dhvasta a devastated, wrecked [पोत ship, भवन building]; ~ करना (कर देना) to destroy, to devastate.

dhan-jan mu men and money: ~ की हानि loss of men and money.

dhāk fu awe, overwhelming influence: सारे नगर में उसकी ~ हैं his -- prevails the whole town; किसी की ~ जमना/बँधना to be held in awe; किसी पर ~ जमाना to command overwhelming influence over smb, to hold smb in awe. [syn. आतंक]

dhīre adv (a) slowly: ~ चलना (चलाना, बोलना) to go (drive, speak) --; मैं बहुत ~ लिखता हूँ I write very --. (b) mildly, gently: ~ मारना to beat --; ~ धीरे gradually, by slow degrees: वे ~ धारे बदल रहे थे they were gradually changing; वे ~ धीरे चल रहे थे they were walking very slowly. ~ से quietly, gently: वह ~ से खिसक गया he slipped away quietly; दरवाज़ा ~ से बन्द करना close the door gently.

dharmashāla fc hospice, dharmashala, public inn: उन्हें ~ में ठहराया गया they were lodged in a --.

dhanyavād mu thanks; आपका ~ thank you; किसी को ~ देना to thank smb: आपको बहुत-बहुत ~ देता हूँ I thank you very much, very/many many thanks.

dhaṛādhaṛ adv (a) in quick succession; ~ ईंटे गिरीं bricks fell down --; ~ बोलते रहे went on talking incessantly. (b) with a crash गोले छूटे ~ shells exploded --.

dhur I. mc extreme point: ~ का extreme, utmost; ~ से अंत तक from one extreme to another. II. adv extreme, far: ~ ऊपर से from an extreme height; ~ दक्षिण में in far south; ~ नीचे far in below.

dhārā-pravāh a and adv वह ~ बोलता है he speaks fluently; वह ~ लिखता है he writes non-stop.

dhurandhar a pre-eminent [विद्वान scholar, योध्दा warrior].