(p. 9) aṅgulitra, aṅgulitrāṇa a thimble; a metal cap to protect finger in sewing; a metal hook worn on the tip of a finger by musicians whilst playing on stringed instruments; a covering for the fingertip, made of leather or iron, worn by archers. অঙ্গুলিনির্দেশ, অঙ্গুলিহেলন n. act of beckoning or pointing with the finger, a beck. অঙ্গুলিনির্দেশ করা, অঙ্গুলিসঙ্কেত করা v. to beckon or point with the finger, to beck. অঙ্গুলিমেয় a. that which can be counted on the finger; (fig.) very few in number. অঙ্গুলিসংকেত n. sign or hint made by the finger. অঙ্গুলিমোটন n. snapping of the finger. অঙ্গুলিহেলনে চালিত করা to dictate or direct with the movement of the finger. অঙ্গুলীয়ক n. an ornamental ring for the finger, a ring. 32)

(p. 9) ati too; over; beyond; improperly; going beyond; excessively; beyond the compass or range (of), outside. a. very improper or unbecoming; excessive; excellent (অতি নাগর). n. an improper or excessive amount (কিছুরই অতি ভালো নয়) pfx. ex-, extra-, hyper-, out-, over-, super-, sur-, trans-, ultra-. ̃কথা n. exaggerated or useless talk; a myth. ̃কায় a. of immense size; gigantic. ̃কোমল a. too soft, too tender; very tender or soft. ̃চার n. quick passage (from one place to another); passage or forward movement of a planet from one zodiacal sign to another in a shorter period than usual. ̃চালাক a. over-clever, too clever by half; oversmart. ̃চালাকের গলায় দড়ি an over-clever person hangs himself; the fox must pay his skin to the furrier. ̃জন n. the majority. ̃তপ্ত a. superheated. ̃তর a. very much excessive. ̃দর্প n. excessive pride or vanity. ̃দর্পে হতা (বা হত) লন্কা (lit.) the fall of Lanka was caused by (King Ravana's) excessive vanity; (fig.) pride will have a fall. ̃নাটকীয় a. melodramatic; unnecessarily over-dramatic. ̃নাটকীয়তা n. melodrama. ̃দূর a. far-away; remote. n. a great distance. ̃দৈন্য n. utmost poverty. ̃নৈতিকতা n. puritanism, rigid adherence to moral principle or behaviour. ̃পাতক n. any of the most heinous sins, a deadly sin. ̃পাতকী n. a great sinner. ̃পান n. (habitual) overindulgence in intoxicating liquor, intemperance. ̃প্রজতা n. overpopulation. ̃প্রাকৃত a. supernatural; supernal. ̃বড় a. too big; too much. ̃বল a. extremely strong or mighty. ̃বাড় n. overgrowth; unnatural growth or development; excessive haughtiness or pride; extreme immoderation or excess. ̃বাড় বাড়া v. to grow extremely haughty or arrogant. অতিবাড় বেড়ো নাকো ঝড়ে প়ড়ে যাবে (lit.) don't grow too high lest a storm makes you tumble down; (fig.) pride will have a fall. ̃বাদ n. exaggeration. ̃বুদ্ধি same as অতিচালাক । ̃বৃদ্ধ a. very old; decrepit. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. overgrowth. ̃বৃষ্টি n. excessive or heavy rainfall. ̃বেগনি, ̃বেগুনি a. ultraviolet. ̃ব্যয় n. extravagance. ̃ব্যস্ত a. (usu. dero.) very busy; very anxious; fussy. ̃ভক্তি n. excessive devotion or reverence (usu. insincere). অতিভক্তি চোরের লক্ষণ too much courtesy, too much craft. ̃ভুজ a. (geom.) a hypotenuse. ̃ভোজন n. over-eating, surfeit; gluttony. অতিভোজন করা v. to overeat; to gourmandize, to gormandise. ̃ভোজী a. voracious, gourmand. n. a gourmand, a glutton. ̃মন্দা n. (comm.) slump. ̃মাত্র, ̃মাত্রায় adv. beyond measure; extremely. ̃মান n. excessive vanity. ̃মানব n. a great man or a man of exceptional uqalities and powers, a superman; a greatly wise man. ̃মানবিক, ̃মানুষিক a. superhuman; supernal; spiritual; divine. ̃রঞ্জন n. exaggeration. ̃রঞ্জিত a. exaggerated. ̃রথ n. a great warrior capable of fighting innumerable enemies simultaneously. ̃রাষ্ট্রিক a. extra-territorial. ̃লোভ n. too much greed, overgreediness. 145)

(p. 34) anubāda translation; interpretation; traduction. অনুবাদক n. a translator; one who speaks of or narates a thing repeatedly; an imitator; a traducer, a scandal-monger. অনুবাদিত inc. var. of অনূদিত । অনুবাদী a. translating; (given to) telling or narrating a thing repeatedly; (given to) imitating, imitative; (given to) traducing; corresponding, similar; (mus. of a note) having no direct or essential connection with the chief note (i.e. বাদী) or its essentially subsidiary parts (i.e. সংবাদী and বিবাদী) of a musical composition. 13)

(p. 38) antarā (mus.) the intermediary part between the refrain and the final development of the music of a song. 60)

(p. 56) abaśya2 surely, certainly; unavoidably, inevitably (অবশ্য ঘটবে); by all means (অবশ্য পরিত্যাজ্য); compulsorily (অবশ্যপাঠ্য); undoubtedly, needless to say, of course. con. but. int. of course. অবশ্য অবশ্য without fail, by all means. ̃কর্তব্য, ̃করণীয় a. that which must be done, obligatory. ̃পাঠ্য a. that which has to be studied compulsorily. ̃পাঠ্য বিষয় n. compulsory subject for study. ̃পালনীয়. a. (of work or duty) enforced; compulsory; obligatory; mandatory. ̃ম্ভাবী a. inevitable. ̃ম্ভাবিতা n. inevitability. 29)

(p. 77) ardha any of two unequal parts (অসম অর্ধ); a half, a moiety. a. half; divided into two parts (অর্ধ বঙ্গ); incomplete, partial (অর্ধাশন). adv. half; incompletely, partially, in part. ̃কথিত a. told in part, half-told. ̃কৃত a. halved; divided into two parts; half-done, partially done, inompletely done. ̃গ্রাস n. (astr.) partial eclipse. ̃ঘন্টা n. half an hour. ̃চন্দ্র n. the crescent moon; (facet.) act of driving out by pushing by the neck, act of beating in this manner. ̃চন্দ্র দেওয়া v. (facet.) to seize (a person) by the neck and drive out by pushing, to beat or thrash in this manner. ̃চন্দ্রাকার, ̃চন্দ্রাকৃতি a. crescent, crescent-shaped. ̃দগ্ধ a. half-burnt. ̃দণ্ড n. twelve minutes (see দণ্ড). ̃নারীশ্বর n. a deity the right half of whose body is that of God Shiva (শিব) whilst the left half is that of Durga (দুর্গা). ̃নমিত a. (of a flag) at half-mast. ̃নিমীলিত a. partially closed, half-shut. ̃পথ n. half the way; the middle of the way. ̃পরিস্ফুট a. half-articulate; indistinct. ̃বয়স্ক a. middle-aged. ̃বৃত্ত n. a semicircle. ̃বৃত্তাকার a. semicircular. ̃ব্যক্ত a. halfrevealed, half-disclosed; half-expressed. ̃ভাগ n. a half part or share; half, a moiety. ̃ভূমণ্ডল n. a hemisphere. ̃মাত্রা n. the half of a quantity or dose or musical metre. ̃মৃত a. half dead; almost dead; more dead than alive; dying. ̃রাত্রি n. one half of the night; midnight. ̃শত n. & a. fifty. ˜শয়ান a. recumbent, reclining. ̃শিক্ষিত a. (usu. dero.) half-educated. ̃সত্য n. half-truth. ̃স্ফুট a. half-articulate; indistinct; babbling. 10)

(p. 78) arbācīna (often dero.) one who or that which is coming after; backward; younger; new; modern; immature; one whose intelligence and knowledge have not matured; inexperienced; unwise; foolish, an ignoramus. ̃তা n. backwardness; state of being younger or new or modern; immaturity in age or intelligence and knowledge; inexperience; lack of wisdom; foolishness. 4)

(p. 79) alaṅghana act of refraining from overstepping or disobeying; non-transgression, non-violation, non-infringement. অলঙ্ঘনীয়, অলঙ্ঘ্য a. that which cannot be or should not be overstepped, disobeyed, transgressed, violated or infringed; inviolable; that which must be complied with (অলঙ্ঘনীয় আদেশ); that which cannot be crossed over by leaping, impassable. অলঙ্ঘনীয়তা n. inviolability; impassability. অলঙ্ঘিত a. not overstepped, not disobeyed; not violated. 5)

(p. 99) ākāramātrika (of musical notation) using the post-consonantal আ-কার as the measure in notation. 12)

(p. 99) ākṣēpa convulsion (esp. muscular); fits; grief; sorrow; lamentation. 43)

(p. 99) ākhaḍ়ā a gymnasium; a place or institution where people assemble to practise anything esp. music, play-acting, etc.; a place where the Vaishnavas assemble for religious worship; (facet.) a club or society; (dero.) a haunt of vice, a den. ̃ই n. dramatic rehearsal. ̃ধারী n. the headman or the keeper of a place where the Vaishnavas assemble for religious worship. 45)

(p. 106) āḍ়āṭhēkā a measure of Indian music. 24)

(p. 106) āḍ়ānā an Indian musical mode. 25)

(p. 107) ānaddha any instrument of percussion. a. (of musical instruments etc.) having the mouth covered with hide, percussive (আনদ্ধ যন্ত্র); dressed up, tied up, arranged (আনদ্ধ কেশপাশ); clothed. 121)

(p. 114) ānanda joy, delight; happiness; gladness, cheerfulness; pleasure; merriment. আনন্দ করা v. to rejoice; to make merry. ̃কর a. delightful; pleasant; gladdening. ̃কানন n. a delightful woodland or grove; a pleasure-grove. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. causing joy; delightful; pleasant. ̃ন n. producing joy, delight etc. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with joy, overwhelmed with joy. ̃ময় a. full of joy, joyful; delightful; happy; cheerful; pleasant; merry. ̃ময়ী a. fem. of আনন্দময় । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃লহরী n. a wave of delight; a musical instrument with one string held in one hand and played with a plectrum by the other. 2)

(p. 115) āpyāẏana hospitable reception and treatment, entertainment; act of felicitating; entertaining with amusements. আপ্যায়ন করা v. to receive and treat hospitably, to entertain, to felicitate. 63)

(p. 118) ābaha (chiefly used in comp.) carrying, conducting, producing (শোকাবহ). n. the air that pervades the world; atmosphere. ̃চিত্র n. a weather-chart. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. meteorology. ̃বিদ, ̃বিত্ n. meteorologist. ̃বিদ্যা n. meteorology. ̃মণ্ডল n. the atmosphere. ̃সংবাদ n. weather report. ̃সংগীত n. background music. ̃সূচনা n. weather forecast. 18)

(p. 118) ābirbhūta one who or that which has come into view or appeared or arrived; born; one who or that which has come into existence; (of a deity) one who has installed oneself; (of authors, painters, actors, musicians) who have appeared before the public for the first time; (of flowers etc.) that which has come out, revealed; manifested. আবির্ভূত হওয়া v. to come into view (esp. for the first time or from hiding); to appear; to come; to arrive; to take birth; to install oneself; to appear before the public for the first time; to come out; to be revealed or manifested. 33)

(p. 118) ābhōga a kind of concluding note in the Indian musical modes; act of enjoying; completeness, fullness; expansion; expanse.

(p. 122) āmōda delight; joy; gladness; merriment, amusement; festivity; fun; (rare) far-reaching fragrance, extremely sweet fragrance. ̃আহ্লাদ n. pl. rejoicings. আমোদআহ্লাদ করা v. to rejoice. আমোদ করা v. to express delight or joy; to make merry; to indulge in or enjoy amusement; to be festive; to make fun; to poke fun (at); to fill with fragrance. ̃জনক a. delightful; merry; amusing; funny. ̃ন n. amusing, amusement, recreation; perfuming. ̃প্রমোদ n. pl. amusements, recreations. আমোদপ্রমোদ করা v. to indulge in amusements. ̃প্রিয় see আমুদে । আমোদিত a. delighted; perfumed, scented. আমোদী a. delighted; jolly, sportive; sweet-scented. fem. আমোদিনী । 23)

(p. 121) āma4 the mango. ̃আদা n. the mango ginger, a variety of ginger smelling like the mango. ̃চুর, ̃শি n. dried slices of green mango preserved in salt or in salt and mustard. মুখ শুকিয়ে আমশি হওয়া to look haggard, to have a shrivelled look, to have an emaciated and wizened face. ̃সত্ত্ব n. a thin cake made of the sweet juice of ripe mango by drying it in the sun (used as food), preserved essence of ripe mango. ̃হলুদ same as আম-আদা । বর্ণচোরা আম a variety of mango that looks green and should be sour but is actually ripe and sweet; (fig.) a person concealing his or her merits. 6)

(p. 125) ārōha height, altitude; ascent; boarding (a ship, railway train etc.) entrainment, embarkation; buttock esp. of a woman (বরারোহা); grade; (log.) induction. ̃ণ n. mounting or climbing or riding or placing oneself upon; ascent, ascension, boarding a carriage. আরোহণ করা v. to mount, to climb, to scale; to ascend; to ride; to place oneself upon; to board (a ship, railway train etc.) to embark, to entrain. ̃ণী n. a flight of steps, a stair, a stair-case; a ladder; an escalator. ̃পত্র n. an embarkation permit. ̃প্রণালী n. inductive method. ̃স্হান n. a remount depot. আরোহী a. mounting; climbing; scaling; riding; boarding, embarking; mounted; emplaced; boarded; ascended; (log.) inductive; (mus. of notes) gradually increasing in pitch. n. a climber; a rider; a passenger; (mus.) a note which increases gradually in pitch. fem. আরোহিণী । 16)

(p. 126) ālāpa conversation; talk, conference, discussion; greeting; acquaintance; (mus.) introductory singing or playing of a tune (esp. a conventional one in Indian classical music) in detail. আলাপ করা v. to converse; to talk, to confer, to discuss; to greet; to make one's acquaintance (with); to cultivate acquaintance (with); (mus.) to sing or play a tune in detail. ̃ন n. conversation, talk, conference. ̃নীয় a. conferrable, discussable. ̃পরিচয়, ̃সালাপ n. (coll.) acquaintance and speaking terms; familiarity, intimacy; discussion. 56)

(p. 126) āśābari an Indian musical mode. 116)

(p. 133) āshāẏī the first line of a song or its music. 30)