(p. 721) bastu a thing, a material; subject-matter (usu. বিষয়বস্তু); substance (তোমার শরীরে বস্তু নেই); truth; (phil.) matter; (phys.) mass. ̃গত a. relating to a thing or matter. ̃গত মান intrinsic value. ̃জগত্ n. the material world, the world of matter. বস্তুত adv. in fact, indeed, really. ̃তত্ত্ব n. physics. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. a physicist. ̃তন্ত্র n. realism. ̃তন্ত্রী, ̃তন্ত্রীয়, ̃তান্ত্রীক a. realistic, materialistic. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. realistic; objective. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. realism; objectiveness. ̃বাদ n. realism; materialism. ̃বাদী a. & n. realist; materialist. 185)

(p. 767) bilakṣaṇa (obs.) different; (rare) uncommon, unusual; great, large, enormous (বিলক্ষণ ভিড়); much; considerable. adv. thoroughly (বিলক্ষণ জানি); to a great extent (বিলক্ষণ খাওয়া, বিলক্ষণ বড়). int. excellent, fine, all right, surely, of course. 74)

(p. 782) bṛddhi augmentation, increase; growth; development; enlargement; rise (মূল্যবৃদ্ধি); advancement (জাতির শিক্ষাবৃদ্ধি); flourish; (bot.) accrescence; interest on money (চক্রবৃদ্ধি); usury, বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া v. to augment, to increase; to grow up; to develop; to be enlarged, to enlarge; to rise; to advance; to flourish; (bot.) to accrete. ̃কার a. promoting or helping growth. ̃কাল n. the period of growth. মুখ্য বৃদ্ধিকাল (bot.) the grand period of growth. ̃জ a. concerning growth. বৃদ্ধিজ চলন (bot.) a growth movement. ̃জীবী n. a usurer. ̃দশা n. (bot.) a phase of growth. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. enlarged; grown; grown outsize. ̃বিস্তার n. (bot.) distribution of growth. ̃হার n. (bot.) the rate of growth. ̃শীল a. augmentating, increasing; growing; developing; enlarging; rising; advancing; flourishing; (bot.) accrescent. ̃শ্রাদ্ধ n. an obsequial rite in honour of manes (usu. performed on the eve of a marriage-ceremony etc.). 14)

(p. 781) buli speech, language, a word or phrase or lingo or jargon (ইংরেজি বুলি); babble or prattle (as of a child or bird); a crammed speech; a maxim; a slogan. বুলি আওড়ানো v. to babble or prattle; to utter a crammed speech or a maxim or a slogan; to talk jargon; to use cliches (esp. of foreign origin) in one's speech. বুলি ঝাড়া v. same as বুলি আওড়ানো (except in the first sense). বাঁধা বুলি n. cant, a cliche. 16)

(p. 773) biśēṣata especially; particularly; chiefly; moreover. 3)

(p. 721) baraẏitā one who receives or accepts or nominates or elects devotionally or respectfully or cordially (and esp. ceremonially), a welcomer; one who accepts submissively or voluntarily. fem. বরয়িত্রী । 62)

(p. 737) bāgindriẏa the organ of speech. 11)

(p. 721) bām̐ōẏā (dial.) left-handed. 256)

(p. 790) baicitrya multi-colouredness; variegation; variety or diversity or vicissitude; multifariousness; wonderfulness; queerness. ̃পূর্ণ a. variegated; diverse; multifarious; having variety or diversity. ̃হীন a. without variety or diversity; monotonous; drab. 27)

(p. 773) bihanē (poet.) without, in absence of. 70)

(p. 792) baiẏākaraṇa grammatical; versed in grammar. n. a grammarian. বৈয়াকরণিক n. a grammarian. 3)

(p. 751) bicāli paddy-straw, paddy-hay. 67)

(p. 738) bāṭi a hemispheroidal cup without handles. বাটি চালা v. to set a cup chasing a culprit by means of occult incantations. এক বাটি a cup (of); a cupful (of). 47)

(p. 721) bāula one of a class of Hindu stoical devotees singing songs in a special mode illustrating their doctrine; their song or mode of singing. 248)

(p. 747) bālākhānā a building with two or more stories; a room in an upper story. 22)