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]

dhanī a rich, wealthy [किसान peasant, ज़मींदार landlord, व्यापारी merchant]; कलम का ~ master of one's pen, one who wields his pen effectively; बात का ~ master of one's word, one who sticks to his word. [syn. दौलतमंद]

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.

dharma-granth mc धर्म-पुस्तक dharma-pustak fc scripture, holy book; वेद, बाइबिल, कुरआन और गुरु ग्रंथ ~ हैं Vedas, Bible, Qoran and Guru Granth are --s.

dhobin fc washerwoman, laundress: ~ कपड़े लाई है the -- has brought clothes; धोबिनें कपड़ो़ं पर इस्तरी/लोहा करती हैं washer- women/laundresses iron clothes. [fem. of धोबी]

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 --.

dharātal mu (a) level [उच्च high, औद्योगिक industrial, सांस्कृतिक cultural]; नये ~ पर लाना to bring smth to a new level; ~ उठाना to raise the level. (b) ground, surface of the earth: वह ~ से उठ गया he disappeared from the --, he died.

dhamākā mc crash, explosion: पटाखे का ~ -- of a cracker; धमकि के साथ फट गया exploded with a crash. [syn. धड़ाका]

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

dhvaj mc, ध्वजा dhvajā fc flag, banner: विजय का/की ~ -- of victory; ~ की लाज honour of the --; ~ फरहाना to hoist a --. [syn. झंडा]