(p. 545) dhbajā a flag, a banner, a standard, an ensign; (sarcas. & dero.) simulacrum; a pretender (বিদ্যার ধ্বজা); (bot.) a vexillum. ̃ধারী a. bearing a standard; (sarcas.) one who keeps a tuft of hair uncut on one's crown as a mark of one's holiness or piety; (sarcas.) hypocritically upholding or defending (ধর্মের ধ্বজাধারী). 33)

(p. 532) dhāna paddy, rice (আমন ধান); measure of weight (= nearly 1 grain). আউস ধান autumn rice. আমন ধান winter rice. বীজ ধান n. paddy-seed. ধান কাটা v. to reap or harvest paddy-crop. ধান কাঁড়া same as ধান ভানা । ধান কাড়ানো v. to plough a paddy-field in order to remove weeds. ধান ঝাড়া v. to thresh paddy. ধান দিয়ে লেখাপড়া শেখা (fig.) to spend little for one's education; (fig.) to receive indifferent or scant education. ধান নেড়ে দেওয়া v. to re-sow or transplant paddyshoots in well-arranged lines; to stir paddy when it is husked by a husking pedal. ধান বোনা v. to sow paddy-seeds. ধানভাঙা, ধানভানা v. to husk paddy. ধানভাঙা কল a husking machine. ধান ভানতে শিবের গীত (fig.) an irrelevant talk or digression (often a ludicrous one). ধান মাড়ানো v. to thresh or separate paddy (from straw by making cows walk upon it). ধান রোয়া v. to transplant paddy-shoots. কত ধানে কত চাল (fig.) actual state or correct information, knowledge of what comes out of what; (fig.) consequence. পাকা ধানে মই দেওয়া (fig.) to do (one) irreparable harm; (fig.) to blast one's hopes when they are about to be realized. ̃খেত same as ধানজমি । ̃গাছ n. a paddy-plant. ধানগাছের তক্তা (fig.) a plank of grass, an impossible thing. ̃চারা n. a paddy-shoot. ̃জমি n. a paddy-field, a paddy-land. ̃দুর্বা n. paddy-grains and grass (used as auspicious articles in blessing). 75)

(p. 532) dhātāni a sound scolding; reprimand. ধাতানো v. to scold soundly, to reprimand, to take somebody to task severely. 71)

(p. 540) dhārānō sharp, sharp-edged; keen. 25)

(p. 540) dhāra3 an edge, a border, a brim, a brink, a brow (পথের ধার, নদীর ধার, পাহাড়ের ধার); a side or face (এধারে, ওধারে); proximity, approach, contiguity, vicinity (বাড়ির ধারে, ধারেকাছে); sharpness, edge (ছুরির ধার); keenness (বুদ্ধির ধার); intelligence or wit; debt, loan (বাজারে অনেক ধার); credit (ধারে কেনা); concern, connection (ধার ধারা). ধার করা v. to borrow; to sharpen, to whet. ধার দেওয়া v. to lend; to sharpen, to whet. ধার ধারা v. to be indebted to, to have any concern with; to care for, to pay heed to. ধার হওয়া v. to be in debt. ধারে কেনা বা বেচা v. to buy or sell on credit. ধারে কেনা-বেচা buying and selling on credit. হয় ধারে কাটা নয় ভারে কাটা (fig.) to pass or be counted highly on account of merit or prestige and position or weight and importance. ধারে ডোবা v. to be deeply involved in debt, to be over head and ears in debt. 15)

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

(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. 532) dhānyaka, dhānyāka coriander; coriander seed. 82)

(p. 540) dhārmika pious, righteous, virtuous, godly; religious-minded. fem. (rare) ধার্মিকী, (loos. but pop.) ধার্মিকা । ̃তা n. piety, righteousness, virtuousness, godliness; religiosity. 31)

(p. 543) dhūmākāra shaped like or looking like smoke, fume, vapour, gas etc. 29)

(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. 531) dhapa dhapa expressing: brilliant whiteness or tidiness. ধপ ধপ করা v. to appear brilliantly white or tidy. ধপধপে a. brilliantly white (ধপধপে কাপড়); luminous (ধপধপে জোছনা); immaculately tidy (ধপধপে উঠোন); brilliant or dazzling (ধপধপে সাদা). 11)

(p. 543) dhūpāẏita, dhūpita perfumed or fumigated with incense, incensed. 27)

(p. 542) dhikkāra, dhikkāra act of crying fie upon. ধিক্কার দেওয়া v. to cry fie upon, to hoot. 2)

(p. 545) dhōn̐kā1 to pant or gasp for breath; to palpitate, to throb. 14)