(p. 782) bēōẏā a childless widow. 44)

(p. 786) bēdacarcā the study of the Vedas. 19)

(p. 773) biṣṇu the second person of the Hindu Trinity who sustains the creation; Narayana (নারায়ণ), Hari (হরি). ̃প্রিয়া n. Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) the wife of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃লোক n. the abode of Lord Vishnu. 38)

(p. 721) baẏāna 3 face, countenance ('হসিত বয়ানে চাহে মেঘপানে'). 36)

(p. 790) bēhāi the father-in-law or an uncle-in-law of a son or daughter. 8)

(p. 741) bāda3 exception; omission; exclusion; exemption; deduction; subtraction; (comm.) a discount. prep. same as বাদে (prep.). বাদ দেওয়া v. to except; to omit; to exclude; to exempt; to deduct; to subtract; to discount. বাদ পড়া, বাদ যাওয়া, বাদ হওয়া v. to be excepted or omitted or excluded or exempted or subtracted or discounted. 27)

(p. 756) bidagdha witty; having the qualification of a connoisseur; learned; cultured; intelligent; skilful; clever. বিদগ্ধা a. fem. of বিদগ্ধ । n. (rhet.) a witty lady-love. বিদগ্ধ-সমাজ n. the intelligentsia; a learned society; a body of connoisseurs. 46)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 794) byutpādaka imparting knowledge; productive of proficiency; (gr.) causing to be derived from oneself, originating. fem. ব্যুত্পাদিকা । ব্যুত্পাদক শব্দ (gr.) a rootword. 111)

(p. 794) bōrā1 a sack, a gunny-bag; a sackful (দুই বোরা ধান) 6)

(p. 782) bēn̐ṭē dwarfish, short-statured. ̃খাটো, ̃খেঁটে a. dumpy. 46)

(p. 747) bālāi an evil, a harm; a pest. int. an utterance to revoke a former utterance or to counteract a possible harm. (cp.) God forbid (বালাই, তুমি কেন মরবে?). বালাই নিয়ে মরা to die taking away with oneself all harm that may occur to another. বালাই ষাট same as বালাই (int.). 21)

(p. 751) bikānō to be sold, to sell (সস্তায় বিকানো); (fig.) to give away (দেশের কাজে জীবন বিকানো); to be accepted, received warmly or with honour (নামে বিকানো). a. sold; (fig.) given away. 17)

(p. 715) bagalā one of the ten manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) 15)

(p. 713) b the twenty-third letter of the Bengali alphabet. 2)