درکنار dar-kinār P adv. On one side, apart, out of the way, aside; (put it) aside. S. درگ दृग् (r. दृश See) drig, s. m. The eye. S. درگ दुर्ग (comp. of दुर् With difficulty, and part. of r. गम Go, q. d. Difficult of passage) durg, 1. adj. Impenetrable, impassable, inac- cessible. 2. s. m. A strong fort.

دوتا du-tā P or do-tā, adj. Double, twice, bent.

دري darī P s. f. 1. A small carpet. 2. A dialect of the Persian language, the origin and pecu- liarities of which are variously defined by Persian lexicographers. Some alledge its distinctive mark to be when the form of the word is com- plete, without contraction; as bugo, ishkam, Darī; go and shikam, Pārsī. Others make it the dialect of a certain district, comprehending Balkh, Bukhārā, Badakhshān, Marū-Shāh-Jān, and Bāmiyān. The name is by some said to be derived from dara, a valley among hills; which corresponds with its origin in Badakh- shān and the mountainous part of Kandhār. Others assert that it was spoken at the court of the monarchs of the Kaiānian dynasty, and derive the name from dar a gate or dargāh a

دامني dāminī S̱. (सौदामिनी) s. f. Light- ning.

دکهنا dukhnā दुःखन S̱. v. n. To ache, to pain, to smart.

دونجا daunjā H s. m. A scaffold.

ديواني dīwān-ī P s. f. Office of dīwān, ministry. 2. adj. fem. Mad, insane.

دمل dummal P s. m. A bile, a swelling, a felon, imposthume, abscess.

دلانا dulānā दोलन S̱. v. a. To agitate, to toss, to shake.

دهوندها dhondhā H s. m. A small mound of earth; (met.) A potbelly, a large belly. (Sans. तुंद).