دهک dahak S̱. (from دهکنا) s. f. Ardour.

دردامن dar-dāman P The ornament to the border of a gown or robe.

داڙه dāṛh S̱. s. f. See ڐاڙه ḍāṛh.

دشواري dushwār-ī P s. f. Difficulty.

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).

دوگانه do-gāna P adj. Double, two together. s. m. A prayer in which two inclinations of the body are made. See دگانه du-gāna.

دود dūd S. s. m. for دوده dūdh, q. v.

دسـﮩرا dasahrā S̱. or dasʼharā (दशहरा comp. of दश Ten, and noun from r. हृ Seize, take) s. m. 1. The tenth of Jeṭh shukl paksh̤, which is the birthday of Gangā. Whoever bathes in the Gangā on that day, is purified from ten sorts of sins. 2. The tenth of Āsin shukl paksh̤, on which, after the worship and religious ceremo- nies performed during nine nights (नवरात्रि

دپدپاهٿ dapdapāhaṭ H (from دپدپانا) s. f. Shining, splendour.

داسي दासी dāsī S s. f. A maidservant.