(p. 1) aṃśu ray, a narrow beam of light (from a small or distant source). ̃ক n. fine cotton fabric; silk cloth. ̃মান, ̃মতী a. luminous; radiant. ̃মালা n. a stream of rays. ̃মালী n. the sun; the sun-god. ̃ল a. having rays; full of rays; radiant. 15)

(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. 2) akṣara any of the letters of the alphabet; a syllable; (fig.) a symbolic letter. ̃জীবী, ̃জীবক n. a scribe; a copyist; a printer or compositor, a writer. ̃পরিচয় n. acquaintance with the alphabet; commencement of education; literacy; (fig.) elementary knowledge. ̃বিন্যাস n. the characteristic style of handwriting. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of versification in which the number of letters and not the sounds in a line is taken into account. ̃মালা n. the alphabet. ̃যোজক n. a compositor. অক্ষরীকরণ n. transliteration. অক্ষরে অক্ষরে to the letter, word for word. verbatim; (fig.) with strict exactitude, rigorously. 95)

(p. 150) uttara an answer, a reply; a retort, a counter; response; reaction; a rejoinder, refutation or objection; solution; conclusion; the north. a. future, later, post-(উত্তরপুরুষ, উত্তরকাল, যুদ্ধোত্তর); upper (উত্তরচ্ছদ); northern. উত্তর করা v. to retort; to answer; to respond, to react; to come to a solution. উত্তর দেওয়া v. to answer, to reply; to respond. উত্তর অয়নান্ত n. summer solstice. ̃কাল n. the future; posterity; the coming age or ages. ̃ক্রিয়া n. annual obsequies; act of answering or responding or reacting. উত্তরচ্ছদ n. a covering; a bedsheet, a bedcover; a scarf; a garment of the upper part of the body. ̃দান n. act of answering or responding or retorting. ̃দায়ক a. & n. one who answers or responds or retorts. ˜পক্ষ n. a solution of a problem; an answer to a question. ̃পত্র n. a book containing an examinee's written answers, answer scripts. ̃পশ্চিম n. & a. north-west. □ a. north-western. ̃পুরুষ n. posterity; successor. ̃পূর্ব n. & a. north-east. ˜প্রত্যুত্তর n. bandying of words, argument and counter-argument. ̃ফল্গুনী, ̃ফাল্গুনী n. the twelfth of the twenty-seven zodiacal stars according to Hindu astronomy. ̃বিচার n. (law) an appeal. ̃ভাদ্রপদ n. the twenty-sixth of the twenty-seven zodiacal stars according to Hindu astronomy, the Andromeda. ̃মালা n. a list of answers or solutions. ̃মীমাংসা n. Vedanta (বেদান্ত). ̃মেরু see ̃মেরু । ̃যোগ্য a. fit to be answered, answerable. ̃সাধক a. assisting (esp. in the religious practices) according to the Tantras (̃তন্ত্র). n. a chief assistant; poets or scholars of a late age. fem. ̃উত্তরসাধিকা । ̃সূরি n. wise men or scholars of a later age; people of a later age. ̃হিমমণ্ডল n. north frigid zone. 49)

(p. 174) ūrmi a wave; a surge; a billow. ̃ভঙ্গ n. a wave broken on rocks or shore, a breaker. ̃মান, ̃ল a. billowy, full of waves. ̃মালা n. a row of waves. ̃মালী n. an ocean; a sea. 16)

(p. 192) kaṅkāla a skeleton; a bone. ̃মালী n. one who wears a garland of bones; an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃মালিনী n. fem. one who wears a garland of bones; an appellation of Goddess Kali (কালী). ̃সার a. reduced to bones or to a skeleton, one who is only skin and bone, (cp.) a bag of bones. 27)

(p. 194) kapāla the skull, the cranium; the forehead; a beggar's bowl; a shred of an earthen pitcher. কপাল চাপড়ানো v. to beat one's forehead in despair; to complain bitterly against bad luck. কপাল ঠোকা v. to strike one's forehead against something (in order to express grief, complaint etc.); to try one's luck; to undertake a venture abandoning oneself into the hands of destiny. কপাল পোড়া v. to lose the favour of fortune, to be down on one's luck; (coll.) to become a widow, (of women) to be widowed. কপাল ফেরা v. to win the favour of fortune; to improve one's state and position; to begin to flourish; to be on the rise. কপাল ভাঙা same as কপাল পোড়া । কপালের লিখন decree of fate or providence. ̃ক্রমে adv. luckily, fortunately; by luck; as luck would have it; unfortunately, unluckily (কপালক্রমে সুযোগ হারানো) ̃জোর, জোর কপাল n. good luck, good fortune. ̃গুণে, ̃জোরে adv. by good luck (and esp. by chance). ̃পোড়া a. luckless, down on one's luck, unfortunate. ̃ভৃত্, ̃মালী, কপালী n. appellations of Shiva (শিব) ̃মালিনী, কপালিনী n. fem. appellations of Goddess Kali (কালী) কপালিয়া, কপালে a. fortunate, lucky, favoured by fortune. হায় কপাল int. oh dear! dear me! 145)

(p. 234) kiraṇa a ray or beam or gleam (of light). কিরণ দেওয়া v. to emit rays, to send forth rays; to radiate, to shine. ̃চ্ছটা n. the glow of rays. ̃জাল n. the mesh of rays. ̃পাত, ̃বর্ষণ n. shedding of rays, radiation. ̃পাত করা, ̃বর্ষণ করা v. to shed or emit rays, to radiate. কিরণ বিকিরণ n. radiation. কিরণ বিকিরণ করা v. to radiate. ̃ময়, (inc.) কিরণ্ময় a. full of rays, emitting rays, radiant. fem. কিরণময়ী,, (inc.) কিরণ্ময়ী । ̃মালী n. the sun (for it is garlanded with rays). ̃সম্পাত same as কিরণপাত । 39)

(p. 243) kulapi a small conical container for freezing ice cream. ̃বরফ n. ice cream made in this container. ̃মালাই n. ice cream made of milk frozen in this container. 74)

(p. 248) kusuma2 a flower; menstruation, menses; a disease of the eye, the yolk of an egg. ̃কলি, ̃কলিকা, ̃কোরক n. a flower-bud. ̃কার্মুক, ̃চাপ, ̃ধনু, ̃ধন্বা n. appellation of Madana (মদন) the Hindu god of love whose bow is made of flowers. ̃কোমল ̃পেলব a. as soft as a flower. ̃দাম n. a flower-wreath, a garland of flowers. ̃বাস n. the scent or perfume of a flower. ̃মালিকা n. a small flower-wreath, a chaplet or small garland of flowers. ̃শয়ন, ̃শয্যা n. a bed of flowers; a very soft bed; (fig.) ease and comfort. ̃স্তবক n. a bunch of flowers, a bouquet, a nosegay. কুসুমাকর, কুসুমাগম n. the season of flowers, the spring, the vernal season. কুসুমায়ুধ same as কুসুমকার্মুক । কুসুমাসব n. the juice or honey of flowers, the nectar of flowers. কুসুমাস্তীর্ণ a. strewn with flowers; (fig.) (of life) easy going, smooth. 8)

(p. 271) khadyōta the glow-worm, the firefly. fem. খদ্যোতিকা । ̃মালা n. a string of glowworms, a multitude of glow-worms. 63)

(p. 293) gaṇḍa the cheek; any morbid fleshy growth on the body, a tumour, a boil (গলগণ্ড); a gland (গণ্ডমালা); any massive thing (গণ্ডশৈল). a. large and important. ̃কূপ n. a dimple on the cheek; a valley. ̃গ্রাম n. a large populous village; a remote village. ̃দেশ, ̃ফলক n. the cheek. ̃মালা n. mumps; scrofula. ̃মূর্খ a. utterly ignorant or illiterate; utterly stupid. গণ্ডশিলা n. a boulder. গণ্ডশৈল n. a volcanic rock. ̃স্হল n. the cheek. 46)

(p. 352) cān̐da the moon; the most beautiful or glorious person (নদিয়ার চাঁদ); (sarcas.) an ugly person; (inf. & coll.) a friend (এসো দেখি চাঁদ). ˜কুড়া, ̃কুড়ো n. a variety of small silvery-white fish, the moon-fish, the opah. ̃নি n. moonlight; a canopy, an awning; a vestibule, a spacious corridor, a. moonlit চাঁদনি রাত. ̃পানা a. like the moon, moonlike, resembling the moon. ̃বদন a. having a face as beautiful as the moon, moon-faced; (sarcas.) ugly-faced. n. a face as beautiful as the moon; a moon-faced man or boy; (sacras.) an ugly-faced man or boy. fem. ̃বদনি । ̃মারি n. a target, a range; target-practice. ̃মালা, ̃হার n. a necklace designed in the likeness of the moon. ̃মুখ n. a face as beautiful as the moon. চাঁদের কণা (lit.) a small fragment of the moon; (fig.) an extremely beautiful or delightful person esp. such a baby, a charming little child. চাঁদের হাট a company of beautiful charming young women; a gathering of pretty faces. 24)

(p. 390) japa praying silently; silent and repeated recitation of prayers or names esp. as enjoined by scriptures or by a guru; act of telling one's beads; a rosary. জপ করা same as জপা । জপের মন্ত্র esoteric words to be recited silently in prayers. ̃তপ n. (practice of) silent prayers and religious austerities. ̃ন n. praying silently; silent and repeated recitation of prayers or names esp. as enjoined by scriptures or by a guru; act of telling one's beads. ̃নীয় a. that which is to be or should be recited silently and repeatedly esp. in prayers. ̃মালা n. a rosary; (fig.) an object of constant or frequent thought. 4)

(p. 390) jaẏa act of defeating or conquering; victory, triumph, win, conquest; ovation, applause (জয়ধ্বনি). int. victory (জয় ভগবান). জয় করা v. to win; to defeat; to conquer; to succeed. জয় হওয়া v. to be won or conquered; to be crowned with victory or success (তোমার জয় হবে). ̃গান n. a song of praise; singing in praise. ̃জয়কার n. (popular) praise of a victorious person; huzza; (loos.) great or repeated victory. জয়জয়কার করা v. to receive with an ovation, to huzza; জয়জয়কার হওয়া v. to be received with an ovation, to be acclaimed. ̃জয়ন্তী n. an Indian musical mode. ̃ঢাক n. a war-drum. ̃তু v. be victorious, let victory attend you (জয়তু শিবাজি); glory be. ̃দুর্গা n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃ধ্বনি n. peals of victory; noise of ovation with which a triumphant or famous person is received, huzza. জয়ধ্বনি করা v. to receive with an ovation, to huzza. ̃ধ্বজ, ̃পতাকা n. a flag or standard of victory or triumph. ̃পত্র n. a written certificate or declaration of success or triumph. ̃পরাজয় n. victory and defeat; success and failure. ̃ভেরি n. a wardrum. ̃মাল্য n. a wreath or laurel of victory. ̃যুক্ত a. victorious, triumphant; successful. ̃লক্ষ্মী same as ̃শ্রী । ̃লাভ n. attainment of victory. ̃লেখ same as ̃পত্র । জয়শঙ্খ n. a conch that is blown by a person to announce his or her victory. ̃শ্রী n. the presiding goddess of victory. ̃সাধ্য a. conquerable, vincible. ̃স্তম্ভ n. a pillar or monument of victory. 32)

(p. 449) taraṅga a wave; a ripple; a wavy or undulating stream, a wave (চিন্তাতরঙ্গ = a thought-wave, বায়ুতরঙ্গ, শব্দতরঙ্গ, বিদ্যুত্তরঙ্গ). উত্তাল তরঙ্গ a. billow, a high wave. ̃ক্ষুদ্ধ a. lashed into fury by rolling waves; billowy, wavy; convulsed. ̃চঞ্চল a. rippling. ̃ণ n. undulation. ̃দৈর্ঘ্য n. wave-length. ̃পাদ n. the trough or hollow of a wave. ̃পৃষ্ঠ n. wave-surface. ̃বিক্ষুদ্ধ same as তরঙ্গক্ষুদ্ধ । ̃বেগ n. wave velocity. ̃ভঙ্গ n. breaking of waves (against rocks or other waves), curling and falling of waves. ̃মালা n. a string or series of waves. ̃মুখ n. wave front. ̃শীর্ষ n. the crest of a wave. 25)

(p. 500) dīpa a lamp. ̃গৃহ n. the light-house. ̃নির্বাণ n. extinguishment of a lamp; lights out; (loos.) a black-out. দীপ নির্বাণ করা v. to put out a lamp; to extinguish lights. ̃পুঞ়্জ n. a multitude of lamps (usu. lighted ones). ̃প্রজ্বালন n. act of lighting a lamp. ̃দীপপ্রজ্বালন করা v. to light a lamp. ̃বর্তিকা n. wick (of a lamp). ̃বৃক্ষ n. a lampstand, a candlestick. ̃মালা n. a row or set of lamps (usu. lighted ones). ̃শক্তি n. candle power. ̃শলাকা n. a match-stick; a match. ̃শিখা n. the flame of a lamp. 26)

(p. 554) naba1 new; novel; young; modern, recent; new-born; newly grown; early; fresh. ̃কারিকা n. a newly-married wife. ̃কার্তিক n. infant Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়); (sarcas.) a very ugly man; (hum.) a foppish gallant. ̃কুমার n. a new-born son. ̃গঠিত a. newly-formed, newlyconstructed or composed. ̃জলধর n. a newly-formed cloud, a fresh cloud. ̃জলধরপটল n. a heap of fresh clouds, cumulus. ̃জলধরশ্যাম a. as charmingly dark as a fresh rain-bearing cloud. ̃জাগরণ, ̃জাগৃতি n. resurgence, new awakening; rebirth, regeneration, renaissance. ̃জাত a. new-born; newlygrown or produced. ̃জাতক n. a newborn baby. ̃জীবন n. a new life; young life; a fresh lease of life; (fig.) rejuvenation or renascence. ̃ত্ব n. newness; novelty; modernity; freshness; novelty. ̃দম্পতি, ̃দম্পতী n. a newly married couple. ̃দল n. a fresh or new or tender leaf of a lotus. ̃নিযুক্ত a. newly appointed. ̃পল্লব n. a young leaf or twig or shoot or sprout. ̃বধূ n. a newlymarried wife or bride. ̃বর্ষ n. New Year. ̃বসন্ত n. early spring; a new spring. ̃বিধান n. a new law or system; a new order of the Brahma Samaj founded by Keshabchandra Sen; (Christ.) the New Testament. ̃মল্লিকা, ̃মালিকা n. a variety of jasmine. ̃যুবক n. a young man; (cp.) a greenhorn. fem. ̃যুবতী a young woman. ̃যৌবন n. early youth, the first flush of youth, the prime of youth; a fresh lease of youth; rejuvenation, rejuvenescence. ̃যৌবনসম্পন্ন a. in the prime of one's youth. fem. নবযৌবনসম্পন্না, নবযৌবনা । 8)

(p. 555) nara2 a human being, man; a male person, a male. a. (chiefly in comp.) male (নরহরিণ). fem. see নারী ̃কঙ্কাল n. a human skeleton. ̃কপাল n. a dead person's skull. ̃কেশরী n. a lionamongst men; a man of great prowess. ̃খাদক a. man-eating, eating human flesh. n. a man-eater; a cannibal. ̃ঘাতক n. a homicide. a. homicidal. ̃ঘাতী a. homicidal. ̃ত্ব n. manhood, humanity; virility. ̃ত্বারোপ n. anthropomorphism. নারায়ণ n. the two great mythological sages: Nara নর and Narayana (নারায়ণ) who were born as Arjuna (অর্জুন) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) of the Mahabharata. ̃নারী n. men and women. ̃পতি n. a king. ̃পশু n. a beast of a man, a brute. ̃পাল n. a king. ̃পিশাচ n. a man with instincts as abominable as those of necrophagous goblins. ̃পুঙ্গব n. (fig.) a great man; (lit.) a bull of a man. ̃বর n. the best man; a great man. ̃বলি n. immolation of human beings; human sacrifice. ̃ব্যাঘ্র same as নরশর্দূল । ̃ভুক a. anthropophagous, feeding on human flesh, man-eating. নরভুক প্রাণী an anthropophagite, a man-eater. ̃ভুক মানুষ a cannibal. ̃মাংস n. human flesh (esp. when eaten). ̃মাংসভোজন n. cannibalism. ̃মাংসভোজী a. cannibalistic. n. a cannibal. ̃মালিনী n. a woman wearing a necklace or garland of human skulls; an appellation of goddess Kali (কালী). ̃মেধ same as নরবলি । ̃রূপী a. having the form or shape of a human being, man-shaped. ̃রূপে adv. in the form or shape of a human being. ̃লীলা n. activities (of a god) in a human existence or incarnation. নরলীলা সংবরণ করা v. (joc. or for.) to die. ̃লোক n. the abode of human beings or mortals, the world, the earth. ̃শার্দূল n. a tiger of a man; (fig.) a man of great prowess. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. the greatest or best amongst men. ̃সিংহ n. (lit.) a lion of a man; (fig.) a great or valiant man; (myth.) same as নৃসিংহ । ̃সুন্দর n. a barber; (cp.) a coiffeur (fem. coiffeuse). ̃হত্যা n. homicide, murder. নরহত্যা করা v. to commit a murder or homicide, to murder. ̃হত্যাকারী same as নরহন্তা । ̃হত্যাঘটিত a. homicidal. ̃হন্তা n. a homicide, a murderer. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী a murderess. ̃হরি same as নৃসিংহ । 61)

(p. 654) puṣpa flower; blossom; menstrual flux; an eye-disease. ̃ক, ̃করথ n. the name of Kuvera's (কুবের) chariot capable of flying through the air at a great speed. ̃করণ্ডক n. a flower-basket. ̃কীট a. a flower-worm. ̃কেতন, ̃কেতু n. one whose banner is made of flowers; Madan (মদন) the god of love. ̃গুচ্ছ n. a bunch of flowers. পুষ্প চয়ন করা v. to pluck or cull flowers. ̃দণ্ড n. (bot.) a peduncle. ̃ধনু n. a bow made of flowers; one holding such a bow; Madan (মদন) the god of love. ̃দল n. a petal. ̃ধন্বা n. one holding a bow of flowers; Madan (মদন) the god of love. ̃নির্যাস n. essence of flower. ̃পত্র n. a petal; flowers and leaves; (bot.) floral leaves. ̃পত্রবিন্যাস n. (bot.) prefloration. ̃পল্লব n. a twig with flowers; flowers and leaves. ̃পাত্র n. a saucer for holding flowers (esp. one used in a religious service). ̃পুট n. (bot.) a calyx. ̃প্রতীক n. a floral diagram. ̃বতী a. in menstruation, menstruating, menstruous. ̃বাটিকা, ̃বাটী n. a flower garden (esp. one with a summer-house); a garden-house. ̃বাণ n. an arrow made of flowers; one using such arrows; Madan (মদন) the god of love. ̃বিন্যাস n. (bot.) inflorescence. ̃বৃন্ত n. a flower-stalk. ̃বৃন্তিকা n. (bot.) a pedicel. ̃বৃষ্টি n. a shower of flowers. ̃ভূষণ n. an ornament made of flowers, a floral ornament. ̃মঞ্জরী n. a flower-bud; a flowerstalk. ̃মালা, ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flowers, a flower-wreath. ̃মুকুট n. a chaplet of flowers. ̃মুকুল n. a flower-bud. ̃রজঃ n. pollen. ̃রস n. flower-juice, honey. ̃রাগ n. topaz. ̃রেণু n. pollen. ̃শর same as পুষ্পবাণ । ̃শয্যা n. a bed of flowers. ̃সংকেত n. (bot.) a floral formula. ̃সার n. essence of flower. ̃সৌরভ n. aroma or fragrance of a flower. ̃স্তবক n. a cluster or bunch of flowers, a bouquet; a wreath. ̃হীন, ̃শূন্য a. divested of flowers; flowerless. পুষ্পাগম n. florescence or its season. পুষ্পাগম-কাল n. the time of florescence; the season of flowers, the spring. পুষ্পাজীব a. dealing in flowers and flower-wreaths; making flower-wreaths professionally. n. a florist; a professional maker of flowerwreaths. পুষ্পাঞ্জলি n. an offering of a handful of flowers to a deity. পুষ্পাঞ্জলি দেওয়া v. to offer a handful of flowers in devotion or worship. পুষ্পাধার n. a flower-vase; a flower-pot. পুষ্পাভরণ, পুষ্পালংকার same as পুষ্পভূষণ । পুষ্পাসব same as পুষ্পমধু । পুষ্পিকা n. (bot.) a floret; the tartar of teeth; the concluding couplet or stanza of poem containing the author's name. পুষ্পিত a. in flower, blossomed. পুষ্পিতা a. fem. in flower, blossomed; in menstruation. পুষ্পেষু n. (the Hindu) god of love, (cp.) Cupid (মদন) পুষ্পোদ্গম same as পুষ্পাগম । পুষ্পোদ্যান n. a flower-garden. 78)

(p. 688) praśna a question; a query; interrogation; inquiry; a point at issue; a problem (বাঁচার প্রশ্ন); a disputed point. প্রশ্ন করা v. to question; to ask; to inquire; to interrogate; to set questions (as for examinees). ̃কর্তা n. a questioner; an inquirer; an interrogator; one who sets questions (as for examinees); a papersetter. fem. প্রশ্নকর্ত্রী । ̃পত্র n. a set of questions for the examinees, a paper. ̃বাণ n. questions that pierce or hurt like shafts or darts or arrows or missiles, questions piercing as a shaft, embarrassing or piercing questions. প্রশ্নবাণে জর্জরিত করা to ask too many or volleys of troublesome questions, to heckle. ̃বোধক a. denoting or signifying a question. ̃বোধক চিহ্ন n. note or sign of interrogation. ̃মালা n. a set of questions; (loos.) an exercise (for students). প্রশ্নোত্তর n. a question and its answer; a catechism. প্রশ্নত্তরী n. a catechism. 29)

(p. 706) phula2 a flower, a blossom; a floral design (ফুলদার); the placenta. ফুল তোলা v. to pluck or pick or cull flowers; to embroider a floral design. ফুল দেওয়া v. to worship (a deity) with flower-offering. ফুল ধরা v. to flower, to be in blossom. ফুল না পড়া retention of the placenta. ফুল পাড়া v. to pluck or pick or cull flowers. ফুলের ঘায়ে মূর্ছা যাওয়া (fig.) to lose patience over a trifle, to display over-sensitiveness. ফুলের সাজি a flower-basket. ̃ওয়ালা n. a florist. fem. ̃ওয়ালি a flower-girl. ̃কপি n. the cauliflower. ̃কাটা same as ফুলদার । ̃কারি n. ornamental or decorated needlework, embroidery (with floral designs). ̃খড়ি n. writing chalk. ̃ঝুরি n. a firework emitting starlike sparks. ̃ডোর, ̃মালা n. flower garland. ̃তোলা same as ফুলদার । ̃দানি, ̃দান n. a flower-vase. ̃দার a. embroidered with floral designs, floriated, floreated. ̃ধনু n. Madan (মদন) the god of love, (cp.) Cupid; the Cupid's bow. ফুল পড়া n. ejection of the placenta. ̃বাগান n. a flower-garden. ̃বাণ n. Madan (মদন) the god of love, (cp.) Cupid; Cupid's shaft. ̃বাতাসা n. a kind of light and hollow sweet drop made of sugarcandy or treacle. ̃শয্যা n. (lit.) a bed of flowers, a flower-strewn bed; the Hindu ceremony on the third night of the marriage when the bridegroom and the bride are to sleep on a bed of flowers. ̃শর same as ফুলবাণ । ̃হার same as ফুলডোর । 60)

(p. 717) bana a forest, a jungle, a wood; an arbour, a bower, a grove. ̃কপোত n. the wood-pigeon, the cushat. ̃কর n. forest revenue; a forest cess. ̃কর্মী n. a forester; a worker in the forest department. ̃কুক্কুট n. the wild-fowl; the jungle-fowl; the wood-cock. ̃কৃত্যক n. forest service. ̃গোলাপ n. the briar, the briar-rose; the sweet briar. ̃চর, ̃চারী a. living in a forest; wild; silvan. ̃জ a. forest-grown. ̃জঙ্গল n. thickets, underwood; woodlands. ̃দেবতা n. a wood-god, a silvan. fem. বনদেবী । ̃পথ n. a forest path, a jungle path. ̃পরি n. a wood-nymph, a dryad. ̃পাল n. a conservator of forests. ̃ফুল n. a wild flower. ̃বাদাড় same as বনজঙ্গল । ̃বাস n. living in a forest; banishment to the forest. বনবাসে দেওয়া, বনবাসে পাঠানো v. to banish or exile (one) to the forest. বনবাসে যাওয়া v. to go to live in a forest as a punishment; to be exiled to the forest. ̃বাসী a. & n. living in a forest, a forest dweller. fem. ˜বাসিনী । ̃বিড়াল n. the wild-cat; the tiger-cat, the bush-cat, the serval; the cougar, the puma. fem. বনবিড়ালী । ̃বিহার n. wandering in a forest (for pleasure etc.). ̃বিহারী a. roving in forests and groves esp. for pleasure. n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃বৃক্ষ n. a foresttree, a dryad. ̃ভোজ, ̃ভোজন n. a picnic. ̃মধু n. wood-honey. ̃মল্লিকা n. the wild jasmine. ̃মহোত্সব n. the festival of tree plantation. ̃মানুষ n. any anthropoid ape such as the gorilla, the chimpanzee etc. ̃মালা n. a garland of wild flowers. ̃মালী n. one wearing a garland of wild flowers; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃মোরগ same as বনকুক্কুট । ̃রক্ষক n. a forest-ranger. ̃রক্ষী n. a forest-guard. ̃শূকর n. a wild hog. ̃শ্রী n. the beauty of the forest; the forest; the beautiful forest. ̃স্হ, ̃স্হিত a. of a forest; situated in a forest; forest-grown, wild; silvan (বনস্হ জীবন). ̃হংসী n. the wild-duck; the wild-goose. 43)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 818) bhum̐i ground; a place; agricultural land, a field; land (জল থেকে ভুঁইয়ে ওঠা); a country (বিভুঁই) ̃চাঁপা n. a kind of fragrant flower. ভুঁইঞা alt. spell. of ভুঁইয়া । ̃ফোঁড় a. upstart. n. an upstart; a parvenu; mushroom. ̃মালী n. one of the Hindu sweeper community. ̃য়া n. (hist.) any one of the twelve (feudal) princes governing Bengal during the Mughal regime; a landowner. 10)