(p. 756) bitarka deliberation; a debate; argument, reasoning; wrangling, a dispute; doubt. ̃ণীয় a. debatable; arguable; disputable. বিতর্কিকা n. a debate; a debating forum. বিতর্কিত a. deliberated upon; debated; argued, reasoned; disputed; doubted. 35)

(p. 786) bēniẏāna a broker or financier; a kind of loose jacket or undergarment; a banian, a banyan. 59)

(p. 800) braja a pasture, esp. for cows; a path; a village near Mathura where Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) passed his childhood, (also ব্রজধাম) । ̃কিশোর n. the young lad of Braja (ব্রজ); Krishna (কৃষ্ণ ।) ̃কিশোরী n. fem. Radha (রাধা) the sweetheart of Krishna. ̃বিহারী n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) who sported in Braja (ব্রজ). ̃বুলি n. a kind of mixed language used originally by Vidyapati in his poems. ̃ভাষা n. a branch of Hindi. ̃লীলা n. activities of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) in Braja. ব্রজাঙ্গনা n. any one of the milkmaids of Braja (ব্রজ) who were enamoured of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ব্রজেশ্বর n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) the lord of Braja (ব্রজ). ব্রজেশ্বরী same as ব্রজকিশোরী । 2)

(p. 721) bahirdbāra the front-door (of a building); the gate, the main gate, (as of a town, village or building). 208)

(p. 786) bētasa the cane-plant; the rattan-plant; a variety of thin cane of which flutes are made. ̃পত্র n. a leaf of the cane-plant. 6)

(p. 761) bibarjita completely abandoned or rejected; renounced. fem. বিবর্জিতা ।

(p. 789) bēllika lascivious, misbehaved; impudent; brazen-faced. 16)

(p. 761) bipralambha disappointment; deception; quarrel; wrangling; failure of union or estrangement of lovers esp. at a tryst. 74)

(p. 746) bārabrata holy rites. 13)

(p. 794) byāpāra an incident, a happening, an occurrence; a ceremony, a function (বিবাহ ব্যাপার); an affair, a matter (সর্বব্যাপারে); trade, commerce. ব্যাপার কী what's the matter? ̃স্যাপার n. happenings; goingson; matter, business (ব্যাপারস্যাপার ভালো ঠেকছে না); behaviour; system, working. ব্যাপারী n. a trader, a dealer, a trafficker, a merchant. 84)

(p. 717) bandimukti release or liberation of prisoners. 67)

(p. 721) ballaba a milkman; a cook. 163)

(p. 717) banāma versus. 54)

(p. 721) bām̐ẏā a small semi-circular musical instrument of percussion played along with the tabla (তবলা). ঢাকের বাঁয়া (fig. & derisively) a useless accompaniment, a mere nothing; someone else's ditto. 277)

(p. 767) bilōpa, bilōpana extinction; fadeaway; disappearance; destruction or annihilation; death; abolition. বিলোপ করা, বিলোপসাধন করা v. to cause to disappear; to destroy or annihilate; to kill; to abolish. বিলোপ হওয়া, বিলোপপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to go to extinction, to become extinct; to fade away, to disappear; to be destroyed or annihilated; to die; to be abolished. 96)