(p. 107) ādhikārika an officer (esp. a high-ranking officer). 97)

(p. 125) ārādhanā, ārādhana- worship; service; prayer. আরাধনা করা v. to worship; to pray to. আরাধনীয় same as আরাধ্য । 5)

(p. 126) ālō light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light; a lamp, a lantern. আলো করা v. to brighten; to light up; to lighten; to illuminate; to glorify. আলো দেখানো v. to show light to; (fig.) to give hope, to promise good. 81)

(p. 118) ābhūmi down to the ground; having prostrated oneself (আভূমি প্রণত হওয়া). 66)

(p. 123) āraṇya of or relating to a forest or forests; wild; sylvan; born or grown or living in forests. ̃ক a. wild; forestgrown; living in forests; sylvan. n. concluding section of the Brahmanas (ব্রাহ্মণ) which are parts of the Vedas; a person (esp. a saint of ancient India) living in forests; a forester, a forestdweller. 33)

(p. 104) ājāda free, independent. আজাদ হিন্দ Free India. আজাদ হিন্দ ফৌজ Indian National Army. আজাদি n. freedom, independence. 26)

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

(p. 102) āṅgāra cinder, charcoal; coal (esp. burnt); burnt wood. 21)

(p. 99) ākāṭha, ākāṭhā inferior or worthless timber. 4)

(p. 126) ālajihbā, ālajibha, ālajiba the uvula, the epiglottis. 30)

(p. 121) ā mara indicating : light imprecation, bashfulness, shame, reproach, censure etc.; Devil take thee, go to hell, beshrew me. 16)

(p. 126) āśbina the sixth month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of September to the middle of October). আশ্বিনে a. of or grown or produced in Aswin (আশ্বিন), occurring in Aswin (আশ্বিনে ঝড়). 125)

(p. 107) ātithya hospitality; that with which a host entertains a guest. ̃গ্রহণ, ̃স্বীকার n. acceptance of one's hospitality as a guest. আতিথ্য গ্রহণ করা, আতিথ্য স্বীকার করা v. to become a guest (of). 23)

(p. 126) ālibandhana setting up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; building a dyke; damming. আলিবন্ধন করা v. to set up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; to build a dyke; to dam. 66)

(p. 102) āgunakhāki a woman of fiery temper, a highly irritable or irascible woman, virago, a shrew. 4)