(p. 125) āraśōlā the cockroach, the blackbeetle. 2)

(p. 123) āraṇi whirlpool; eddy. 32)

(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

(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. 107) ādityamaṇḍala the orb of the sun; the solar region. 71)

(p. 122) āmānna uncooked rice. 10)

(p. 121) āmaraṇa till death; all through one's life. ̃স্হায়ী a. lasting till death, continuing till the end of one's life. 17)

(p. 99) ākārānta (of words) ending with the vowel or the vowel-sound আ 13)

(p. 107) ātmīẏa one's own; related by blood; belonging to one's own family or clan. n. a blood-relation, a relative, a kinsman; a friend; a supporter, one's own man. ̃তা n. kinship; blood relationship; relationship; friendship. sharing common characteristics. fem. আত্মীয়া । ̃বন্ধু, ̃স্বজন n. friends and relations; one's own people, kith and kin. 41)

(p. 107) ādhāra2 food (esp. of birds); a nest. 95)

(p. 99) ākhara a letter of the alphabet; refrain of a song. 47)

(p. 107) ātmāpahāraka, ātmāpahārī guilty of false personification; dissimulating. 35)

(p. 114) ānugatya allegiance; fidelity; obedience; fealty; faithful adherence. আনুগত্য স্বীকার করা v. to own allegiance (to); to submit (to). আনুগত্যের শপথ oath of allegiance. 28)

(p. 126) āśaṅkita feared, dreaded; apprehended; suspected; doubted. 109)

(p. 97) ān̐calā an ornamented border of a woman's loin-cloth. 3)