(p. 121) āmantrita invited; called to come; greeted. 13)

(p. 95) ā1 the second vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 107) ādṛta received cordially, well-received; treated with cordiality, welcome; wellappreciated; esteemed, honoured. 77)

(p. 107) āṇubīkṣaṇika microscopic. 7)

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

(p. 122) āmānna uncooked rice. 10)

(p. 123) āẏama2 season; suitable time; right time. 15)

(p. 107) ādi beginning; origin; source; birth. a. first; original, fundamental, primary. in comp. (used as a sfx.) and the like, et cetera (সুখদুঃখাদি). ̃কবি n. the first poet; Valmiki. ̃কলা n. the fundamental tissue. ̃কলাতন্ত্র n. the fundamental tissue system. ̃কাব্য n. the first epic. ̃কারণ n. the first cause; the Supreme Being; the fundamental cause; the primary cause. ̃কাল n. ancient times. ̃কোষ n. embryonic cell. ̃দেব n. the Supreme Being; any one of the three principal Hindu gods: Brahma (ব্রহ্মা,), Vishnu (বিষ়্ণু) and Maheswara (মহেশ্বর). ̃নাথ n. the Supreme Being; Shiva (শিব). ̃পুরুষ n. the first progenitor or ancestor of a clan or family. ̃বাসী n. the aborigines. ̃বৃত্ত n. equinoctial colure. ̃ভূত a. born or created first, primordial; primary (আদিভূত কারণ). fem. আদিভূতা । ̃রস n. (rhet.) the emotion of love; sex-passion; eroticism. ̃রূপ n. a prototype, an archetype. 66)

(p. 126) āryā1 of আর্য । 15)

(p. 107) ātmā (Hindu theol.) the conscious immortal independent and active guide of every being which is present in theA body but is not an inseparable part of it; the soul, the atman; the Supreme Being, God; a guardian deity; one's own likeness, self-identify, selfhood, the body; the heart, the mind; natural disposition, nature. 29)

(p. 115) āpīna an udder, a dug, a teat. 57)

(p. 123) āẏatta brought under control or taken possession of; controlled; subjugated; subject; dominated; mastered; tamed; seized. আয়ত্ত করা, আয়ত্তে আনা v. to bring under control; to control; to take possession of; to subjugate; to dominate; to master; to tame; to seize. বন্য ঘোড়াকে আয়ত্তে আনা to break a wild horse. আয়ত্তের বাইরে out of control; beyond control, out of hand. আয়ত্তি n. control, hold; possession; subjugation; subjection; domination; mastery; seizure. 8)

(p. 118) ābaśyaka necessary; essential. n. necessity, need. ̃তা n. necessity, need. ̃বোধে adv. having considered or considering it necessary. আবশ্যকীয় a. necessary; essential. 16)

(p. 96) āōrata a woman; one's wife. 6)

(p. 126) āsā1 a stick (usu. a thick one), a staff; a mace; a sceptre. 152)