² dhār fu edge: चाकू की ~ तेज़ है the -- of the knife is sharp; △ ~ चढ़ाना/देना to sharpen the edge.

dhārmik a (a) [things] religious [कथाएँ stories, क्रिया rite, द्वेष animosity, मनोवृत्ति mentality, संस्था institution]. (b) [person] religious-minded: ~ लोग -- people.

dhurrā mc particle; बालू का ~ -- of sand. △ किसी चीज़ के धुर्रे उड़ाना to break smth into pieces, to smash smth; किसी व्यक्‍ित के धुर्रे उड़ाना to beat a person hard.

dhatā mu putting off, evasion; किसी को ~ बताना to evade a person, to turn one away.

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]

dham·kānā vt to threaten, to intimidate. [also डराना - धमकाना]

dhaṛākā mc crash, explosion; उसने बंदूक़ चलाई तो एक ~ हुआ he fired a gun and there was a crash, धड़ाके से with a loud report: धड़ाके से गोली चली there was a shot with a loud report; वह धड़ाके से उठ बैठा he got up suddenly.

dhikkār·nā vt to condemn, to censure: इस देशद्रोही को सब धिक्कारते हैं all people condemn this traitor.

dharmātmā a and mc pious man, saintly person; गांधी जी महात्मा भी थे ~ भी Gandhiji was a great soul and a --.

dhāū̃k·nā vt (a) to blow with bellows: आग (चूल्हा, भट्टी) ~ to blow (up) fire (oven, furnace). (b) (fig.) to impose: भार (जुरमाना, दंड) ~ -- a responsibility/burden (fine, punishment).