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).

دوک dūk P s. m. A spindle.

ديوانگي dīwāna-gī P (from ديوانه) s. f. Insanity, madness, lunacy.

ديولي dewlī H s. f. 1. A fish-scale. 2. The scale

دهولاٴي dhaulā-ī S̱. (from धवल) s. f. Whiteness.

دربـﮩرا darbahrā H s. m. An intoxicating spirit drawn from rice.

دوڙا دوڙي dauṛā-dauṛī S̱. s. f. Running, contest in running, race, hurry.

ددچهر dadachchhar H s. (dakh.) See نحوست nuḥūsat.

داس दास dās S s. m. A male slave or servant.

دار dār P 1. (Sans. दारु Wood) s. m. Gallows, a gibbet, an empaling stake. دارپرکهينچنا dār par khainchnā, To empale. 2. part. act. (of داشتن To have) in compos. Having, possessing, holding, possessor, keeper, lord, master; as, آب دار āb-dār, 1. adj. Watery. 2. Resplendent. 3. s. m. A person entrusted with the charge of water for drinking. حصه دار ḥiṣṣa-dār, A partaker. عمل دار aﻌmal-dār, A tax- gatherer. دار گير dār-gīr or دار و گير dār o gīr,