(p. 2) akṣa any of the three long cubes marked with dots thrown at dice-playing; a die; a kind of seed used as bead; (geog.) the axis of the equator; (geog.) latitude; (astr.) the angular distance of any star or planet from the solar orbit, the orbit of a heavenly body; (astrol.) the shape of the zodiac; (zoo.) the secand vertebra of the neck; an axle; a sense-organ (অধোক্ষজ). ̃ক n. the collar-bone, the clavicle; a dice player. ̃কর্ণ n. (geom.) a hypotenuse. ̃ক্রীড়া n. game of dice; diceplay. ̃দণ্ড n. (geog.) the axis of the equator, the minor axis. ̃ধুরা n. the front portion of a wheel, an axis; the pole of a cart. ̃ধূর্ত n. an expert or clever dice-player. ̃পাটি n. any of the long cubes marked with dots thrown at dice-playing. ̃বাট n. dice-board; arena for wrestling; wrestling ground; gymnasium. ̃বিচলন n. (astr.) nutation. ̃বিত্, ̃বিদ, ̃বেত্তা a. versed in law or diplomacy; clever at dice-game. n. a lawyer; a diplomat; an expert dice-player. ̃বৃত্ত, ̃সমান্তরাল n. (geog.) the parallels of latitude. ̃মালা, ̃সূত্র n. a string of beads, a rosary. ̃শক্তি n. the Axis Powers in the World War II. 88)

(p. 17) adhama lowest; inferior; vile; mean; despicable, abominable, hateful; insignificant; worthless (অধম ভক্ত). অধমর্ণ n. a debtor. অধমাঙ্গ n. the part of the body from the waist downwards; (usu.) the foot or the leg. অধমাধম a. worse than the worst; vilest of the vile; most insignificant or worthless. 50)

(p. 17) adhastana lying or situated or placed under; born or grown on a lower stratum; lower; inferior; lower subordinate (অধস্তন কর্মচারী) । অধস্তন পুরুষ n. a later generation; posterity. 57)

(p. 20) adhīna brought under control, subjugated; tamed; dependent; dependent for maintenance or subsistence; bound by obligation (to); included; dominated, governed or ruled (by); subordinate (অধীন কর্মচারী); subservient (to), subject (to). fem. অধীনা, (inc.) অধিনী । অধীনতা, অধীনত্ব n. subjugation;. tamed condition; dependence; dependence for maintenance or subsistence; obligation; domination; subordination; subserviency, subjection. 53)

(p. 262) kṣaẏa destruction (শত্রুক্ষয়); defeat (অধর্মের ক্ষয়); waste, loss (অর্থক্ষয়); erosion (কুলক্ষয়); depreciation (মুদ্রাক্ষয়); decay, waning (চন্দ্রের ক্ষয়); consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis (ক্ষয়রোগ). ক্ষয় করা v. to destroy; to defeat, to vanquish; to waste, to lose; to erode, to eat into or away; to depreciate; to decrease. ক্ষয় পাওয়া, ক্ষয় হওয়া v. to be destroyed; to be defeated or vanquished; to be wasted or lost; to be eroded, to be eaten into or away; to be depreciated; to decay; to decrease. ̃কর, ̃কারক, ̃জনক a. destroying; defeating; causing waste or loss; erosive; depreciating; causing decay or decrease; consuming. ̃কাশ n. consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis. ̃ক্ষতি n. wear and tear. ̃জাত পর্বত n. residual mountain. ̃পক্ষ n. the fortnight of the waning moon. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. destroyed; defeated; wasted, lost; eroded, eaten into or away; depreciated; decayed; decreased; dilapidated (ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত অট্টালিকা); consumed. ̃রোগ same as ̃কাশ । ̃রোগী n. a person suffering from phthisis, a consumptive or tubercular patient. ̃শীল same as ক্ষয়ীষ্ণু । ̃হীন a. undecaying, uneroding; that which does not erode or decay. 82)

(p. 517) dēśa a country, a land; a state; a province (বঙ্গদেশ, অঙ্গদেশ); motherland, native land (কাফ্রিদের দেশ আফ্রিকায়); native village (ছেলেটি সবে দেশ থেকে শহরে এসেছে); a region (মরুদেশ); a place (পৃষ্ঠদেশ); a part or portion (মধ্যদেশ); a direction or quarter (অধোদেশ); a raga or musical mode. ̃কাল n. a particular place and a point of time or their nature or condition; a particular circumstance. ̃কালজ্ঞ a. conversant with the nature of a particular place and time or with that of different places and points of time. ̃কালপাত্র n. a particular place and a point of time and a person or their nature or condition. ̃কালাতীত a. transcending space and time, universal and eternal. ̃কালোচিত a. befitting and serving the needs of a particular place and a point of time; befitting the circumstances. ̃খ্যাত a. same as দেশপ্রসিদ্ধ । ̃ছাড়া a. away from home; away from one's motherland. ̃গৌরব n. pride of a or of one's country. ̃জ ̃জাত a. indigenous. ̃জো়ড়া same as দেশব্যাপী । ̃ত্যাগ n. leaving a country or one's own country (esp. for good), emigration or migration from one's native land. দেশত্যাগ করা v. to leave a country or one's own country (esp. for good); to emigrate or migrate. ̃ত্যাগী a. (also n.) emigrant, migrant. ̃দেশান্তর n. one's native land and other countries; countries far and near, different countries. ̃দ্রোহ n. treason or treachery against one's own country or state. ̃দ্রোহী a. committing treason or treachery against one's own country or state. ̃ধর্ম n. customs and practices peculiar to a country. ̃পর্যটন same as দেশভ্রমণ । ̃প্রথা same as দেশধর্ম । ̃প্রসিদ্ধ a. famous all over the country. ̃প্রিয় a. beloved of one's countrymen. ̃প্রেম n. attachment to or love for one's motherland, patriotism. ̃প্রেমিক n. a lover of one's motherland, a patriot. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend of the country; the friend of one's own country. ̃বিখ্যাত same as দেশপ্রসিদ্ধ । ̃বিদেশ n. one's native land and foreign countries, home and abroad. ̃বিদেশে adv. at home and abroad; all over the world. ̃বিশ্রুত same as দেশপ্রসিদ্ধ । ̃বিধান n. customs and conventions peculiar to a country. ̃ব্যাপী a. countrywide. ̃বিভাগ n. the partition of a country. ̃ভেদে adv. according to the change of countries; in different lands. ̃ভ্রমণ n. travel in different lands, journeying from country to country; travel in different parts of a country. দেশভ্রমণ করা v. to travel in different countries or in different parts of a country. ̃ময় a. countrywide. adv. all over the country. ̃মাতৃকা n. a country conceived or personified as the mother of its inhabitants; motherland. ̃রক্ষা n. the defence of a country. দেশরক্ষা-মন্ত্রক n. the ministry of defence. ̃সেবক n. a servant of one's motherland. ̃সেবা n. service to one's motherland. ̃স্হ a. situated or living in a country; (loos.) of or concerning a country, internal; (loos.) indigenous. ̃হিত n. welfare of a country. ̃হিতকর a. beneficial to a country, conducive to a country's welfare. ̃হিতব্রত n. avowed determination to do good to one's country. a. same as দেশহিতব্রতী । ̃হিতব্রতী a. avowedly devoted to the welfare of one's country. হিতৈষণা, ̃হিতৈষিত n. desire of doing good to one's own country. হিতৈষী a. desirous of doing good to one's own country. 22)

(p. 654) puruṣa man; a man; a male creature; a manly man, a he-man (সে খাঁটি পুরুষ); (phil. & theol.) the soul (পুরুষ ও প্রকৃতি); God; a generation (অধস্তন পাঁচ পুরুষ); (gr.) person (উত্তম পুরুষ = the first person; মধ্যম পুরুষ = the second person; প্রথম পুরুষ = the third person). in comp. male, he (পুরুষ জন্তু). পরমপুরুষ n. a superman; God, the Absolute. পুরুষকার n. manliness, prowess; intelligence; manly effort. পুরুষজাতীয় a. male; masculine. ̃ত্ব n. masculinity; manhood; manliness, virility; vigour; masculine sexual power. পুরুষত্ববর্জিত. পুরুষত্ববিহীন, পুরুষত্বরহিত, পুরুষত্বশূন্য, পুরুষত্বহীন a. lacking in masculine sexual power, impotent; unmanly; effeminate; lacking in vigour; faint-hearted. পুরুষত্বহানি n. loss of masculine sexual power, impotency. ̃-পরম্পরা n. succession of generations, lineal succession, heredity. ̃পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. from generation to generation, hereditarily. ̃-পরম্পরাগত a. coming down from generation to generation; inherited; hereditary; traditional. ̃পুঙ্গব n. a high specimen of humanity; a great man; a big man. ̃প্রধান n. chief amongst men; (when attributed to God) Supreme. ̃ব্যাঘ্র n. a tiger of a man. ̃মানুষ n. a man; a male; a manly man. ̃শার্দুল same as পুরুষব্যাঘ্র । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ same as ̃প্রধান । ̃সিংহ n. a lion amongst men. ̃সুলভ a. common to or befitting a man; masculine. পুরুষাঙ্গ n. the male sex-organ, the penis. পুরুষাধম n. the basest or vilest of men; a dirty fellow; a rascal; an extremely cowardly man. পুরুষানুক্রম same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরা । পুরুষানুক্রমিক same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরাগত । পুরুষার্থ n. religious or spiritual attainment, earning of wealth, realization of desires and attainment of salvation; these four manly pursuits of life; happiness, bliss, salvation, beatitude. পুরুষালি n. masculinity; manliness, virility; (of a woman or a girl) tomboyishness. a. masculine; manly, virile; (of a woman or girl) tomboyish. পুরুষোচিত a. proper for a man; becoming or befitting a man; manly. পুরুষোত্তম n. an excellent man; a superman; the Supreme Being, God, Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). 54)