(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) durbalatā weakness; feebleness; debility. 12)

(p. 517) dōnā2 a dug-out, a tub, a canoe. 72)

(p. 507) durdina a difficult time, hard or troublesome times; a time of danger; evil days, a time of adversity or distress; a day of foul weather. দুর্দিনের বন্ধু, দুর্দিনের সহায় a friend or patron in adversity. 31)

(p. 500) dīpra shining, luminous, radiant, glowing; bright. 40)

(p. 500) dīrṇa split, cleft, rent, broken, torn; (fig.) afflicted. 48)

(p. 485) daradara expressing: continuous and rapid flow or oozing (দরদর করে ঘাম ঝরা বা চোখের জল পড়া). 31)

(p. 495) dābaḍ়āni, dābaḍ়i act of bullying; rebuke; threat; snub; act of chasing. 8)

(p. 517) dēẏaka fee. 14)

(p. 517) dēśādhipati the ruler of a country; a king. 25)

(p. 500) diẏā2 lamp, light (দিয়া জ্বালাও). 12)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇācāra a system of Tantric (তান্ত্রিক) rituals. দক্ষিণাচারী a. & n. one who follows this system. 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. 481) dadhi curdled milk, curd. ̃ভান্ড n. a pail containing curd. ̃মঙ্গল n. a ritual of feeding a Hindu bride in the small hours previous to the wedding day. ̃মন্হন n. act of churning milk into butter or act of churning curd into whey. দধিমন্হন করা v. to churn milk into butter or to churn curd into whey. ̃মন্হনদণ্ড n. a churning rod or stick. ̃সার n. butter or cream. 34)

(p. 508) durbṛtta depraved; wicked, ill-natured, villainous, roguish. দুর্বৃত্ত ব্যক্তি a depraved person; a wicked or ill-natured person, a villain, a rogue, a scoundrel. ̃তা, দুর্বৃত্তি n. depravity; wickedness, villainy, roguery. 24)