(p. 1050) hātē by hand; at hand; ready to hand; on hand. হাতে-কলমে adv. firsthand; by direct practice and training. ̃খড়ি n. the sacrament of initiation into one's studies, first lesson in writing to a child; (fig.) initiation into a work; commencement of apprenticeship or the initial stage of learning (a trade etc.). ̃গড়া a. handmade; (fig.) brought up or built (up) by oneself. ̃নাতে adv. in the very act of doing, red-handed. হাতে স্বর্গ পাওয়া to be blessed with an unexpected stroke of luck. হাতে-হাতে adv. from hand to hand; red-handed; directly; readily, promptly (হাতে-হাতে বিদায়) 66)
