(p. 104) āṭakē, āṭakiẏā a fixed quantity of food offered daily to Lord Jagannath at Puri and then distributed amongst his votaries. আটকে বাঁধা v. to contribute such an amount of money to the temple of Jagannath at Puri as will be sufficient to provide food for one votary. 47)

(p. 126) ālapanā painting on the floors or walls of a house or temple usu. with liquefied pigment of rice-powder, zinc oxide etc. 37)

(p. 140) iṣṭāpūrta digging of wells or building of temples and similar works for public welfare, public works; sacrifice for public welfare. 10)

(p. 232) kālī an awe-inspiring manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (sarcas.) an extremely dark-skinned girl or woman. ̃তলা n. a place of worshipping Goddess Kali (কালী) esp. in congregation. ̃বাড়ি n. the temple of Goddess Kali. 25)

(p. 296) gambhīrā a form of worshipping Shiva (শিব) in the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র); a kind of folk-song sung esp. in the Malda district on this occasion; the music of these songs; a form of decoration with tinsels; the inner part of a temple. 65)

(p. 301) garbha inner part; interior, inside (নারকেলের গর্ভ, ভূগর্ভ); bed, bottom (নদীগর্ভ); hollow, pit (খনিগর্ভ); womb (গর্ভে ধারণ); a spathe (of a plant); embryo, foetus (গর্ভধারণ); pregnancy, conception (গর্ভলক্ষণ); belly (পেয়ারাগুলো সব ছেলেদের গর্ভে গেছে); (fig.) undue appropriation (এ টাকা মহাজনের গর্ভে যাবে). গর্ভ হওয়া v. to be in the family way; to become pregnant. ̃কটি a. perigynous. ̃কাল n. gestation. ̃কেশর n. the pistil (of a flower). গর্ভকেশরের অগ্রভাগ a stigma. ̃কোষ n. the uterus, seed-vessel. ̃গৃহ n. a lying-in room; a small room or compartment within a larger one often in a temple to house the idol (cp. an anteroom). ̃চ্যুত a. miscarried (in birth); fallen from the womb. ̃চ্যুতি n. miscarriage. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born of the womb (of). ̃তন্তু, ̃দন্ড n. (bot.) a style. ̃দাস n. a son of a slave woman (such a son is bound to slavery by birth); one's son by one's slave-woman ̃ধারণ n. conception. ̃গর্ভধারণ করা v. to conceive, to become pregnant, to be with child or in the family way. গর্ভে ধারণ act of bearing in one's womb; gestation. ̃ধারিণী n. mother. ̃নাড়ি n. umbilical cord. ̃নাশ n. same as গর্ভপাত । ̃নিঃসৃত a. one who or that which has come out of the womb (of); extricated from the womb (of). গর্ভনিঃসৃত হওয়া v. to come out of the womb (of). ̃পত্র n. (bot.) a carpel. ̃পরিশ্রব, ̃ফুল n. placenta. ̃পাত n. miscarriage, abortion. ̃পাত করা v. to cause abortion (esp. illegally). গর্ভপাত হওয়া v. to have abortion, to miscarry. ̃বতী a. pregnant, with child, in the family way. গর্ভবতী হওয়া v. (of women) to become pregnant, to conceive; (of beasts) to be gravid or big with young. ̃বাস a. the period of gestation or act of living in one's mother's womb. গর্ভবাস করা v. to be in one's mother's womb. to live in one's mother's womb. ̃বেদনা, ̃ব্যথা same as গর্ভযন্ত্রণা । ̃মাস n. the first month of conception. ̃মুণ্ড n. (bot.) a stigma. ̃মোচন n. delivery of a child. গর্ভমোচন করা v. to be delivered of a child. ̃যন্ত্রণা, ̃যাতনা n. throes of labour, travail, labour-pain; (fig.) excessive pain or labour. গর্ভযন্ত্রণা ভোগ করা v. (lit. & fig.) to be in travail, to be in labour. ˜লক্ষণ n. sign of pregnancy. ̃শীর্ষ a. (bot.) epigynous. ̃সংক্রমণ, ̃সঞ্চার n. appearance of the embryo in the womb; conception. গর্ভসঞ্চার হওয়া v. to become pregnant, to be with child. ̃স্হ a. lying in the womb; of the womb. ̃স্হলী n. the womb; the uterus. ̃স্রাব n. miscarriage in childbirth, abortion; (vul.—in abuse or contempt) a bastard, a wastrel, a good-for-nothing fellow. গর্ভস্রাব হওয়া v. to miscarry. 11)

(p. 314) guru a spiritual teacher or guide, a preceptor, a master, a guru; a priest; a teacher; an adviser; a venerable person; Brihaspati (বৃহস্পতি) the priest of gods; (astrol.) the Jupiter. a. heavy, weighty (গুরুভার); very responsible or difficult or important or serious (গুরুরাজকার্য, গুরুদায়িত্ব, গুরুকর্তব্য); excessive (গুরুভোজন); venerable (গুরুজন); great, glorious ('গুরু-কাছে লব গুরু দুখ'); (gr.—of vowels or vowel-sounds) long. ̃কল্প a. like a spiritual guide, like a preceptor or teacher; (of a person) conceived as a spiritual guide. ̃কৃপা n. kindness or benevolence or gracious behaviour such as one receives from one's teacher, spiritual guide or guru. ̃কুল n. the abode or the family of one's guru or teacher. ̃গম্ভীর a. serious and grave. ̃গিরি n. the profession of a guru or teacher or priest, priesthood or teachership. ̃গৃহ n. the abode of one's teacher or guru. ̃চণ্ডালী n. an instance of using undersirably Sanskrit and non-Sanskrit words or elegant and inelegant words side by side. ̃জন n. a venerable person; an elder. ̃ঠাকুর n. a spiritual teacher or guide, a preceptor, a guru. ̃তর a. heavier, weightier; more responsible or difficult or important or serious; very serious (গুরুতর অপরাধ). ̃তা ̃ত্ব n. weight, heaviness; gravity (আপেক্ষিক গুরুত্ব = specific gravity); importance; seriousness. গুরুত্বহীন a. divested of or wanting in weight or seriousness, unimportant; negligible. ̃দক্ষিণা n. a fee paid or payable to a guru or a teacher when teaching is completed or on completion of education. ̃দণ্ড n. heavy punishment. লঘুপাপে গুরুদণ্ড heavy punishment for a light offence. ̃দশা n. the period of mourning on the death of one's father or mother; (astrol.) the period of domination by the planet Jupiter. ̃দেব same as ̃ঠাকুর । ̃দ্বার n. a temple of the Sikhs, Gurudwara. ̃নিন্দা n. upbraiding of one's guru or teacher. ̃পত্নী n. the wife of one's guru or teacher. ̃পত্নী গমন n. sexual intercourse with the wife of one's guru or teacher. ̃পত্নী-হরণ n. act of abducting the wife of one's guru or teacher for immoral purpose. ̃পাক a. hard to digest. ̃পাপ a deadly sin, felony. ̃পূর্ণিমা n. the full-moon of the month of Ashara, the third month of the Bengali calendar. ̃বরণ n. the ceremony of appointing one as one's guru or of receiving a guru usually accompanied with offer of presents. ̃বল n. occult power conferred upon by one's benignant guru; grace of the guru. ̃বাক্য n. words or advices of a guru. ̃বার n. Thursday. ̃বৃত্ত n. a great circle. ̃ভক্ত a. devoted to one's guru or teacher. ̃ভক্তি n. devotion to one's guru or teacher. ̃ভাই n. a codisciple, a brother disciple. ̃ভার a. very heavy; unbearably heavy. n. heavy burden. ̃মণ্ডল n. (geog.) barysphere. ̃মহাশয়,, (coll.) ̃মশাই n. a teacher; a primary teacher. ̃মস্তিষ্ক n. (anat.) cerebrum. ̃মা n. the wife of a teacher or guru; a preceptress; a woman teacher, a lady teacher. ̃মারা-বিদ্যা n. art or learning in which the student excels the teacher in course of time; (ridi.) art or learning which the student uses against the teacher to discomfit him. ̃মুখি n. the script or (loos.) the language used by the Sikhs. ̃লঘুজ্ঞান n. due sense of respect for superiors; sense of proportion; capacity for making distinction between the high and the low. ̃শিষ্যসংবাদ n. a report of the conversation or discussion between a guru and his disciple or between a teacher and his student. ̃সেবা n. attendance on a guru or a teacher. ̃স্ফীতি n. (astro.) springtide. ̃স্হানীয় a. as venerable as a guru or a teacher. ̃হত্যা n. murder of one's guru or teacher by oneself; parricide. ̃হন্তা n. one who murders one's guru or teacher, a parricide. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী । যেমন গুরু তেমনি চেলা like master like man. 26)

(p. 321) gōpura a gate (usu. an ornamental one) of a temple; a portal of a city, an ornamental city-gate. 38)

(p. 321) gōpurama the high ornamental gate of a South Indian temple. 39)

(p. 296) gaẏāli a priest and guide for the pilgrims to the temple of Gaya. 71)

(p. 329) ghara a house, a building; a dwelling, a residence, an abode, a home; a shrine, a temple (ঠাকুরঘর); a room, a compartment, an apartment (পড়ার ঘর); one's own family (ঘরের লোক); a family (দুশো ঘরের বাস); descent, lineage (স্বঘর, হাঘর); a groove, a pocket (ছাপার টাইপের ঘর); a hole (বোতামের ঘর = a button-hole); (of machines etc.) a button, a reed (হারমোনিয়ামে 'সা'-এর ঘর); a rectangle or a square (ঘর কাটা); a place, a space, a side, a division, a column etc. (খরচের ঘর). ঘর আলো করা v. to beautify or edify a house (esp. with one's personal charm); to bring joy or glory or pride to a family. ̃করনা, ̃কন্না n. (usu. of a woman) housekeeping, household duties; domestic science; the life and duties of a housewife; housewifery. ঘরকরনা করা, ঘরকন্না করা v. (usu. of a woman) to keep a house for, to act as a housewife (সে শান্তিতে ঘরকন্না করছে); to perform household duties; to be a housewife. ঘর করা v. to build a house; to act as a wife or mistress to (স্বামী নিয়ে ঘর করা); to act as a housewife, to do housekeeping (সে দেওরদের ঘর করছে); to lead the life of a housewife (কীসের জন্য আর ঘর করা); (of men) to live as a householder, to live as a family man (স্ত্রীপুত্র নিয়ে ঘর করা). ঘর কাটা v. to divide into or draw separate spaces, columns, squares, rectangles etc. ̃কাটা a. divided into separate spaces, columns, squares, rectangles etc. ̃কুনো a. homekeeping, shy of company. n. a home-bird. ̃কুনোমি n. home-keeping nature. ঘর গড়া v. to build one's house or home, to set up one's residence; to establish one's family. ঘর ঘর adv. to or at every door, from door to door; to every family or house (বঙ্গের ঘর-ঘর). ̃ছাড়া a. one who has renounced hearth and home or has taken to asceticism (ঘরছাড়া সন্ন্যাসী); away from home, living abroad (ঘরছাড়া জীবন); revolting against the domestic life (ঘরছাড়া মন). ̃জামাই n. a man who lives in his father-in-law's family at the latter's cost. ̃জোড়া a. occupying the whole space of a room; crowding or over-crowding a room; making a family or house charming and delightful by one's presence (ঘরজোড়া নাতি-নাতনি). ঘর জ্বালানো v. to set fire to a house or dwelling, to commit arson; (fig.) to destroy the peace and happiness of a family; (fig.) to ruin a family. ̃জ্বালানে a. (fig.) one who or that which destroys the peace and happiness of a family; (fig.) one who or that which ruins a family. fem. ঘরজ্বালানি । ঘর তোলা v. to build a house or room (esp. a residential one). ঘর-পর n. one's own people and others. ঘরপাতা v. to settle down to a married life. ̃পোড়া a. one whose house or dwelling has been burnt down; that which burns down a house or dwelling. n. an appellation of Hanuman (হনুমান) who set fire to Lanka (লঙ্কা); an incendiary or saboteur. ঘরপোড়া গোরু সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখে ডরায় a burnt child dreads the fire. ঘরপোড়া বুদ্ধি a thought or plan that harms oneself or one's own family or side. ̃পোষা a. domestic, tame. ̃বর n. one's husband and his house or family. ̃বসত n. act of dwelling or residing (ঘরবসত করা); a dwelling, a homestead; act of going to live with the husband permanently (generally said of childwives). ঘর বাঁধা v. to build a house or dwelling; to settle, to colonize. ̃বার করা v. to go out of doors and come indoors alternately and repeatedly (esp. in anxiety). ঘর ভাঙা v. to pull down or demolish a house or room (esp. a residential one); to cause internal strife through instigation; to cause to lose one's aristocracy through matrimonial alliance with an inferior family. ঘর ভাঙানো v. to cause to pull down or demolish a house or room; to cause internal strife through instigation; to cause to lose one's purity of blood through matrimonial alliance with an inferior family. ঘর-ভাঙানে a. one who or that which causes internal strife through instigation. fem. ঘরভাঙানি । ̃মুখো a. homeward; homing. ঘরসংসার. same as ঘরকরনা । ̃সন্ধান n. act of prying into a family or party to find out any of its weak points by means of which internal dissension may be caused. ̃সন্ধানী a. praying into a family or party to find out any of its weak points by means of which internal dissension may be caused. ঘরে আগুন দেওয়া same as ঘর জ্বালানো । ঘরে-পরে, ঘরে-বাইরে adv. out of doors and within; at home and abroad. ঘরের কথা the secret of a family or a party. ঘরের শত্রু one who is an enemy to his own family or party, one who betrays his own family or party. ঘরের শত্রু বিভীষণ one whose activities and behaviour do a lot of harm to the family; a quisling (see গৃহশত্রু বিভীষণ). 51)

(p. 377) chān̐dā to pack or wrap (chiefly used as a correl. of বাঁধা); to bind, to tie, to tether the hind feet of a cow at the time of milking; to commence (গল্প ছাঁদা, বাড়ি ছাঁদা); to design, to plan, to contrive, to contemplate (ফন্দি ছাঁদা). a. designed, planned, contrived, contemplated; commenced, started. n. a packet of food that a guest takes or manages to obtain from his host to carry home. 12)

(p. 385) jagannātha the Supreme Lord of the world, God; an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); the presiding deity of the temple at Puri, Jagannath. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. the domain of Jagannath, Puri. 29)

(p. 508) dēula a temple, a shrine (দেবদেউল). 108)

(p. 508) dēba God; a male deity, a god; (in respectful address) a king, a master, an elder, a father, a husband, a preceptor, a guru, a teacher, a Brahman, any person commanding respect; (as a sfx.) the chief or best man (ভূদেব, নরদেব). ̃কণ্ঠ a. having a god-like voice. fem. ̃কণ্ঠী । ̃কন্যা n. fem. a celestial female, a daughter of heaven. ̃কল্প a. godly, godlike; perfectly holy or beautiful. ̃কার্য n. a divine mission; a task enjoined by God or a god, religious worship. ̃কাষ্ঠ n. deodar. ̃কুল n. a temple, a shrine; the race of gods. ̃কৃপা n. divine grace. ̃খাত n. a natural lake or lagoon. ̃গুরু n. Brihaspati (বৃহস্পতি) the teacher of gods. ̃গৃহ n. a house of worship, a temple, a shrine. ̃চরিত্র a. & n. (having) a divinely pure or saintly character. ˜চিকিত্সক n. the physician of the gods, the heavenly physician. ̃তরু n. any of the five celestial trees; mandar (মন্দার), parijat (পারিজাত), santan (সন্তান); kalpabriksha (কল্পবৃক্ষ) and harichandan (হরিচন্দন). ̃তা n. a goddess; a god; a deity; (fig.) an object of worship or deep reverence (স্বামীই স্ত্রীর দেবতা). ̃তুল্য a. godly, godlike. ̃ত্ব n. godhead, divinity; godliness. দেবত্বারোপ n. ascription of divinity, apotheosis. ̃ত্র n. a property endowed for defraying the cost of worshipping a deity. ̃দত্ত a. godgifted. ̃দর্শন n. a visit to pay homage to an idol; a pilgrimage to the seat of a god. ̃দারু n. deodar. ̃দাসী n. a woman dedicated to the service of an idol of a particular temple. ̃দুর্লভ a. even difficult for gods to obtain; rare even amongst gods (দেবদুর্লভ কান্তি). ̃দূত n. a heavenly messenger, an angel. fem. ̃দূতী । ̃দেব n. a god of gods; an appellation of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা), Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) and Shiva (শিব). ̃দ্বিজ n. pl. gods and Brahmans (দেবদ্বিজে ভক্তি). ̃দ্বেষী a. hostile or inimical to gods; anti-God; godless, atheistic. n. any one of the mythological demons hostile to gods. ̃ধান্য n. millet, durra, jowar. ̃ধূপ n. bdellium. ̃নাগর, নাগরী n. a script in which Sanskrit is written. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to gods. ̃পতি same as দেবরাজ । ̃পথ n. the celestial path, the sky, the firmament. ̃পশু n. a creature earmarked to be immolated at a holy sacrifice. ̃পুরী n. the city of gods, Paradise; (fig.) a very beautiful house or residence. ̃পূজক n. a votary or worshipper of gods; a priest. ̃পূজা n. worship of a deity; religious worship ̃প্রতিম a. godlike; godly. ̃প্রতিমা n. an idol; an image of a deity, a holy image. ̃প্রতিষ্ঠা n. the ceremony of establishing an idol at a particular place. ̃প্রসাদ n. grace or kindness of the gods. ̃প্রিয় a. beloved of gods. ̃বাক্য, ̃বাণী n. the voice of God; a divine or heavenly voice; an oracle. ̃বৈদ্য same as দেবচিকিত্সক । ̃ভক্ত a. devoted to gods; pious. ̃ভক্তি n. devotion to gods; godliness; piety. ̃ভাষা n. the Sanskrit language. ̃ভূমি n. heaven; paradise; the Himalayas; a place of pilgrimage, a holy place; (fig.) an extremely beautiful place. ̃ভোগ্য a. fit to be enjoyed by gods, fit for divine consumption. ̃মন্দির n. a temple, a shrine. ̃মহিমা n. divine greatness or grandeur or glory or splendour. ̃মাতা n. Aditi (অদিতি) the first mother of gods. ̃মাতৃক a. (of a country) nursed by rain. ̃যান n. a celestial chariot or car; a path which leads the wise to heaven; an aeroplane. ̃যোনি n. a ghost, a spirit; a demigod. ̃রথ n. a celestial chariot or car; the chariot of the sun-god; a path leading the wise to heaven; an aeroplane. ̃রাজ n. Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods, (cp. Zeus, Jove, Jupiter). ̃র্ষি n. one who is both a god and a saint, a celestial saint. ̃ল n. a priestly Brahman. a. employed in priestly service (দেবল ব্রাহ্মণ). ̃লোক n. the abode of gods, heaven. ̃শর্মা n. a general surname used of Brahmans. ̃শিল্পী n. Vishwakarma (বিশ্বকর্মা) the celestial artisan and designer, (cp.) Vulcan). ̃সভা n. the assembly of gods; the court of Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. ̃সেনা n. the army of gods; the wife of Kartikeya. (কার্তিকেয়) the commander of the army of gods. ̃সেনাপতি n. Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়) the commander of the army of gods. ̃স্ব n. a property endowed for defraying the cost of worshipping a deity; a god's property; (loos.) a religious endowment. 132)

(p. 508) dēbāẏatana a house of a god, a temple, a shrine. 138)

(p. 532) dharanā act of lying obstinately at one's door or at the temple of a deity soliciting or imploring something. ধরনা দেওয়া n. to lie obstinately at one's door or at the temple of a deity soliciting or imploring something. 8)

(p. 532) dharma religion, faith, creed; piety, virtue (অহিংসা পরম ধর্ম); scriptural laws or directions (ধর্মসম্মত); a form of worship (তান্ত্রিক ধর্ম); theology (ধর্মগ্রন্হ); natural quality or behaviour or disposition, property or function (মানবধর্ম, কালধর্ম, আগুনের ধর্ম); virtuousness, righteousness, morality (ধর্মহীন আচরণ); law (ধর্মপত্নী); justice (ধর্মাধিকরণ); holiness, sacredness (ধর্মের সংসারে পাপ); Yama (যম) the god of piety and death; a popular god of Bengal (ধর্মঠাকুর); chastity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মনাশ); (astrol.) the ninth house from the house of birth in the zodiac. ধর্মে সওয়া v. (of a sin, misdeed etc.) to be tolerated by God or the Divine Judge. ধর্মের কল বাতাসে নড়ে, ধর্মের ঢাক আপনি বাজে (fig.) truth cannot be kept concealed, truth must come out; the irrevocable rod of Nemesis is sure to strike in course of time. ধর্মের ষাঁড় (fig.) a wildly wayward man allowed to move scotfree. ধর্মের সংসার a family practising virtue, a pious family. ধর্ম-অর্থ-কাম-মোক্ষ n the four principal aims of human life; piety, wealth, love or fulfilment of desire, and salvation of the soul. ̃কন্যা n. fem. one solemnly accepted as a daughter by a person other than one's parents; (loos.) a god-daughter. ধর্ম-কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. religious practices (esp. as enjoined by scriptures). ̃কাম a. desirous of attaining virtue through religious practices. ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া same as ধর্মকর্ম । ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a holy or consecrated place, a place of pilgrimage. ̃গত a. pious, virtuous; concerning or pertaining to religion, religious. ̃গতপ্রাণ a. having one's life devoted to religion or piety; very religious-minded; profoundly or deeply pious. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a holy book or text, a scripture; a religious book; a theological treatise. ̃ঘট n. (ori.) a religious practice consisting in giving away pitchers filled with holy water; (pol. & pop.) cessation of work as a means of putting pressure on employers, a strike. ধর্মঘটকালীন ভাতা strike-pay. ধর্মঘটী n. (pol.) a striker. ˜চক্র n. the four laws or directives of Buddha conducive to attaining final salvation. ̃চর্চা n. religious discussion or practice. ̃চর্যা n. observance of religious rules and rites, religious practice; practice of virtue. ̃চারী a. observant of religious rules and rites, devoted to religious practices; virtuous, pious. ̃চিন্তা n. religious meditation; spiritual meditation; theological meditation; theology. ̃চ্যুত same as ধর্মভ্রষ্টা । ̃জ a. legitimately born. ̃জিজ্ঞাসা n. religious inquiry; spiritual inquiry. ̃জিজ্ঞাসু a. seeking after or inquisitive about religious or spiritual truths. ̃জীবন n. religious or spiritual life; pious or virtuous life; ecclesiastical life. ̃জ্ঞ a. conversant with religious rules and duties; conversant with religion; pious, virtuous, religious. ̃জ্ঞান n. religious knowledge; religious-mindedness; deep sense of piety. ̃ঠাকুর n. a popular god of Bengal named Dharma (ধর্ম). ̃তা adv. in the eye of righteousness or piety; according to or conforming to righteousness, piously. ̃তত্ত্ব n the mysteries of religion; theology; theosophy, a religious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. one conversant with the mysteries of religion; a theologian; one conversant with a religious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্বীয় a. concerning the mysteries of religion, religious; theological; concerning a religious doctrine. ̃ত্যাগ n. abandonment of one's religion, adoption of another religion, apostasy. ধর্মত্যাগ করা v. to abandon one's religion, to adopt another religion. n. an apostate, a renegade. ̃দ্বেষী, ̃দ্রোহী a. revolting against or hostile to religion; irreligious; impious; ungodly. fem. ধর্মদ্বেষিণী, ধর্মদ্রোহিণী । ̃দ্রোহ, ̃দ্রোহিতা n. revolt against or hostility towards religion; irreligion; impiety; ungodliness. ̃ধ্বজী a. simulating piety or virtuousness; sanctimonious; hypocritical. n. one simulating piety or virtuousness, a religious imposter. ̃নাশ n. ravishment of a woman's chastity, rape; profanation or defilement of one's religion or idol. ধর্মনাশ করা v. to ravish or outrage one's chastity, to rape; to profane or defile one's religion or idol. ̃নিন্দা n. disparagement of religion; blasphemy. ধর্মের নিন্দা করা v. to disparage religion; to blaspheme. ̃নিরপেক্ষ a. irrespective of creed (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ বিচার); secular (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ রাষ্ট্র). ̃নির্দিষ্ট a. enjoined by religion; enjoined by scriptures, scriptural. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to religion or religious practices; pious, virtuous, righteous. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to religion or religious practices; piety, virtuousness, righteousness. ̃নীতি n. a religious principle or principles; a principle or principles of virtue; a moral principle or principles; ethics. ̃পত্নী n. a lawful wife; a lawfully married wife. ̃পথ n. the path of virtue or piety. ধর্মপথে থাকা v. to follow the path of virtue or piety, to practise virtue or piety; to walk in the presence of God. ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ same as ধর্মনিষ্ঠ । ̃পাল n. a defender of religion; (Christ.) a bishop. ̃পালক n. one who observes religious rites and practices; a defender of religion or faith. ̃পালন n. observance of religious rites and practices; defence of religion. ̃পিতা n. one solemnly accepted as father by a person other than one's children; (loos.) a godfather. ̃পিপাসা n. a strong desire for learning religious truths, thirst for religion. ̃পিপাসু a. desirous of learning religious truths, thirsty of religion. ̃পুত্র, (coll. corrup.) ̃পুত্তুর n. (loos.) a godson; a son of Yama (যম) the god of piety; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata; (sarcas.) one who poses to be a profoundly pious or truthful man; sanctimonious. ধর্মপুত্র যুধিষ্ঠির (sarcas.) a profoundly pious or truthful man, a sanctimonious person. ̃পুস্তক same as ধর্মগ্রন্হ । ̃প্রচার n. preaching of religion; religious preaching or propaganda; evangelization; evangelism. ধর্মপ্রচার করা v. to preach religion; to evangelize. ̃প্রচারক a. preaching religion; evangelizing. n. a religious preacher; an evangelist. ̃প্রধান a. chiefly guided by religion or religious principles; religious-minded, devout. ̃প্রবক্তা n. a prophet. ̃প্রবণ a. having propensity towards religion; religiousminded. ̃প্রবনতা n. leaning towards religion; religious-mindednesss. ̃প্রবর্তক n. the founder of a religion. ̃প্রাণ a. counting or regarding religion as precious as one's life; profoundly devout. ̃প্রাণতা n. act of counting religion as precious as one's life; profound devoutness. ̃বন্ধন n. the bond of religion; a sacred or solemn bond or tie; the holy bondage of being members of the same religious community. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend or servant of religion; a friend or helper in religious matters. ̃বল n. force of piety or virtuousness. ̃বাণী n. a word or teaching of religion; a holy word; an evangel, a gospel. ̃বিধান, ̃বিধি n. a religious law or rule; a sacred law; a scriptural injunction or prescription. ̃বিপ্লব n. a revolution in the world of religion; a great religious change, a religious revolution. ̃বিরুদ্ধ, ̃বিরোধী a. hostile to religion or piety; irreligious or impious, ungodly. ̃বিশ্বাস n. a religious faith, a creed; faith in religion. ̃বিশ্বাসী a. having faith in a particular religion or creed; following a particular creed; having faith in religion; virtuous, pious, godly. ̃বুদ্ধি n. virtuous or pious or just thought or intention; conscientiousness, conscionableness; good conscience. ̃বৃদ্ধ n. a religious or ecclesiastical elder; a member of a priesthood, a father. ̃ভয় n. fear of God; religious qualm. ̃ভগিনী n. one solemnly accepted as a sister by a person other than one's brother or sister; a female disciple of the same teacher; a member of a sisterhood, a nun, a sister. ̃ভাই coll. form of ধর্মভ্রাতা । ̃ভীরু a. God-fearing. ̃ভীরুতা n. God-fearing conduct or nature. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. gone astray from the religious or righteous course; fallen from one's religious belief. ̃ভ্রাতা n. one solemnly accepted as a brother by a person other than one's brother or sister; a disciple of the same teacher or preceptor; a member of a brotherhood or sect or faith; a brother. ̃মঙ্গল n. a long poem narrating the glory of Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর). ̃মত n. a religious tenet or doctrine. ̃মন্দির n. a house of worship, a temple, a shrine. ̃ময় a. full of piety; devout or pious. ̃মা, ̃মাতা n. one solemnly accepted as mother by a person other than one's child. ̃মূলক a. concerning religion, religious. ̃যাজক n. an ecclesiastic; a clergyman; a priest. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a war for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusade, a holy war. ̃যোদ্ধা n. one fighting for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusader; a holy warrior. ̃রক্ষা n. defence of religion; preservation of one's religion or piety; preservation of chastity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মরক্ষা). ̃রাজ n. the lord of justice; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata or that of Yama (যম) or Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর) or Buddha. ̃রাজ্য n. a state or kingdom administered with scrupulous justice, a realm of justice; a state or kingdom founded on religion or piety, a holy state. ̃রাষ্ট্র n. a theocratic state. ̃লক্ষণ n. any one of the (ten) characteristic signs of piety or virtuousness. ̃লোপ n. destruction or extinction of religion or piety; profanation of one's religion; ravishment of (a woman's) chastity. ̃শালা n. a guesthouse where pilgrims and travellers are accommodated temporarily at a low cost or free of cost; (ori.) a court of justice. ̃শাসন n. a religious or scriptural edict; administration of justice; lawful judgment; rule of the ecclesiastics, theocracy. ̃শাস্ত্র n. scripture. ̃শাস্ত্রব্যবসায়ী n. a dealer in religious books and scriptures; an expounder and teacher of scriptures, a scribe. ̃শাস্ত্রানুমত a. conforming to or as prescribed by scriptures. ̃শিক্ষক n. a religious teacher or preceptor. ̃শিক্ষা n. religious education or teaching. ̃শীল a. pious, virtuous. ̃সংস্কার n. religious reformation; a holy sacrament. ̃সংস্কারক n. a religious reformer. ̃সংস্হাপন n. introduction or founding of a religion; firm establishment of a religion; rejuvenation or reinforcement or restoration of a religion. ̃সংহিতা n. a religious code, a book of holy laws. ̃সংগত same as ধর্মসম্মত । ̃সংগীত n. a devotional song or hymn, a psalm. ̃সভা n. a religious gathering or congress or convention or congregation or society. ̃সম্প্রদায় n. a religious community, a religious group or sect. ̃সম্মত a. conforming to the rules and prescription of religion or piety; pious, virtuous; rightful; just. ̃সাক্ষী a. having or claiming the god of piety as witness. n. an oath in the name of the god of piety. ধর্মসাক্ষী করে বলা to take an oath in the name of God, to take a solemn oath. ̃সাধন n. practice of virtue or religion. ̃হানি same as ধর্মনাশ । ̃হীন a. godless, ungodly, irreligious, impious; blasphemous. ̃হীনতা n. ungodliness; impiety. 17)

(p. 532) dharmālaẏa a temple; a place of worship. 33)

(p. 532) dhātu a metal; a mineral; mettle (লোকটি শক্ত ধাতুতে গড়া); temperament, disposition (শিল্পিদের ধাতুই আলাদা); (physiol.) any one of the four constituent fluids of the body, a humour; semen, sperm (ধাতুদৌর্বল্য); any one of the principal constituents of the physical world (namely, earth, water, fire, air, and atmosphere), an element; (gr.) a verbal root. অবরধাতু a base metal. বরধাতু a noble metal. ̃কল্প a. metalloid. ̃ক্ষয় n. (passive) loss of seminal fluid, seminal emission; (rare) abrasion of metal. ̃গত a. temperamental; constitutional, characteristic; seminal; (rare) metallic. ̃গর্ভ a. impregnated with minerals or metals, mineral; (of a Buddhist temple) containing the remains of a holy person's corpse. ̃ঘটিত a. of or made of metal, metallic; mineral; (of medicine) having metal as a constituent; concerning semen. ̃দৌর্বল্য n. spermatorrhoea. ̃দ্রাবক n. borax. ̃নিঃস্রব n. a flowing out of molten metal, lava; a flowing out of semen. ̃পাত্র n. a metal vessel. ̃পোষক a. nourishing, nutritive. ̃বল্লভ n. borax. ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. metallurgy. ̃বিদ n. metallurgist. ̃ময় a. full of or made of or impregnated with metal, metallic or mineral. ̃মল n. rust. ̃মাক্ষিক n. sulphate of iron or pyrite. ̃রূপ n. conjugation. ̃লেপন n. plating. 72)

(p. 561) nāṭamandira a hall within or in front of a temple for devotional dancing and musical performances; a dancing-hall, a ball-room; a theatre, an opera-house. 36)

(p. 678) pratiśaẏa, pratiśaẏana a persistent squatting at the temple of a deity for divine favour or boon. প্রতিশয়িত a. thus squatting. 26)

(p. 758) bidyā learning; erudition; scholarship; skill; a subject of study (সর্ববিদ্যাবিশারদ); a science (পদার্থবিদ্যা); an art (জাদুবিদ্যা, চুরিবিদ্যা); philosophy. বিদ্যার জাহাজ a prodigy of learning; (cp.) a walking encyclopaedia. বিদ্যার বহর (facet.) range of knowledge, extent of learning. ̃গম n. acquirement of learning. ̃চর্চা n. culture or cultivation of learning; practice of learning; acquisition of knowledge. ̃দাতা n. a teacher; a preceptor (fem. a preceptress), a guru. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. imparting of knowledge or learning. বিদ্যাদান করা v. to teach; to impart learning gratuitously. ̃দেবী n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of learning. ̃ধন n. knowledge conceived as wealth. ̃ধর n. one of an order of demi-gods famous for their personal beauty and skill in music. fem. ̃ধরী । ̃নিধি n. an ocean of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যানুরাগ n. love of learning, attachment to learning. বিদ্যানুরাগী a. fond of or attached to learning. fem. বিদ্যানুরাগিণী । বিদ্যানুশীলন same as ̃চর্চা । বিদ্যানুশীলন করা v. to cultivate learning or a science; to study. ̃পীঠ n. a centre of learning; an academy; a school. ̃বতী fem. of বিদ্যাবান ।̃বত্তা n. possession of learning, scholarship. ̃বল n. power or force of learning. ̃বান a. learned. ̃বিনোদ n. delight of Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী): a title conferred on a scholar. ̃বিশারদ a. vastly learned. n. a title conferred on a scholar. ̃ব্যবসায়ী a. & n. one who teaches professionally. ˜ভূষণ n. an ornament of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যাভ্যাস same as বিদ্যাচর্চা । বিদ্যাভ্যাস করা v. to learn an art or science; to study; to learn one's lessons. ̃মন্দির, বিদ্যায়তন n. a temple of learning; a school. ̃রত্ন n. a jewel of learning; a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যারম্ভ n. initiation into one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যারম্ভ করা v. to commence one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যার্জন same as বিদ্যালাভ । বিদ্যার্থী a. desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) engaged in studies. n. one who is desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) a student, a scholar, a pupil, fem. বিদ্যার্থিনী । ̃লব্ধ a. gained or earned by learning. ̃লয় n. a school; an academy; (rare) a college; an institution; an institute; a seminary. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির দিন a school holiday. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির সময় closing time of a school; school vacation. বিদ্যালয়ের সময় school time; school hours. ̃লাভ n. acquisition of learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যালাভ করা v. to acquire learning; to receive education, to have one's education. ̃শিক্ষা n. learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যাশিক্ষা করা v. to learn; to receive education. ̃শূন্য a. unlearned, uneducated; ignorant. ̃সাগর same as বিদ্যানিধি ।̃হীন same as বিদ্যাশূন্য । fem. বিদ্যাহীনা । 17)

(p. 802) bhajana glorification of a deity (esp. in devotional songs); worship, adoration; serving (রাজাকে ভজন); (mus.) a kind of devotional song, a devotional hymn. ̃পূজন n. prayer and worship. ̃ভাজন n. (fig.) act of persuading by flattery, coaxing and cajoling. ভজনা n. worship, adoration; serving; flattery, adulation. ভজনা করা v. to worship, to adore; to serve; to flatter, to adulate. ভজনালয় n. a house of worship; a shrine; a temple, a synagogue, a church, a mosque. 30)

(p. 810) bhābanā thought; cogitation; reflection, contemplation; worry, anxiety; repeated pulverization and purification or rectification of medicines etc.; saturation; infusion. ভাবনা করা, ভাবনায় পড়া v. to worry, to be worried. 43)