(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. 522) dōṣābaha faulty, defective; noxious; harmful; vicious; blamable. 13)

(p. 500) duḥsamaẏa evil days; hard times. 61)

(p. 484) dantauṣṭhya (gr.) labiodental. n. a lobiodental letter or sound, a labiodental. 2)

(p. 522) dautya office of a messenger or courier or envoy or ambassador or emissary; forerunning; office of a go-between; bawdry, panderism. 32)

(p. 492) dādakhāni a variety of superfine rice. 31)

(p. 492) dākhila presented for consideration or trial, submitted, filed (দাখিল করা) paid; brought (in or before); rendered or reduced almost to (মরার দাখিল). দাখিল করা v. to present or submit (for consideration) (আইনসভায় তথ্য দাখিল করা); to file (মামলা বা দলিল দাখিল করা); to deposit (পরীক্ষার ফি দাখিল করা); to bring (in or before); to present or produce অপরাধীকে বিচারকের কাছে দাখিল করা to render or reduce almost to (মরণের দাখিল করা). দাখিল-খারিজ n. substitution of the name of the new owner in place of the old one in a rent-roll, mutation. 11)

(p. 492) dāga a mark, a spot, a stain (কালির দাগ) a macle, a dark spot (চাঁদেও দাগ আছে) a scar (পোড়া দাগ); rust (লোহায় দাগ ধরা); an aspersion, a slur, a blot or blemish (চরিত্রে দাগ দেওয়া); a line, a tick (দাগ কাটা); a bounded plot of land bearing an official number, this number (জমির দাগ, দাগ নম্বর); a distinctive mark, an earmark, a brand (পণ্যদ্রব্যে দাগ দেওয়া); (fig.) a morbid or unfavourable impression (মনের দাগ). দাগ কাটা v. to draw a line, to tick (off); to mark off, to determine (a share, the boundary etc.); to leave a good or bad impression on, to impress upon (মনে দাগ কাটা). দাগ তোলা v. to remove or erase a mark or spot or stain. দাগ দেওয়া v. to draw a line, to tick (off); to mark (off); to determine; to cast aspersion, to slur; to earmark, to brand; to produce an unfavourable impression upon. দাগ ধরা, দাগ পড়া, দাগ লাগা v. to be affected with dark spots; to be discoloured or soiled or stained or macled; to rust; to be affected with a slur; to accept a mark (জলে দাগ পড়ে না); to be affected with a morbid or unfavourable impression. 14)

(p. 508) dēōẏāna a finance minister; a financial steward (as of a business concern) or of a landowner; a steward; a dewan. দেওয়ান-ই-আম a sovereign's court, a royal court, a durbar; a legislative assembly. দেওয়ান-ই-খাস n. the private council of a sovereign, a privy-council. দেওয়ানি n. office of a finance minister; stewardship; dewani, diwani. a. (law) civil. দেওয়ানি আদালত civil court. দেওয়ানি মামলা a. civil suit. 110)

(p. 495) dārikā a daughter. a. fem. cleaving, splitting. 45)

(p. 508) dēula a temple, a shrine (দেবদেউল). 108)

(p. 481) daṇḍabat expressing: prostration to pay homage or to show reverence. n. lying prostrate in worship or respect. a. prostrate in worship or respect. দণ্ডবত্ করা v. to prostrate. oneself in worship or respect (to or before). দণ্ডবত্ হওয়া v. to lie prostrate in worship or respect. খুরে খুরে দণ্ডবত্ I bow down to your or his or her hoofs; a facetious expression to call a person a beast and get rid of him or her. 24)

(p. 492) dān̐tāla having large teeth or tusks. 7)

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

(p. 508) dēkhana act of seeing or looking or beholding or viewing. দেখন-হাসি a. one who smiles at first sight; one who makes one smile in delight at first sight; (dero.) one who always greets with a smile. 119)