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

dhabbedār a spotted [चमड़ी skin, कपड़ा cloth, हिरन deer].

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]

dhī˜gādhī˜gi, धींगामस्ती, dhī˜gāmastī, धींगामुश्ती dhī˜gā- mushtī fu scuffle: दोनों में ~ हो गई a -- ensued between the two.

dhyān mu (a) attention: मैंने उधर ~ नहीं दिया I did not give/ pay -- that side; वे ~ दे रहे थे they were attentive; ~ दिलाना to draw --. (b) heed, care: ~ रहे take care ! बच्चे का ~ रखना take care of the child; इसका ~ रखें please see to it. (c) mind: तुम्हारा ~ किधर था where was your -- ? पत्थर का ~ रखना mind the stone; मेरे ~ में आया it came to my --, it occurred to me; ~ में न लाना not. to mind, to ignore; मेरे ~ से उतर गया it was out of my --. (d) concentration (of mind): ~ धरना to contemplate,

dhũdh·lā a (a) आज ~ -धुँधला है it is hazy/foggy/misty to-day. (b) ~ अर्थ vague meaning. (c) धुँधली स्मृतियाँ faded memories. ~ करना to make dim/hazy. [from धुँध]

¹ dhār fc current: पानी की ~ water --; ~ बँधना to flow out in a current. [syn. धारा q. v.]

dhākaṛ a dashing; dauntless [आदमी man]. [syn. दबंग]

dhadh·kānā vt to kindle; आग ~ to make fire; युध्द की आग ~ the fire of war. [vi धधकना]

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.