(p. 792) baiśākha the first month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of April to the middle of May). বৈশাখী a. of Baisakh (বৈশাখী পূর্ণিমা). বৈশাখী ঝড় a northwester or nor-wester. 12)

(p. 721) bahiścarma epidermis, cuticle. 218)

(p. 721) barṣaṇa rainfall; rain (বর্ষণহীন মেঘ); raining; act of falling down in a stream; showering; a shower; act of scattering or sprinkling or dispersing upon (আতরবর্ষণ কিরণবর্ষণ); (fig.) gracious bestowal (আশীর্বাদবর্ষণ, ধন্যবাদবর্ষণ, উপহারবর্ষণ). বর্ষণ করা v. to rain upon, to shower, to scatter or sprinkle or disperse upon; to bestow graciously (upon). ̃মুখর a. vibrant with the patter of rain. ̃শীল a. disposed to rain; raining. বর্ষণোন্মুখ a. on the point of coming down as rain; on the point of raining; (fig.) on the point of weeping, tearful (বর্ষণোন্মুখ আঁখি). 120)

(p. 790) baitāla, baitālika one employed to glorify (esp. a prince) in songs (usu. at fixed hours). 36)

(p. 721) baśitā, baśitba perfect continence (which is one of the eight divine graces of Shiva), attainable by men through asceticism); the power to control or charm everybody. 170)

(p. 794) byartha futile, abortive, unavailing, vain; useless; unsuccessful. ব্যর্থ করা v. to baffle, to foil. ব্যর্থ হওয়া v. to abort, to be of no avail; to be foiled; to fail. ̃তা n. futility, failure. ̃কাম a. foiled, baffled, frustrated, unsuccessful, of one who has failed to achieve the desired object. ব্যর্থ চেষ্টা n. futile or abortive attempt; unsuccessful attempt. ̃মনোরথ a. foiled or baffled; frustrated; unable or unsuccessful to fulfil one's object. 47)

(p. 748) bāhyēndriẏa the eye, the ear, the nose, the tongue, the skin; any one of these five external sense-organs. 63)

(p. 761) bipaṇi, bipaṇī a shop; a sales emporium; a market. 50)

(p. 715) bacana speech; utterance; a saying, an adage, an apophthegm, a maxim; (gr.) number (একবচন = the singular number; দ্বিবচন = the dual number; বহুবচন = the plural number). ̃বাগীশ a. having the gift of the gab; eloquent, very talkative. ̃বিন্যাস n. art or mode of speaking; eloquence; arrangement of words or speech. বচনসর্বস্ব ব্যাক্তি a person of mere words, a wind-bag. বচনীয় a. speakable; blamable. 25)

(p. 786) bēẏārā a carrier, a messenger, a bearer; an orderly. 77)

(p. 767) bilapamāna engaged in lamentation, lamenting, wailing, bewailing. 76)

(p. 751) bikhyāta famous, renowned, celebrated. বিখ্যাতি n. fame, renown, celebrity. 43)

(p. 755) bijali, bijalī lightning; electricity. ̃তার n. electric wire. ̃পাখা n. an electric fan. ̃বাতি n. an electric light or lamp. 15)

(p. 761) bipala a measure of time (=1/6 পল = 2/5 second). 63)

(p. 717) batārikha date by date; datewise. 25)