(p. 497) dāsa a servant, an attendant; a slave (দাসব্যবসায়); a fisherman by caste (দাসজাতি); a Shudra (শূদ্র); a nonAryan; a victim or a minion (অবস্হার দাস); a humble man or a dependant (হুজুর দাসের প্রতি দয়া করুন) fem দাসী । ̃খত n. a written bond of slavery. ̃ত্ব n. servitude; slavery; state of being a victim, bondage, dependence. দাসত্ব করা v. to be slave of, to serve as a slave. ̃ত্ব প্রথা n. the institution of ownership of slaves, slavery. দাসত্ববন্ধন, দাসত্বশৃঙ্খলা n. the bonds of slavery. দাসত্বশৃঙ্খল মোচন n. emancipation or freedom from bondage. দাসত্ববৃত্তি n. slavery. দাসত্বে আবদ্ধ enslaved, in bondage. ̃দাসী n. pl. servants male and female, man-servants and maid-servants. ̃প্রথা same as দাসত্বপ্রথা । ̃ব্যবসায় n. slave-trade. ̃মনোবৃত্তি, ̃মনোভাব n. slave mentality; servility. দাসানুদাস n. a slave of one's slave, a very humble servant or dependant. দাসীপুত্র n. one's son born of his maid-servant; an illegitimate son. দাসীবৃত্তি, দাসীত্ব n. profession of or service as a maid or maid-servant. 9)

(p. 508) duṣkāla an inauspicious or unpropitious time. 64)

(p. 484) dabadabā . the height of power, prosperity and prestige; pomp and splendour. 10)

(p. 481) daṇḍāẏamāna in the standing posture, standing up. দণ্ডায়মান হওয়া v. to stand up. 27)

(p. 500) duḥkha sorrow; affliction; grief; distress, suffering, misery (দুঃখে পড়া); pain, inflammation; regret (দুঃখ প্রকাশ করা). দুঃখ করা v. to regret; to rue, to grieve; to suffer pain, to take trouble; to be in distress, to undergo misery. দুঃখ দেওয়া v. to cause sorrow or regret, to grieve; to afflict; to distress; to pain; to give trouble. দুঃখ পাওয়া বা ভোগ করা v. to be stricken with sorrow or grief or misery (জীবনে অনেক দুঃখ পেয়েছে); to be afflicted or distressed or pained; to be in trouble, to suffer. দুঃখে পড়া v. to run into distress or trouble. দুঃখের কাহিনি a woeful or pathetic tale. দুঃখের বিষয় a matter of regret; a pity; a painful affair. ̃কর, ̃জনক, ̃দ, ̃দায়ক, ̃দায়ী, ̃প্রদ a. painful; troublesome; woeful, distressing, agonizing; sorrowful. fem. দুঃখদায়িনী । ̃দারিদ্র n. distress and poverty, want and suffering or misery. ̃প্রদ same as দুঃখকর । ̃বাদ n. (phil.) pessimism. ̃বাদী a. pessimistic. n. a pessimist. ̃ভাগী a. sharing the sorrow of another. fem. দুঃখভাগিনী । ̃ভোগ n. act of suffering pain or undergoing distress. ̃ময় a. full of or abounding in sorrow or suffering. ̃মোচন n. act of relieving pain or distress; allaying or alleviation or mitigation of sorrow. ̃সহিষ্ণু a. one who patiently endures sorrow or suffering. ̃সাগর n. an ocean of sorrow, a sea of distress; endless sorrow or suffering. ̃হর, ̃হারী a. one who or that which relieves pain or sorrow or suffering. fem. দুঃখহরা, দুঃখহারিণী । 52)

(p. 492) dān̐ḍ়ipāllā a pair of scales. 4)

(p. 480) -da3 indicating: one who or that which gives (সুখদ, জলদ). 3)

(p. 500) dillikā lāḍḍu (lit.) a ball-shaped sweetmeat manufactured in Delhi; (fig. & pop.) a thing that causes dejection when not obtained and causes repentance or regret when obtained, (cp.) Hobson's choice. 15)

(p. 506) durāgraha desire for or interest in evil or difficult things; a wicked or difficult venture. a. desirous of or interested in evil or difficult things; indulging in or engaged in a wicked or difficult venture. 19)

(p. 522) dōhāi meaning: in the name of, by, upon (ইশ্বরের দোহাই = by God. আমার সম্মানের দোহাই = upon my honour); please (দোহাই মহারাজ = please Your Majesty). n. an appeal for justice or support (রাজার দোহাই); an oath (দোহাই পাড়া ভালো নয়); a pretext or plea or excuse (রোগের দোহাই); a cause (বৃষ্টির দোহাই); swearing by a precedent (অতীতের দোহাই). দোহাই দেওয়া. দোহাই পাড়া v. to appeal to (for justice or support); to put forward as a pretext; to swear; to swear by a precedent. 25)

(p. 499) diṅnirṇaẏa, diṅnirūpaṇa ascertainment of the points of the compass; ascertainment of a particular or the right direction. দিঙ্নির্ণয় করা v. to ascertain the points of the compass; to ascertain the direction. দিঙ্নির্ণয়যন্ত্র n. a compass; a mariner's compass. 7)

(p. 508) durbōdha, durbōdhya hard to understand or comprehend or know or cognize; not easily intelligible. 25)

(p. 517) dōjabarē, dōjabara married or marrying for a second time. 68)

(p. 517) dēbī a goddess; a female deity; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) or Chandi (চণ্ডী); (in respectful addresses and mention) a lady (মাতৃদেবী, সারদাদেবী). ̃পক্ষ n. the light fortnight of the Durga worship. ̃পুরাণ n. an ancient holy book narrating the glory of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). ̃মাহাত্ম্য n. a portion of a holy book, written by Markandeya (মার্কণ্ডেয়) the sage singing of the glory of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). 3)

(p. 517) dōlanā a rocking cradle, a swing.