(p. 248) kṛtti skin or hide of beasts; skin of human beings, epidermis, cutis. ̃ক n. cuticle. ̃কা n. (astro.) the Pleiads, the Pleiades; (myth.) any of the six nymphs who nursed Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়). ̃বাস n. a name of Shiva (শিব) who wears a tiger's skin. ̃বাসী a. composed by Krittibas (কৃত্তিবাস) who rendered the Sanskrit Ramayana into Bengali. 56)

(p. 215) kahana act of saying or telling; utterance; act of speaking; narration or relation. ̃সাধ্য same as কহতব্য । কহনীয় a. expressible; utterable; worth mentioning. 14)

(p. 194) kadabhyāsa a bad habit. 96)

(p. 253) kēśara (bot.) a pollen-tube, a stamen; mane (of lions, horses). কেশরী n. the lion. in comp. (used as a sfx.) the chief or best one (বীরকেশরী = the chief amongst the heroes, a lion of heroes etc.). 51)

(p. 192) kaci kalāpātā ra foliage green; light green colour like that of the plantain leaves. 39)

(p. 203) kamalā1 an appellation of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী). 11)

(p. 231) kālasaha capable of or resisting wear and tear caused by time, durable, lasting, enduring. 27)

(p. 253) kaiśika capillary. ̃তা n. capillarity. 66)

(p. 206) kartabya that which is proper or ought to be done; proper. n. duty. কর্তব্য করা v. to do one's duty. ̃কর্ম n. duty; an obligation. ̃চ্যুত a. failed in one's duty. ̃চ্যুতি n. failure in one's duty, dereliction of duty. ̃জ্ঞান n. sense of duty. ̃তা n. propriety. ̃নিষ্ঠ, ̃পরায়ণ a. dutiful, duteous. ̃নিষ্ঠা, ̃পরায়ণতা n. dutifulness, duteousness, devotion to duty; (loos.) fidelity. ̃পালন n. act of doing one's duty. কর্তব্যপালন করা v. to do one's duty. ̃প্রিয় same as কর্তব্যপরায়ণ । ̃বিমুখ a. undutiful. ̃বিমুখতা n. undutifulness. ̃বিমূঢ় a. at a loss to determine one's duty; bewildered. ̃বিমূঢ়তা n. bewilderment, failure to discern what to do. ̃বুদ্ধি n. sense of duty. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as কর্তব্যচ্যুত । ̃ভ্রষ্টতা same as কর্তব্যচ্যুতি । কর্তব্যাকর্তব্য বোধ n. power of discriminating between what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. কর্তব্যানুরাগ same as কর্তব্যপরায়ণতা । কর্তব্যানুরাগী same as কর্তব্যপরায়ণ । কর্তব্যানুরোধে adv. for the sake of duty or obligation. 33)

(p. 206) karitakarmā efficient and industrious; gogetting; smart. 12)

(p. 262) krandita weeping; tearful. n. weeping; a call, a summons. 7)

(p. 202) kabya an oblation of food offered to the manes of deceased ancestors.

(p. 248) kṛtsna (obs.) all; entire, whole. 42)

(p. 208) kali1 the fourth or last age of creation according to Hindu scriptures (কলিযুগ কলিকাল); the presiding deity of this age (also কলিদেব, কলিদেবতা). ঘোর কলি an age full of sins, an infernal age. কলির সন্ধ্যা, কলির শেষ creation approaching final annihilation; (fig.) utter peril. 71)

(p. 203) kamalinī a lotus clump; lotuses collectively. 18)