(p. 41) andha blind, sightless; extremely dark or gloomy. ('অন্ধ তামস'); utterly ignorant. n. a blind person. ̃কূপ n. a dark pit; a black hole. ̃কূপহত্যা n. (hist.) the Blackhole Tragedy. ̃তম a. darkest; extremely dark. ̃তমস n. utter darkness; blinding darkness. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. blindness; utter ignorance. ̃তামিস্র n. utter darkness. a. utterly dark. ̃প্রায় a. almost blind; like a blind; like a blind person. ̃বিশ্বাস n. blind faith. ̃ভাবে adv. blindly; rashly; heedlessly, indiscreetly. অন্ধের কিবা দিন কিবা রাত a blind person cannot distinguish between day and night or between brightness and gloom. অন্ধের নড়ি বা যষ্টি (lit.) a stick by the help of which a blind person moves; a blind man's prop; (fig.) a prop for a helpless or incapable person. 14)

(p. 9) acchōda having crystalline water ('অচ্ছোদ-সরসীনীরে'). n. a lake in the Himalayan region. ̃পটল n. the cornea. 73)

(p. 73) arasajña , arasika incapable of appreciating, lacking in power of appreciation; devoid of the sense of humour. fem. অরসজ্ঞা, অরসিকা । অরসিকেষু রসস্য নিবেদনম্ wit is meant for the witty alone; a witty remark that falls flat on a person devoid of humour. 50)

(p. 22) adhōbāsa, adhōbastra clothes for the lower part of the body. 5)

(p. 34) anubhūmika horizontal. 27)

(p. 48) apahāraka, apahārī a thief, a robber; one who steals or plunders or robs or abducts or carries off. a. thievish; plunderous. 23)

(p. 22) anaḍbāna ox, bull. 41)

(p. 85) asaṅkucita unhesitating; free; open; frank; liberal; not contracted. 2)

(p. 63) abhinibēśa close attention; diligent application of mind (to), intentness; absorption. ̃সহকারে adv. attentively; with close or rapt attention, intently, absorbedly. 77)

(p. 2) aganati, agunati (coll.) countless, innumerable. 121)

(p. 90) ahōrātra, ahōrātri day and night; always. 107)

(p. 71) amiśuka shy of society, coy, (of one) avoiding or shunning company; unamiable. 20)

(p. 38) anusyūta ever attached, attached inseparably; sewn or strewn together. 9)

(p. 9) ajapā (fem.) incantations that can be recited without strain (that is 'হং সঃ' etc.); vital breath ('অজপা হতেছে শেষ'); a goddess of the tantrists. 84)

(p. 20) adhibāsa2, adhibāsana ceremonial purification of a person on the eve of a solemn function (বরের অধিবাস); any performance preliminary to any solemn ceremony (পূজার অধিবাস); invocation. 14)