(p. 133) āsikta slightly wet; thoroughly wet, drenched. 9)

(p. 126) āsanna imminent, approaching, impending, coming; proximate; last, final; (esp. in math.) approximate. আসন্ন কাল n. the time of death; the time of danger, critical time; the eleventh hour, the last moment. ̃প্রসবা a. fem. parturient; in an advanced stage of pregnancy, nearing delivery. আসন্ন বিপদ n. impending or imminent danger. আসন্ন মান n. approximate value or standard. ̃মৃত্যু a. about to die, dying. 145)

(p. 107) ādarśa a pattern of excellence, a person or thing to be copied, an ideal; an imitation of something usu. on a smaller scale, a model, a role model, a specimen; a prototype. a. ideal. ̃চরিত্র a. having an exemplary character. আদর্শ পুরুষ an ideal man. আদর্শ পুস্তক a model book. আদর্শ বিদ্যালয় a model school. ̃লিপি n. a copy-book. ̃স্হানীয় exemplary, ideal. ̃স্বভাব a. of an ideal character. ̃স্বরূপ a. of the nature of a model, model; ideal, exemplary. 58)

(p. 96) āōtā (rare) shade, sunshade; care; guardianship, custody; control; reach; jurisdiction; purview. (কারও) আওতায় under one's power or tutelage or guardianship. 3)

(p. 115) āntarika cherished or lying in the heart; entertained in the mind; mental; candid; sincere; genuine; hearty; heartfelt; cordial; inward, inner; (rare) hidden. ̃তা n. candour; sincerity; heartiness; cordiality. 10)

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

(p. 104) ājībana & a. throughout the whole of one's life; for life; till death. 30)

(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. 99) ākulīkṛta worried or perplexed; perturbed; overflowed. 29)

(p. 126) āśu2 early; quickly, speedily; without delay, immediately. a. early; quick, speedy (আশু প্রতিকার); immediate (আশু সমস্যা). ̃গ, ̃গতি, ̃গামী a. quick-moving; swiftfoot, swift-footed, fleet-footed. ̃তোষ a. one who is easily or quickly pleased or appeased. n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পাতি a. readily shed or fallen, fugacious. 120)

(p. 133) āstēbyastē in a great hurry; helterskelter; fussily (see also অস্তেব্যস্তে). 25)

(p. 115) āpēla the apple. 59)

(p. 107) ādāna receiving or accepting or taking. ̃প্রদান n. giving and taking; exchange; commerce; social communication or relation; matrimonial relation. 62)

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

(p. 123) āẏēśa, āẏēsa ease; comfort; luxury. আয়েশ করা v. to take one's ease; to relax; to take rest. আয়েশি, আয়েসি a. easeloving; easy-going; brought up amidst ease and luxury; easy. 22)