(p. 874) muṣṭi cupped palm of the hand; a handful; a fist; a handle, a haft, a hilt; firm hold, grip. ̃গত a. gripped; firmly held or controlled; clenched. ̃প্রহার same as মুষ্ট্যাঘাত । ̃বদ্ধ a. having a hand or hands closed or clenched; (of a hand) closed or clenched. ̃ভিক্ষা n. a handful of rice or other cereals given in charity. ̃মেয় a. only a handful of, a little or a few. ̃যুদ্ধ n. boxing; buffeting. মুষ্টিযুদ্ধ করা v. to engage in a boxing contest. ̃যোগ n. a quack remedy or medicine. ̃যোদ্ধা n. a boxer, a pugilist. মুষ্ট্যাঘাত n. a fisticuff, a box, a buffet. মুষ্ট্যাঘাত করা v. to box, to buffet. 40)

(p. 874) mumukṣā desire for salvation. 18)

(p. 852) mānanīẏa honourable; venerable; respectable. fem. মাননীয়া । মাননীয়েষু adv. to an honourable person (used as a polite mode of addressing a letter). fem. মাননীয়াসু ।. 103)

(p. 874) muhurta a division of time (=48 minutes); a point of time, a moment, a while; a very short time. এই মুহুর্তে at this moment; just now; immediately, at once. ̃কাল n. a moment, a while. ̃মধ্যে adv. in a moment, in an instant, in two ticks, in a trice, in a jiffy. ̃মাত্র adv. only for a moment or while. n. only a moment. 50)

(p. 885) maurya the Maurya dynasty. 15)

(p. 852) mātāla intoxicated with wine, drunk, drunken; sozzled; addicted to drinking wine esp. to excess; infatuated, beside oneself; saturated. n. a drunk person; a boozer, a drunkard. 61)

(p. 867) mukhasta committed to memory, got by heart, memorized, lying in or within the mouth. মুখস্ত করা v. to commit to memory, to get by heart, to memorize; to cram. মুখস্ত বলা v. to commit from memory. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art of cramming; knowledge confined to memory work. -মুখা older var. of -মুখো ।

(p. 852) mātrā amount, measure, degree (শীতের মাত্রা); a dose (ওষুধের মাত্রা); limit (মাত্রাহীন লোভ); a horizontal straight line put over the consonants and some vowels of the Bengali alphabet; either of the measures long and short into which the letters of the alphabet are grouped; (pros.) a unit for measuring syllables (esp. in Sanskrit verses); a unit of division in Indian musical measure; (math.) dimension; (phys.) mass; (phys.) a unit of measure. মাত্রা ছাড়ানো v. to go beyond the limit of (decency etc.) ̃জ্ঞান, ̃বোধ n. sense of proportion. ̃তত্ত্ব n. (med.) posology. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of metrical measure depending on differentiating alphabetical letters into long and short. ̃হীন a. limitless, boundless. 65)

(p. 852) mādhyākarṣaṇa (sc.) gravitation or gravity. মাধ্যাকর্ষণ-সুত্র n. the law of gravitation. 89)

(p. 829) maṅgala well-being, weal, welfare, good, benefit; the Mars; Tuesday; a kind of Bengali epic poems about popular deities (usu. মঙ্গলকাব্য). মঙ্গল করা v. to do good to. ̃কর a. auspicious, propitious; doing good. ̃কামনা n. good wishes. ̃কামী a. well-wishing. মঙ্গলকামী ব্যক্তি a well-wisher. ̃কারী a. & n. one who does good to others. fem. ˜কারিণী । ̃গীত n. a song narrating the glory of a deity. ̃গ্রহ n. the Mars. ̃ঘট n. a consecrated pitcher placed in a house to win divine favour. ̃চন্ডী n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক same as ̃কর । fem. ̃দায়িকা । ̃বার n. Tuesday. ̃ময় a. benign, benignant, gracious, doing good, auspicious. n. God. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃সংবাদ ̃সমাচার n. news of wellbeing; good news; (Christ.) gospel. ̃সূত্র n. a sacred or consecrated thread or string worn on the neck by woman. মঙ্গলা n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). মঙ্গলাকর n. a mine of good. মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষা same as ̃কামনা । মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষী same as ̃কামী । fem. মঙ্গলাকাঙ্ক্ষিণী । মঙ্গলাচারণ, মঙ্গলাচার n. a prayer, to obtain divine benison on the eve of commencing work or in the beginning of a drama, poem etc.; any rite performed for the welfare of the votary. মঙ্গলামঙ্গল n. good and evil, weal and woe. মঙ্গলারতি n. the ceremonial waving of lights before an idol. মঙ্গলার্থে adv. for the good or welfare of. মঙ্গল্য var. of মাঙ্গলিক । 2)

(p. 831) mata2 an opinion, a view; consent; a theory; a doctrine, an ism; a tenet; a creed, a religion; a method, a principle; a mode or means. মত করা v. to agree (to); to intend. মতো করানো v. to persuade. মত দেওয়া v. to consent to, to agree to; to give one's consent; to acquiesce; to pass one's opinion, to opine. মত নেওয়া v. to take or invite one's consent or opinion. মত পাওয়া v. to obtain one's consent or approval. নানা মুনির নানা মত (fig.) many minds many views; no two wise men agree. যত মত তত পথ as many tenets, as many ways to salvation. ̃দান n. giving one's opinion or consent; expressing one's views; casting one's vote. ̃দ্বৈধ same as ̃বিরোধ । ̃পরিবর্তন n. change of opinion. ̃পার্থক্য n. difference of opinion or views. ̃বাদ n. a theory; a doctrine; a tenet. ̃বাদী a. adhering to a particular theory or doctrine or tenet. ̃বিরোধ, ̃ভেদ, মতানৈক্য n. difference of opinion; disagreement; dissension. মতান্তর n. difference of opinion, dissension; a different or contrary opinion or view or doctrine or theory. মতান্তরে adv. in or according to another view. মতাবলম্বন করা v. to accept or adhere to or profess an opinion or view or doctrine or theory or tenet or religion. মতাবলম্বী a. & n. one who accepts or adheres to or follows or professes a particular opinion or view or doctrine or theory or religion. fem. মতাবলম্বিনী । মতামত n. views for and against. 18)

(p. 867) mīna fish; (astrol.) the Fishes, the Pisces (usu. মীনরাশি); (myth.) the first of the ten incarnations of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃কেতন, ̃ধ্বজ n. one whose standard bears the sign of a fish; Madan (মদন) the Hindu love-god. ̃পোষ n. pisciculture. মীনাক্ষ a. having piscine eyes. মীনাক্ষী a. fem. of মীনাক্ষ a female deity of Deccan. 31)

(p. 867) mirabahara an admiral. 4)

(p. 852) mākhā to smear, to dab, to daub, to coat -(রং মাখা); to knead (ময়দা মাখা); to mix with spices etc. in order to make something ready for cooking, to lard মাংস মাখা; to mix with curry etc. to make something ready for eating, (cp.) to sauce (ভাত মাখা). মাখানো v. to cause to smear or dab or coat or knead or lard. ̃মাখি n. mutual or repeated smearing রং মাখামাখি; frequent social communication, intimacy, act of mixing freely with, close association (পুলিশের সঙ্গে মাখামাখি). মাখামাখি করা v. to smear mutually or repeatedly, to indulge in frequent social communication with, to form an intimacy with, to mix freely with. 6)

(p. 843) maru, marubhū, marubhūmi a desert; a wilderness; (fig.) a place or thing stuffed with afflictions. মরুঝঞ্ঝা, মরুঝটিকা, মরুঝড় n. a simoom, a simoon. মরুময় a. desert (মরুময় অঞ্চল); full of deserts (মরুময় দেশ); (fig.) full of unbearable afflictions. মরুযাত্রী n. a desert-traveller. মরু যাত্রীর দল n. a caravan. মরুসাগর n. the Dead-Sea. মরুস্হল, মরুস্হলী n. a desert. 13)