(p. 751) bikaṭa huge and hideous, monstrous. ̃দর্শন a. monstrous-looking, of a frightful appearance. ̃মূর্তি, বিকটাকার a. monstrously shaped. 6)

(p. 715) baṭē just so (তাই বটে); exactly (বটেই তো); is it (বটে, এমন কথা?); well (কী বলছ বটে); (sarcas.) no doubt (বীরেরাই পালায় বটে; take care (বটে রে). বটে বটে oh yes, just so, there you are. 43)

(p. 773) bistāra stretching; stretch; tension; extension; extent; expansion; expanse; spread, amplification; width, breadth. বিস্তার করা v. to stretch; to extend; to expand; to spread; to amplify; to widen. বিস্তারিত same as বিস্তৃত । বিস্তারী a. spreading, extending. 53)

(p. 786) bēla1 a kind of sweet-smelling flower, the Arabian Jasmine, Jasminum Sambac. 85)

(p. 721) barābhaẏa a particular sign made with fingers indicating grant of desire and assurance of safety. 70)

(p. 756) bithara a tier, a layer (থরে-বিথরে). 43)

(p. 786) bēmērāmata disrepair, unrepair. a. wanting in repair, unrepaired. 75)

(p. 748) bāstaba true, genuine; real; factual; actual; objective; material; materialistic. n. truth; reality; (phys.) an objective. বাস্তব তথ্য facts. ̃তা n. trueness, genuineness; reality; factuality; actuality; objectivity; materiality. ̃বাদ n. realism; objectivism; materialism. ̃বাদী a. realistic; objectivistic; materialistic. n. a realist; an objectivist; a materialist. 35)

(p. 790) baitaraṇī (myth.) a river which the spirits of the dead have to cross in order to reach the abode of the dead, (cp.) the Styx. বৈতরণীর মাঝি n. the ferryman across the Baitarani (বৈতরণী), (cp.) Charon. 34)

(p. 717) banābani mutual agreement, amity, concurrence, concord. 53)

(p. 785) bēṇu a kind of thin bamboo of which flutes are made, a reed (বেণুকুঞ্জ); a flute made of this bamboo, a pipe. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃রব n. the note of a bamboo-flute. ̃বাদক n. a player of a bamboo-flute. 30)

(p. 740) bāṇa an arrow, a shaft, a dart. বাণ ছোড়া v. to shoot an arrow. ̃বিদ্ধ a. pierced with an arrow. ̃লিঙ্গ n. a phallic symbol of Shiva. 12)

(p. 789) bēśyā a prostitute, a harlot, a whore. ̃গিরি, ̃বৃত্তি n. prostitution, harlotry. বেশ্যালয় n. a brothel, a whore-house, a house of ill-fame. ̃সক্ত a. habitually visiting or given to visiting prostitutes. বেশ্যাসক্ত ব্যাক্তি a whore-monger. 24)

(p. 755) bichā the scorpion; a kind of broad necklace (usu. বিছাহার). 5)

(p. 786) bēbāka entire, whole; all. 71)