dharma mc (a) faith, religion [ईसाई Christian, मुस्लिम Muslim, सिख Sikh, हिन्दू Hindu]; ~ की रक्षा करना to protect one's --; ~ बदलना to change one's --; ~ बिगाड़ना to violate --. [syn. मज़हब] (b) virtue, righteousness; ~ की जय -- is always victorious. (c) duty: अपना ~ निभाना to fulfil one's --. [syn. कर्तव्य]

dharmashāstra mc theological jurisprudence: मनुस्मृति एक पुराना ~ हैं Manu Smriti is an old --.

dhannāseṭh mc [joc.] moneyed person. △ ~ का नाती a man of a rich family.

dhvans mu destruction, devastation: भवन का ~ -- of a building; ~ होना to be destroyed. [a ध्वस्त]

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]

dhã̄dh·liī fu highhandedness: अधिकारियों की ~ -- of the office-holders: ~ मचाना to act highhandedly.

dhairya mu patience, for bearance: ~ की परीक्षा test of one's --; ~ खोना/छूटना to lose --; मेरा ~ छूट गया my -- was lost/exhausted; ~ रखना to forbear, to keep/have --. ~ से, ~ के साथ patiently.

dhīrā a slow [आदमी man, काम work, मज़दूर labour]

dhappā mc slap, blow: उसके मुँह पर ~ मारा/लगाया gave a -- on his face. [syn. थप्पड़]

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.