ধারা২ : (p. 540) dhārā2 a stream, a flow (রক্তধারা, আলোকধারা); a current (স্রোতোধারা); a shower (বৃষ্টিধারা); a stream or shower of any liquid (জলধারা, নয়নধারা); a spring, a fountain, a waterfall, a cascade (সহস্রধারা); a system, a method, a way (কাজের ধারা); a rule or go (জগতের বা দুনিয়ার ধারা); succession, serial, order, train (চিন্তাধারা); fashion, manner (অমনধারা); (law) a clause or section (আইনের ধারা). বর্তমানের ধারা order of the day, prevailing state of things. ̃কদম্ব n. a kind of tree yielding beautiful flowers of globular shape. ̃কারে adv. in or like a stream, streamingly; profusely in numerous streams. ̃ক্রমে adv. according to system or method, systematically or methodically; according to rule; successively, serially. ̃গৃহ n. a bathroom fitted with a shower-bath. ̃ঙ্কুর n. a drop of water or rain; hail. ̃ধর n. the cloud. ̃নি n. a stream of water from above (as from a shower bath). ̃বর্ণনা n. running commentary of an event or a game. ̃বর্ষ, ̃বর্ষণ n. heavy and incessant rain or downpour. ̃বাহিক, ̃বাহী a. continuous; serial; successive. ̃বাহিকতা, ̃বাহিতা n. continuity; seriality; succession. ̃বাহিকক্রমে, ̃বাহিকভাবে adv. continuously; serially; successively. ̃বিবরণী, ̃ভাষ্য same as ধারাবর্ণনা । ̃মতো, ̃মতে adv. (law) according to a particular section or clause of an act. ̃যন্ত্র n. a fountain; a syringe; a spraying apparatus; a shower-bath, a shower. ̃শ্রাবণ n. the month of Shravan (July-August) when there are heavy showers or when it rains heavily. ̃সম্পাত, ̃সার n. heavy and incessant rain; torrential rain or downpour. 23)

(p. 543) dhūmākīrṇa, dhūmācchanna covered with or enveloped in smoke, fume, vapour, gas etc. 30)

(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) dhānyamla acetic acid. 83)

(p. 532) dhānuki, dhānuṣka a bowman, an archer; a soldier fighting with bow and arrow. a. versed in archery; armed with bow and arrow. 80)

(p. 540) dhāmāra an Indian musical measure or mode. 12)

(p. 545) dhēidhēi the style or cue-words of the 'tandab' (তান্ডব) dance, the dance of extensive annihilation; a wild dance or movement. 4)

(p. 532) dhāōḍ়ā an accommodation or mud-built quarters usually for labourers. 60)

(p. 529) dhani2 (poet. & obs.) a beautiful young woman or damsel. □ a. (poet. & obs.) beautiful and young. 24)

(p. 545) dhṛṣṭa arrogant, haughty, insolent; impertinent, audacious, saucy, pert, (coll.) cheeky; talkative; garrulous; impudent. shameless; lascivious, lewd. fem. ধৃষ্টা । ̃তা n. arrogance, insolence, impertinence, audacity, sauciness, pertness; (coll.) cheek, talkativeness, garrulity; impudence, shamelessness; lasciviousness; lewdness. 2)

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

(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) dhasā to come off and fall down (নদীর পাড় ধসা); to collapse (বাড়ির পাঁচিল ধসা); to weaken or deteriorate (রোগে শরীর ধসা). a. that which has come off and fallen down; collapsed; weakened or deteriorated. ধসানো v. to cause to come off and fall down; to loosen and throw down; to cause to collapse; to make weak or to impair. 53)

(p. 542) dhutarā, dhutarō the thorn apple or its fruit or flower, the datura. ধুতরোর রস বা নির্যাস n. daturine. 20)

(p. 531) dhanda, dhandha confusion or dazzlement of eyesight; confusion; bewilderment; suspicion. 6)

(p. 529) dhaka expressing: sudden blaze or glow (as of fire); sudden throb or jerk (বুকটা ধক করে উঠল). ধকধক int. expressing: state of blazing or glowing by flashes or repeatedly; throbbing or palpitation. ধকধক করা v. to glow or blaze by flashes or repeatedly; to dazzle (হিরেখানা ধকধক করছে); to palpitate or throb greatly. ̃ধকানি n. loud and great throbbing or palpitation. 3)