daftarī I. a office [काम work, कर्मचारी employees, कार्रवाई routine]. II. mc book-binder = जिल्दसाज़ q. v.

dattachitta a fully attentive; ~ व्यक्‍ित -- person; ~ होकर very attentively: ~ होकर पढ़ो or सुनो read या listen very attentively.

desh-nikālā mu deportation: ~ देना to deport, to exile: उसे ~ दिया गया he/she was deported/exiled.

dorāhā mc bisecting road: एक मील के बाद ~ था there was a -- after a mile.

dviguṇ a double = दुगना q. v.

duhkh mc (a) suffering, distress; घोर ~ severe --; ~ उठाना/ पाना to bear --, to suffer: उसने जीवन में बहुत ~ उठाया/पाया he/she suffered a lot in his/her life; हमें ~ हुआ it caused us --, we are distressed; ~ देना to cause --, to inflict suffering, to cause pain; ~ पहुँचना to be distressed; ~ भोगना to suffer. (b) sorrow: ~ प्रकट करना to express --; ~ मानना to feel sorrowful; ~ बँटाना to share other's sorrow; मुझे ~ है I am sorry; ~ का मारा afflicted; ~ -सुख sorrows and joys, pain and pleasure. [ant. सुख, syn. कष्ट]

dam-dilāsā mc false hope, vain consolation; ~ देना to give --; किसी के दम-दिलासें में आना to be deceived by someone's false hopes.

duhkhī a and mc afflicted/ distressed/grieved (person): यह समाचार सुनकर मैं बहुत ~ हुआ I was very much grieved to hear this news; किसी की मौत से ~ -- at smb's death; किसी को ~ करना to cause distress to smb.

deh·lī 1. fu Delhi (the capital of India). 2. threshold = दहलीज़ q. v.

doh·rāī fc revision: पाठ की ~ -- of lesson. ~ करना to revise; पत्र की ~ करते हुए while revising the letter. [cf. दोहराना]