durbhāgyapūrṇa a unfortunate [घड़ी hour, दिन day, घटना event, स्थिति situation].

dūbhar a difficult, arduous [काम work, चढ़ाई ascent]; आज का दिन कटना ~ हो गया है it has become -- to pass this day. [syn. कठिन, मुश्किल]

dvār·pāl mc door-keeper, gateman = दरबान q. v.

dashā fu condition, state [बढ़िया excellent, बुरी bad, संतोषजनक satisfactory, सामान्य normal], मकान अच्छी ~ में है the house is in good condition; मोटरकार अच्छी ~ में है the motor-car is in good working condition/order; उसकी ~ बदल गई है his/her condition has changed; ~ सुधारना to improve the condition; ऐसी ~ में in such a case/ condition. [syn. हालत]

dakṣa a efficient [कर्मचारी employees, कार्य work, संचालन working]; वह अपने काम में बहुत ~ है he is very -- in his work. [syn. कुशल, निपुण]

dūr·gāmī a far-reaching [दृष्टि insight, परिणाम results, प्रभाव effects].

darāz fc drawer: मेज़ की दराज़े --s of a table.

dukhiyā a [uninflected] distressed, afflicted = दुःखी.

dāūrān के ~ adv during, in the course of; एक महीने (साल, सप्ताह) के ~ in the course of a month (year, week); इसी ~ in the mean-while; बुख़ार के ~ during the fever.

dab·nā vi 1. to be pressed (down): वह भार से दबा था he was -- under a weight. 2. to be buried: दो आदमी मकान के नीचे दबे पड़े थे two men lay buried under the house; ज़मीन में दबा है is buried in the ground. 3. मामला दब गया the matter was hushed up; हम भीड़ में दब गये we were squeezed in the crowd; अब भी उसके सौ रूपये दबे हैं even now a hundred rupees of his are withheld; वे हमसे दबते हैं they cool down before us, they yield to us. [vt दबाना]