daiv·yog mu accidental happening; ~ से ऐसा हुआ it so happened accidentally.

damak·nā vi to glitter, to flash, to glow: हीरा दमकता है diamond glitters/glows. [syn. चमकना]

driṛhatā fu firmness, resoluteness; नैतिक ~ moral --; ~ से firmly, resolutely. [n. from दृढ़]

devī-dev·tā mc [final -ā does not change] goddesses and gods: हमने यूनानी देवी-देवताओं के बारे में पढ़ा है we have read about Greek gods and goddesses.

dambh mu vanity, vain- glory, conceit: अपने कुल (ज्ञान, समाज) का ~ -- on account of one's family (knowledge, society).

daman·kārī I. a repressive [कार्रवाइयाँ actions, नीति policy, उपाय measures]. II. mc repressor: वह दमनकारियों के हाथों मारा गया he was killed at the hands of --s.

dikhānā vt (a) to show: किसी को कोई चीज़ ~ -- smb smth, -- smth to smb; अपने-अपने टिकट दिखाओ show your respective tickets; अपनी ऐंठ (विद्वत्ता, सहानुभूति) ~ to show one's conceit (scholarship, sympathy). (b) to point out: त्रुटियाँ दिखा देना -- mistakes; △ अँगूठा ~ to refuse point-blank; धूप ~ to put in the sun; नीचा ~ to humiliate; पीठ ~ to turn tail, to accept defeat; भय ~ to terrorize, to frighten; मार्ग ~ to lead. [see देखना, दिखावा, दिखावट, दिखाई]

dugunā a twice as much, double [काम work, पैसा money, बल force]; दुगुनी कमाई -- earnings; यह उससे ~ बड़ा है it is twice as big as that; तीन का ~ छह होता है twice three is six; ~ करना (पाना, देना) to make (receive, give) double. [from दो + गुना]

dvīp·vāsī mc islander: अंग्रेज ~ हैं the English people are --s.

durāgrahī a obstinate, obdurate [बच्चे children, व्यक्‍ति person, स्त्री woman]. [syn. ज़िद्दी]