take fire, to ignite (উনুন ধরা); to catch fire (আগুনের কাছ থেকে সরে যাও-কাপড় ধরে যাবে); to be set on (ঘরে আগুন ধরা); to adopt (সেলিম জাহাঙ্গির নাম ধরলেন); to test (পড়া ধরা); to be pleasing or acceptable to (মনে ধরা); to turn (চুলে পাক ধরা); to be under, to contact (টান ধরা); to count, to consider, to regard (মানুষের মধ্যে ধরা); to pay heed to, to listen to (আমার কথা ধরো); to be overfried or overdone (তরকারিটা ধরে গেছে) a. held; caught; seized; arrested, apprehended, captured; entrapped; contained; reserved or kept in a container; aching; terminated, ceased; commenced, started; found out, detected; seen through (চালাকি ধরা পড়েছে); declared or bidden; fixed or ascertained; run hoarse or choked; ignited; tested; one who or that which holds or catches (মাছ-ধরা জাল). ধরা-ছোঁয়া n. proximity; reach; tangibility; (fig.) comprehension or detection. ধরা-ছোঁয়ার বাইরে distant; beyond reach; intangible; (fig.) incomprehensible or beyond detection. ধরাছোঁয়ার মধ্যে proximate; within reach; tangible; (fig.) comprehensible or detectable. ধরানো v. to cause to hold or catch or seize or arrest or apprehend or entrap or contain or accommodate or wear or assume or take to or resort to or follow or take up or be attacked or ache or be dazed or be benumbed or contact or accept or work successfully or be accustomed to or addicted to or practise or board or embark or be in time to catch or terminate or commence or find out or detect or declare or bid or buy a ticket of or lie obstinately at or charge or fix or ascertain or run hoarse or choke or ignite or be set or adopt or test or be pleasing or acceptable to or turn or be under; to set to (ঘরে আগুন ধরানো). ̃ধরি n. persistent request; importunities; insistent solicitation; rounding up, arrests. ̃বাঁধা a. rigidly fixed; hard and fast; rigid; fixed. 11)

(p. 545) dhṛṣya assailable; subduable. 3)

(p. 545) dhbaṃsī destroying, annihilating; ruining; wrecking; killing, obliterating; impairing; uselessly spending, squandering, wasting, consuming undeservingly; demolishing; devastating; depraving, corrupting; destructible, perishable; decaying. 30)

(p. 532) dhā2 meaning: ways, means etc. fold (শতধা, বহুধা). 56)

(p. 543) dhuni1 a (sacrificial) fire enkindled by ascetics. 9)