duhkhad a (a) painful; ~ समाचार -- news. (b) tragic; ~ दुर्घटना -- accident.

dāyitva mu responsibility; यह किसका ~ है whose -- is it/ this ? ~ का पद responsible post. [syn. ज़िम्मेदारी]

durbhāgya mu misfortune, ill luck; यह मेरा ~ था it was my --; ~ से unfortunately. [ant. सौभाग्य]

dīn·tā fu (a) humbleness: भक्‍त की ~ -- of a devotee. (b) poverty: ग्रामीणों की ~ देखकर on seeing the -- of villagers.

daGā mc treachery, perfidy: ~ देना/करना to act treacherously, to cheat: असली दोस्त ~ नहीं देता a true friend will not cheat (act treacherously); ~ खाना to be cheated, to be a victim of --. [syn. छल]

dastaḵẖat mc signature: आपके ~ your --s; पर ~ करना to sign, to put one's signature on: दस्तावेज़ पर ~ करना to sign a document. [syn. हस्ताक्षर]

day·nīy a pitiable [दशा condition, स्थिति situation, रूप form, व्यक्‍ित person].

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]

dīrgha·kālīn a long, long-term; ~ अनुभव (नौकरी, संसद्) long-experience (service, parliament); ~ उधार (ऋण, समझौता, योजना) long-term credit (loan, agreement, plan).

dabā a [various meanings derived from दबना] ~ धन buried wealth; दबी आवाज़ suppressed/restrained voice; दबे पाँव with silent steps.