(p. 721) bapra ground; a field; a wall; a rampart; ̃ক্রীড়া n. act of digging earth with the horn or trunk (as by a bull or an elephant). 20)

(p. 721) bahatā flowing (বহতা নদী). 188)

(p. 782) bēguna the brinjal; the eggfruit or eggapple; the egg-plant. বেগুনি a. purple, violet. n. the purple or violet colour; a fried snack prepared by dipping slices of brinjal in a thin paste of pulse-powder.

(p. 748) bāsi washed; placed for washing; not washed or cleansed since morning (বাসি মুখ, বাসি ঘর); stale, not fresh (বাসি দুধ, বাসি খবর); used or made or collected etc. overnight (বাসি কাপড় বা ভাত বা মাল বা জল). বাসি করা v. to wash (কাপড় বাসি করা). বাসি বিয়ে solemnities to be performed on the morning following the wedding night. বাসি মড়া the body of a person dead overnight. 29)

(p. 715) bagala the armpit; the flank; neighbourhood, proximity. বগলদাবা করা v. to carry or conceal under one's armpit; (fig.) to appropriate secretly to oneself; (fig.) to take possession of or to bring under one's control. বগল বাজানো v. to rap one's armpit by putting a palm in it as a mark of mad delight; (fig.) to rejoice madly. বগলে adv. in the armpit; near, beside. 14)

(p. 767) bibhrānta stricken with illusion or delusion; distracted; nonplussed; doubting, doubtful; blundering; stricken with erotic folly or distraction. বিভ্রান্ত করা v. to blur with illusion; to delude; to distract; to nonplus; to fill with doubt; to cause to blunder; to strike with erotic folly or distraction. বিভ্রান্তি n. illusion; confusion; delusion; distraction; nonplus; doubt; a blunder, an error; erotic folly or distraction. বিভ্রান্তিকর a. confusing; distracting; illusive. 17)

(p. 765) bibidha of many and different kinds, sundry, diverse, various; miscellaneous. ̃পত্রী a. (bot.) heterophily. 17)

(p. 794) byākula, byākulita extremely eager or anxious or impatient or worried or curious or inquisitive or perplexed. fem. ব্যাকুলা, ব্যাকুলিতা । ব্যাকুলতা n. extreme eagerness or anxiety or impatience or worry or curiosity or perplexity. ব্যাকুলচিত্ত a. mentally disturbed or agitated. 56)

(p. 741) bātāhata wind-beaten, wind-stricken; (rare) wind-bound. 15)

(p. 773) bītaśaṅka freed from fear; dauntless, fearless.

(p. 715) bañcaka a deceiver; a swindler; one who deprives (another). 31)

(p. 779) bītaśōka relieved of grief; past all grief. 2)

(p. 747) bālasānō (of a child) to catch cold or become ill. 18)

(p. 779) bujakuḍ়i a bubble; effervescence. বুজকুড়ি দেওয়া v. to rise in small bubbles. 16)

(p. 740) bāḍ়i2 a house; a building; a dwelling-house, an abode; a residence; a home. ̃ওয়ালা n. the owner of a house (esp. of tenanted one), (cp.) a landlord (fem. a landlady). fem. বাড়িওয়ালি, (coll.) বাড়িউলি । ̃ঘর n. homestead; houses and buildings; habitations. ̃ভাড়া n. house-rent; rent of a dwelling house. ̃মুখো a. & adv. homeward; homebound. যমের বাড়ি (fig.) death's door. 11)