داستان dāstān P s. f. A story, fable, tale.

دق daḳ P s. 1. Woollen cloth from which hairs hang. 2. A precious sort of cloth.

دعاٴيه duʼāﻌʼiya A. s. m. Benediction, invocation, prayer.

دکپال दिक् Region, and पाल Preserver dikpāl S. s. m. A guardian deity of one of the ten (दिश् dis) regions or points (of the com- pass: i. e. ब्रह्मा Brahmā, for upwards; अनंत Ananta, for downwards; इन्द्र Indra, for east; अग्नि Agni, for southeast; यम Yama, for south; नैर्ऋत Nairr̤ita, for southwest; वरुण Varuṇa, for west; वायु Vāyu or पवन Pa- vana, for northwest; कुवेर Kuvera, for north; ईशान Īsāna or शिव Siva, for northeast).

دوادسي द्वादशी dwādas-ī S s. f. The twelfth day of the lunar fortnight.

درياچه daryā-cha P s. m. A small sea, a lake.

درخشاني daraḵẖshān-ī P s. f. Shining, splendour.

دکهانا dukhānā S̱. (caus. of دکهنا dukhnā) v. a. To inflict pain, to torment, to hurt, to pain.

دگدگانا digdigānā H v. n. To chatter (as, teeth).

داري dār-ī P s. f. in compos. The having, holding, possessing.