(p. 2) agastya a mythological sage of India; (astrol.) the Canopus. ̃যাত্রা n. the first day of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র) when the sage Agastya asked the bending Vindhyas to wait till he came back and he never came back (this day has since been regarded by the Hindus as extremely inauspicious to set out on a journey; (cp. a corbie messenger). অগস্ত্যোদয় n. rise of the star Agastya or Canopus (about the 17th or 18th day of Bhadra). 126)

(p. 9) aṅkura a sprout, a shoot; a sapling; blossom (চূতাঙ্কুর); germ; origination, birth, germination (ভাবের অঙ্কুর); anything newly born or commenced; a beginning; an end or tip (তৃণাঙ্কুর, ভগ্নাঙ্কুর) অঙ্কুরে বিনাশ করা v. to nip in the bud. অঙ্কুরিত a. sprouted; germinated; published, revealed. অঙ্কুরিত হওয়া v. to sprout; to germinate. অঙ্কুরোদয়, অঙ্কুরোদ্গম n. germination, sprouting, blossoming; commencement, beginning. 11)

(p. 24) ananta endless; boundless; unlimited; inexhaustible; everlasting, eternal; imperishable. n. Vishnu (বিষ্ণু); Shesha (শেষ) the thousand-headed king of snakes; an ornament, an armlet. ̃কাল n. eternity. ̃কালব্যাপী, ̃কালস্হায়ী a. eternal. everlasting. অনন্তকাল ধরে adv. for ever. ̃চতুর্দশী n. the fourteenth day of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র); a religious penance observed on this day. ̃দেব n. Shesha (শেষ) the king of snakes. ̃নিদ্রা n. Vishnu's sleep on the person of Ananta (অনন্ত) the snake-king; everlasting or eternal sleep; (fig.) death. ̃নিদ্রায় নিদ্রিত sleeping the sleep that knows no breaking, sleeping eternal sleep, dead. ̃প্রকার a. of endless or countless varieties. ̃বীর্য a. of endless or inexhaustible strength or virility. ̃প্রভাব n. incessant or endless current or flow. ̃মূল n. a medicinal root. ̃রূপ, ̃রূপী a. of endless forms or shapes; of endless manifestations. ̃শয়ন, ̃শয্যা n. use of the person of Anantadeva (অনন্তদেব) by Vishnu as his bed; (fig.) death. ̃শীর্ষ a. hydra-headed. 16)

(p. 73) arandhana the Hindu festival of abstaining from cooking observed on the last day of Bhadra (ভাদ্র); abstaining from cooking. 45)

(p. 78) alaṅkāra an ornament; act of dressing or painting; an ornamental dress; anything worn to display physical grace and beauty; a mark of honour, beauty; (fig.) pride, glory; (in lit.) rhetoric. ̃বর্জিত a. (in lit.) simple; unrhetorical; bald. ̃বহুল a. (ভাষা-সম্বন্ধে) florid. অলংকারবহুল ভাষা ornate language. ̃শাস্ত্র n. the art of rhetoric. 15)

(p. 115) āpluta flooded; inundated; bathed; drenched; (fig.) overwhelmed or begone (ভাবে আপ্লুত). 67)

(p. 194) kaḍ়kaḍ় denoting: the sound of munching hard or of a loud rumbling noise (as of a clap of thunder); imaginary sound produced by the stiffening of anything glutinous (ভাত শুকিয়ে কড়কড় করছে). কড়কড়ানি n. any of the aforesaid sounds. কড়কড়ে a. giving out a sound that is caused by the stiffening of anything glutinous; hard and glutinous. 38)

(p. 194) kathā a word or words spoken; a saying; an utterance; a statement; mode of speaking, pronunciation (তার কথা আড়ষ্ঠ); voice (তার কথা শুনতে পেলাম); a dialect (বর্ধমানের কথা); a tale, a story; a chronicle or history (ভারত-কথা); news (গ্রামের কথা); a word (সে নিজের কথা রাখে); an opinion (এ বিষয়ে আমার কথা হল যে); professional narration of scriptural and mythological stories (জমিদার বাড়িতে কথা হবে); a topic, a discourse (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversation; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, advice; instigation; comparison (তার সঙ্গে কার কথা); an incident, an affair (যে সে কথা নয়); a request (সে আমার কথা রেখেছে); order, direction (ছেলেটা কথা শোনে না); necessity, need, compulsion (এ কাজ করতেই হবে, এমন কথা আছে?); plea (ভুল হলে কোনো কথা শুনব না); a proverb (কথায় বলে). কথা কওয়া v. to speak; to talk. কথা কাটা v. to refute; to protest. কথা দেওয়া v. to give one's word, to promise. কথা চালা v. to tell one's secrets to another; to indulge in scandal-mongering, to talk scandal, to gossip. কথা পাড়া v. to raise a topic; to propose. কথা না থাকা not to be on speaking terms with; not to be promised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the by, by the way; whilst talking (কথায় কথায় রাত হল). কথায় থাকা to involve oneself in. কথায় না থাকা to have nothing to do with. কথার কথা a word for word's sake; worth serious consideration (এ কি একটা কথার কথা হল ?). কথার খেলাপ breaking a promise. কথার ঝুড়ি (of a person) a chatterbox. কথার ধার sting of words. কথার নড়চড় deviation from one's promise. কথার ফের, কথার মারপ্যাঁচ a sly turn of speech; verbal trickery; jugglery of words; quibble. কথার শ্রাদ্ধ too much or unnecessary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient wartales. কথা কাটাকাটি n. arguments and counter-arguments; bandying of words; altercation; hot exchange. কথা কাটাকাটি করা v. to advance arguments and counter-arguments; to bandy words; to altercate; to be engaged in a hot exchange. কথা চালাচালি n. act of telling one's secrets to another; scandal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandying of words; another topic; interval in course of conversation; a breach of promise. ̃প্রসঙ্গ n. conversation, talk; act of raising a topic; a topic; a context. ̃প্রসঙ্গে adv. in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the way. ̃বার্তা n. conversation; a talk; a chat. ̃বার্তা বলা v. to talk; to chat. ̃মতো adv. in keeping with one's words or promise; in obedience to one's order or direction. ̃মাত্র n. mere words (having no genuine worth). ̃মাত্র সার mere words having no genuine worth, words or promises ending in smoke; false promise. ̃মুখ n. a preface. ̃রম্ভ n. the beginning of a story or conversation. ̃শিল্প n. creative literary works written in prose such as novels, stories etc. ̃শিল্পী n. an author of prose fiction, stories etc. ̃শেষ n. the end of a story or conversation. ̃সাহিত্য same as কথাশিল্প । ̃সাহিত্যিক same as কথাশিল্পী । 89)

(p. 251) kṛṣṇa (myth.) an incarnation of God Vishnu or Narayana (নারায়ণ), Krishna who was one of the chief characters of the Mahabharata. a. black or deepblue or dark-complexioned (কৃষ্ণকায়, কৃষ্ণমেঘ); dark, gloomy (কৃষ্ণরাত্রি). কৃষ্ণ পাওয়া v. (usu. sarcas.) to have access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) after one's death; to die. ̃কলি n. a flower-plant; its flower. ̃কায় a. dark-complexioned. ̃চন্দন n. the white Sandalwood, Santalum album. ̃চূড়া n. a flowering shrub; its red-coloured flower. ̃জীরে, ̃জীরক n. the black cummin. ̃তা n. blackness. ̃তিথি n. any of the lunar days of the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষীয় a. of the dark fortnight. ̃প্রাপ্তি n. access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); death. ̃বর্ণ a. black, dark-coloured. n. black or dark colour. ̃বর্ত্মা n. fire; (myth. & astro.) the dragon's head, the ascending node. ˜ভক্ত a. devoted to Lord Krishna. n. a devotee of Lord Krishna. ̃মুগ n. a black variety of pigeon-pulse. ̃যাত্রা n. any of the openair dramatic performances enacting the life and activities of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃লোহিত a. & n. purple. ˜লৌহ n. a magnet. ̃সর্প n. a venomous black snake, the krait. ̃সার, ̃শার n. the antelope. ̃সারথি n. Arjuna (অর্জুন) of whom Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) is the charioteer as told in the Mahabharata. ̃সীস n. graphite, black lead. কৃষ্ণা a. fem. dark complexioned. n. a name of Draupadi (দ্রৌপদী) of the Mahabharata. কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ n. the black-skinned; the black people. a. black-skinned. opp. শ্বেতাঙ্গ । কৃষ্ণাগুরু same as কৃষ্ণচন্দন । কৃষ্ণাজিন n. skin of an antelope. কৃষ্ণাভ a. blackish; bluish; darkish. কৃষ্ণাষ্টমী n. the birth-day of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র). 19)

(p. 277) khāki2, khāgi indicating; one who eats up, consuming, devouring (ভাতারখাকি, গতরখাকি). 14)

(p. 289) khōlā1 (of fruits) skin (মোচার খোলা); an outer covering or a shell, a carapace (কাঁকড়ার খোলা, কচ্ছপের খোলা); (of trees) bark or spathe (কলাগাছের খোলা); a kind of frying-pan (ভাজনা-খোলা), pantile (খোলার চাল); a field (ধানখোলা); a place (হাটখোলা); an open place for manufacturing, a yard (ইটখোলা). ার ঘর a hut with a pantile shed. 11)

(p. 296) garagara1 overwhelmed (ভাবে গরগর); beside oneself, esp. with delight ('রাইরূপ হেরি অন্তর গরগর'); deeply reddened (চক্ষু গরগর). গরগরে a. overwhelming; deep; very hot or strong (গরগরে ঝাল). 73)

(p. 308) gālā2 to melt; to press out or squeeze out the matter (usu. morbid matter) of something (ফোঁড়া গালা); to cause to flow out (ভাতের ফেন গালা); to strain; to utter (দিব্যি গালা). 31)

(p. 311) guchānō, gōchānō to set in due order, to arrange properly; to provide for or to supply (ভাত-কাপড় গুছানো); to manage (কাজ গুছানো). a. set in due order, properly arranged; economically managed; managed with domestic economy; orderly; thrifty. গোছানে a. orderly; thrifty; having capacity for managing one's own affairs. গোছালো same as গোছানো (a.). 8)

(p. 344) caḍ়ānō1 to cause to mount or ride or board, to mount or board; to increase (দাম চড়ানো); to make louder or deeper (গলা চড়ানো); to fix, to adjust (ধনুকে ছিলা চড়ানো, বেহালায় সুর চড়ানো); to place upon; to load (গাড়িতে মাল চড়ানো); to put on, to wear (গায়ে জামা চড়ানো); (of cooking utensils) to place upon the oven (ভাতের হাঁড়ি চড়ানো).

(p. 389) janmāṣṭamī the eight lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র) when (in Hindu myth.) Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) was born.

(p. 407) jñāna wisdom; knowledge, enlightenment, light; intelligence, information; understanding, cognition; consciousness (জ্বরের ঘোরে জ্ঞান হারানো); feeling, sense, sensation (ক্ষুধাতৃষ্ণাজ্ঞান); consideration, judgement (তৃণসম জ্ঞান); discretion (ভালোমন্দ জ্ঞান); learning, experience; philosophical knowledge, realization; command of fundamentals (তত্বজ্ঞান); (theol. & phil.) gnosis. জ্ঞান করা v. to regard, to count; to consider; to feel; to conceive; to resuscitate. জ্ঞান দেওয়া v. to impart knowledge, to enlighten; to make wise; (fig.) to open one's eyes; (coll.) to put one wise, to wise up; to teach. জ্ঞান পাওয়া v. to earn knowledge, to be enlightened; to become wise; (fig.) to have one's eyes opened; (coll.) to wise up, to be taught; to regain one's consciousness. জ্ঞান হওয়া v. to regain one's consciousness; to be wise; to grow in wisdom. জ্ঞান হারানো v. to swoon; to lose one's sense, to be beside oneself (ক্রোধে জ্ঞান হারানো). ̃কাণ্ড n. the philosophical or epistemological portion of the Vedas; (coll.) intelligence and discretion, common sense. ̃কৃত a. deliberate, wilful. ̃গম্য a. cognizable, knowable. ̃গম্যি n. (coll.) intelligence and discretion, common sense. ̃গর্ভ a. full of knowledge and wisdom; imparting knowledge and wisdom, enlightening, instructive. ̃গোচর a. lying within the range of knowledge, knowable. জ্ঞানগোচর হওয়া v. to come within the range of knowledge, to become knowable or cognizable. ̃চক্ষু n. knowledge conceived as sight, enlightened eyes; awareness; enlightenment. ̃জগত্ n. the realm of knowledge. ̃ত adv. knowingly. ̃তৃষ্ণা, ̃তৃষা n. thirst for knowledge. ̃তৃষ্ণার্ত a. thirsty for knowledge. ̃দ a. imparting knowledge, enlightening. ̃পবন n. (coll.) intelligence and discretion, common sense. ̃পাপী a. & n. one who commits sins wilfully or consciously. ˜পিপাসা same as ̃তৃষ়্ণা । ̃পিপাসু same as ̃তৃষ্ণার্ত । ̃বতী fem. of ̃বান । ̃বাদ n. the doctrine that knowledge is the (only) way to salvation, Gnosticism. ̃বাদী a. & n. one who adheres to this doctrine, Gnostic. ˜বান a. wise; knowing; learned. ̃বিজ্ঞান a. knowledge and science, knowledge general and scientific, (cp.) arts and science; knowledge spiritual and temporal. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. contrary to (one's) knowledge or information. ̃বৃদ্ধ a. as venerable as an old man because of one's profound wisdom or knowledge; wise and experienced. ̃ব্রত n. ardent search for knowledge. ̃ব্রতী a. & n. one who seeks knowledge ardently, deeply devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. fem. ˜ব্রতিনী । ̃ভাণ্ডার n. a repertory of knowledge and wisdom. ̃ময় a. full of knowledge and wisdom. (জ্ঞানময় পুরুষ); imparting knowledge and wisdom, enlightening (জ্ঞানময় জগত্). ̃মার্গ n. knowledge considered as the way to salvation. ̃যোগ n. austere search for knowledge in order to attain salvation. ̃যোগী a. & n. one who searches for knowledge austerely in order to attain salvation. ˜রহিত a. devoid of knowledge; ignorant; foolish; unconscious, swooned. ̃লাভ n. attainment of knowledge; regaining of consciousness: (coll.) state of being wised up. জ্ঞানলাভ করা same as জ্ঞান পাওয়া । ̃লিপ্সা n. ardent desire for attaining knowledge. ̃লিপ্সু a. ardently desirous of attaining knowledge. ̃শালী same as ̃বান । fem. ̃শালিনী । ̃শূন্য same as ̃রহিত । ̃সঞ্চার n. act of bringing back to consciousness; act of regaining consciousness; infusion of knowledge, enlightenment, resuscitation. ̃হারা same as ̃রহিত । ̃হীন same as ̃রহিত । 41)

(p. 427) ṭhām̐i2 a place; a seat on which one sits to take one's meal (অতিথির জন্য ঠাঁই করা); shelter (চোরকে বাড়িতে ঠাঁই দিয়ো না); accommodation, room, space ('ঠাঁই নাই ঠাঁই নাই, ছোট সে তরী'); bottom (নদীর ঠাঁই পাওয়া); possession or source. ঠাঁইঠাঁই a. living apart from one another (ভাই-ভাই ঠাঁই-ঠাঁই); separated, disunited, disintegrated. ̃নাড়া, ̃বদল n. change of place. 12)

(p. 438) ḍhalaḍhala expressing: excessive looseness (জামাটা ঢলঢল করছে); loveliness (মুখ খানা ঢলঢল করছে); wideness or largeness (আঁখি ঢলঢল); engrossed or rapt state (ভাবে ঢলঢল); a. large or wide and expressive (ঢলঢল আখি); full of beauty or charm. ('ঢলঢল কাঁচা অঙ্গের লাবনি'). ঢলঢলে a. very loose-fitting (ঢলঢলে জামা); full of loveliness (ঢলঢলে মুখ). 13)

(p. 453) tāttbika relating to or versed in truth or reality; relating to or versed in philosophical or ontological or spiritual knowledge; theoretical. n. such a person (ভাষাতাত্ত্বিক). 67)

(p. 457) tāla6 the fanpalm or palmyra; its fruit; the juice or any preparation made of the juice of the palmyra-fruit (তাল খাওয়া, তাল দিয়ে ভাত মাখা). তাল পড়ছে v. palmyra-fruits are falling (from the tree); (facet.) heavy fisticuffs are being rained (upon). ̃ক্ষীর n. a sweetmeat prepared of the juice of the palmyrafruit. ̃চোঁচ, ̃বাতাসি n. the palm-swift bird. ̃নবমী n. the ninth day of the waxing moon of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র). ̃পাখা n. a fan made of a palmyra-leaf. ̃পাতা n. palmyra-leaf (this was formerly used in place of paper to write upon). তালপাতার সেপাই (facet.) a cowardly and sickly or thinbuilt man who introduces himself as a soldier. ̃পুকুর n. a pond surrounded on all sides by fanpalm trees. ̃বৃন্ত n. a stalk with leaves of a palmyra-tree; a fan made of this. ̃শাঁস n. the edible kernel of the stone of a palmyra-fruit. 48)

(p. 471) tōlā1 to raise; to lift; to bring forward into consideration or notice; to raise (প্রসঙ্গ তোলা); to rouse, to wake (ঘুমন্ত লোককে তোলা); to call to mind, to cause to rise in view, to call up; to admit into or promote (জাতে তোলা, পদে তোলা); to exalt or elevate; to pluck, to pick, to cull (শাক তুলছে, ফুল তুলবে); to extract (দাঁত তোলা); to uproot (পাকা চুল তোলা); to embroider (কাপড়ে ফুল তুলছে); to collect (চাঁদা তোলা) to remove, to expunge, to wipe out, to obliterate (দাগ তোলা); to make keener, to raise (তান তোলা); to adapt (গানের সুর তোলা); to create or make, to raise, to spread (গুজব তোলা, আওয়াজ তোলা); to take (ফোটো তোলা); to construct, to build (বাড়ি তোলা); to evict or eject (ভাড়াটে তোলা) to cause to board, to help one board (তাকে গাড়িতে তুলে দিয়েছি); to vomit, to spew (ছেলেটা দুধ তুলেছে); to set up, to fix (পাল তোলা); to put away esp. in an orderly manner (বিছানা তুলতে হবে); to abolish or close (দোকান তোলা); to cause to enter (কানে তোলা); to mention or refer (নাম তোলা, কথা তোলা); to propose formally before a meeting, to move (আইনপরিষদে বিল তোলা); to take off, to detach (ছাল তোলা); to paint, to engrave, to mould. ছাল তোলা v. to flay. ফিলম তোলা v. to make a motion picture of, to film. মনে তোলা v. to call to mind. হাই তোলা v. to yawn. গায়ে হাত তোলা v. to assault. মাথা তুলে দাঁড়ানো v. (fig.) to flourish, to prosper; (fig.) to face, to brave, to oppose, to rise in opposition or in revolt. স্বর্গে তোলা v. to praise to the skies. 4)

(p. 469) tō1 (& adv.) expressing: question or inquiry (ভালো তো ?); request (একবার আসুন তো); worry or surprise (তাই তো); uncertainty (যাই তো-তারপর বোঝা যাবে); doubt (হয়তো); supposing, even if (তুমি তো দিলে); but (আমিতো খাব না); if, in case (বাঁচতে চাও তো); at least (আজ তো বাঁচি); sometimes inserted at random in a speech (আমি তো জানি না).

(p. 481) dakhala occupation, possession; hold, control; right to hold or possess; mastery, knowledge, skill, aptitude (তার ন্যায়শাস্ত্রে বা গনিতে দখল আছে). দখল করা v. to occupy (আসন বা জমি দখল করা); to take possession of (শত্রুতে দেশ দখল করল); to appropriate to oneself (সে আমার কলমটা দখল করল). দখল থাকা v. to have right to hold or possess (জমিতে দখল থাকা); to have possession; to have hold or control (ভাগ্যের উপর দখল থাকা); to have mastery or knowledge or skill or aptitude (শাস্ত্রে বা খেলায় দখল থাকা). দখলে থাকা v. to be in occupation or possession or control. ̃কার, ̃দার a. one who is in occupation or possession, occupying. n. an occupant, an occupier; a possessor. ̃চ্যূত a. dispossessed. ̃নামা n. a deed or title of possession or occupancy. দখলি a. relating to occupancy or occupation or possession; occupied, held. দখলিকার, দখলিদার same as দখলকার । দখল স্বত্ব right by occupancy, possessory right. 9)

(p. 497) dika2 any one of the ten quarters of the globe; a point of the compass (উত্তর দিক); a direction (বাড়ির দিক); an end or side (চার দিক); a part or portion. (বাড়ির ভিতরের দিক); a region or quarters (এ দিকে কেউ আসেনি); an extremity or end or side (ভারতের তিন দিকে সমুদ্র); a party or side (তিনি আমার দিকে). দিকে দিকে in all directions; everywhere. দশ দিক n. north, north-east, east, southeast, south, south-west, west, northwest, above, under; these ten quarters of the globe collectively. ̃চক্র, ̃চক্রবাল n. the horizon. ̃পতি, ̃পাল n. any one of the deities presiding over the ten quarters of the globe; (fig.) a very powerful and prominent man. ̃শূল n. (astrol.) a day extremely unfavourable to a journey in a particular direction. ̃স্হিতি n. (bot.) orientation. 16)