(p. 758) bidyā learning; erudition; scholarship; skill; a subject of study (সর্ববিদ্যাবিশারদ); a science (পদার্থবিদ্যা); an art (জাদুবিদ্যা, চুরিবিদ্যা); philosophy. বিদ্যার জাহাজ a prodigy of learning; (cp.) a walking encyclopaedia. বিদ্যার বহর (facet.) range of knowledge, extent of learning. ̃গম n. acquirement of learning. ̃চর্চা n. culture or cultivation of learning; practice of learning; acquisition of knowledge. ̃দাতা n. a teacher; a preceptor (fem. a preceptress), a guru. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. imparting of knowledge or learning. বিদ্যাদান করা v. to teach; to impart learning gratuitously. ̃দেবী n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of learning. ̃ধন n. knowledge conceived as wealth. ̃ধর n. one of an order of demi-gods famous for their personal beauty and skill in music. fem. ̃ধরী । ̃নিধি n. an ocean of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যানুরাগ n. love of learning, attachment to learning. বিদ্যানুরাগী a. fond of or attached to learning. fem. বিদ্যানুরাগিণী । বিদ্যানুশীলন same as ̃চর্চা । বিদ্যানুশীলন করা v. to cultivate learning or a science; to study. ̃পীঠ n. a centre of learning; an academy; a school. ̃বতী fem. of বিদ্যাবান ।̃বত্তা n. possession of learning, scholarship. ̃বল n. power or force of learning. ̃বান a. learned. ̃বিনোদ n. delight of Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী): a title conferred on a scholar. ̃বিশারদ a. vastly learned. n. a title conferred on a scholar. ̃ব্যবসায়ী a. & n. one who teaches professionally. ˜ভূষণ n. an ornament of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যাভ্যাস same as বিদ্যাচর্চা । বিদ্যাভ্যাস করা v. to learn an art or science; to study; to learn one's lessons. ̃মন্দির, বিদ্যায়তন n. a temple of learning; a school. ̃রত্ন n. a jewel of learning; a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যারম্ভ n. initiation into one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যারম্ভ করা v. to commence one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যার্জন same as বিদ্যালাভ । বিদ্যার্থী a. desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) engaged in studies. n. one who is desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) a student, a scholar, a pupil, fem. বিদ্যার্থিনী । ̃লব্ধ a. gained or earned by learning. ̃লয় n. a school; an academy; (rare) a college; an institution; an institute; a seminary. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির দিন a school holiday. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির সময় closing time of a school; school vacation. বিদ্যালয়ের সময় school time; school hours. ̃লাভ n. acquisition of learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যালাভ করা v. to acquire learning; to receive education, to have one's education. ̃শিক্ষা n. learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যাশিক্ষা করা v. to learn; to receive education. ̃শূন্য a. unlearned, uneducated; ignorant. ̃সাগর same as বিদ্যানিধি ।̃হীন same as বিদ্যাশূন্য । fem. বিদ্যাহীনা । 17)

(p. 738) bāṭakhārā a mass of metal adjusted to a standard and used in weighing or in calculating weight, a weight. 39)

(p. 786) bētra the cane-plant, cane, rattan, ratan (বেত্রকুঞ্জ); a cane, a ferule (বেত্রাঘাত). ̃দন্ড n. a cane, a ferule; a flagellum; a sentence of or punishment by caning or whipping. ̃ধর, ̃ধারী a. carrying a cane or rattan (esp. attributed to a guard). fem. ̃ধারিণী, ̃বতী । বেত্রাঘাত n. a stroke with a cane; caning, flagellation. বেত্রাঘাত করা v. to cane; to flagellate, to whip. বেত্রাসন n. a cane seat, a rattan chair. বেত্রাহত a. caned, whipped. বেত্রাহত কুকুরের মতো like a dog which has been whipped, (cp.) with the tail between the legs. 14)

(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. 751) bicēṣṭa, bicēṣṭita making no effort, unendeavouring; desisting from. বিচেষ্ট বা বিচেষ্টিত হওয়া v. to give up efforts; to desist from. 73)

(p. 717) -banta denoting: possession or endowment (লক্ষ্মীবন্ত, রূপবন্ত). 59)

(p. 767) birūpākṣa one with eyes beyond the measure of beauty; Shiva (শিব). 66)

(p. 717) banṭana distribution; apportionment, division. বন্টন করা v. to distribute; to apportion, to divide. 16)

(p. 767) bimāna a chariot or other vehicle capable of moving in the air; an aircraft, an aeroplane; a seven-storied building; (loos.) the sky. ̃আক্রমণ n. an air raid. ̃ঘাঁটি n. an aerodrome. ̃চলন n. aviation. ̃চালক n. a pilot, an aviator. ̃চারী a. moving in the sky or air; aerial, ethereal; aviating. n. one capable of moving in the sky or air; an aerial or ethereal being; an aviator. fem. ̃চারিণী । বিমান ডাক n. air-mail. ̃ধ্বংসী a. anti-aircraft. ̃পথ n. airway. ̃পরিবহন n. air-transport. ̃বন্দর n. an airport. ̃বাহিনী n. the Air Force. ̃বিদ্যা n. aeronautics. ̃যুদ্ধ n. an aerial battle. বিমানাঙ্গন n. an airfield. 28)

(p. 721) basanta the spring season, spring, the springtime; pox, small-pox, chickenpox; an Indian musical mode. ̃কাল n. the spring season, the spring time, spring. ̃কালীন a. of spring; vernal. ̃দূত n. the messenger of spring; the cuckoo. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the light fortnight of Magh (মাঘ) when Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী) is worshipped. ̃বায়ু n. vernal breeze, the south wind. ̃সখ n. the friend of spring; the cuckoo. ̃সখা n. one attended upon by Spring; Madana (মদন) the Hindu god of love. বসন্তের কোকিল (fig.) a fair-weather friend. বসন্তোত্সব n. the spring festival; the festival of holi (হোলী). 177)

(p. 717) badbīpa a delta. ̃শীর্ষ n. head of the delta. 37)

(p. 738) bāṭāli a chisel. 46)

(p. 717) banānta the outskirts or end of a forest. 51)

(p. 767) biśuddha very pure and clean; holy, sacred; perfectly faultless or unblemished, immaculate; unadulterated, genuine, pure (বিশুদ্ধ ঘৃত); raw (বিশুদ্ধ কোহল); unmixed (বিশুদ্ধ শান্তি); refined (বিশুদ্ধ সোনা); innocent (বিশুদ্ধ আমোদ); correct, accurate (বিশুদ্ধ অঙ্কফল). বিশুদ্ধচরিত্র a. of pure or immaculate character. ̃তা n. perfect purity or cleanness; holiness, sacredness; immaculateness; genuineness; purity; state of being unmixed; innocence; correctness, accuracy. বিশুদ্ধাত্মা a. pure-souled. বিশুদ্ধি n. same as বিশুদ্ধতা, and esp. purification or sanctification. 110)

(p. 779) buṭa1 chick-pea, gram. 21)