(p. 540) dhārā2 a stream, a flow (রক্তধারা, আলোকধারা); a current (স্রোতোধারা); a shower (বৃষ্টিধারা); a stream or shower of any liquid (জলধারা, নয়নধারা); a spring, a fountain, a waterfall, a cascade (সহস্রধারা); a system, a method, a way (কাজের ধারা); a rule or go (জগতের বা দুনিয়ার ধারা); succession, serial, order, train (চিন্তাধারা); fashion, manner (অমনধারা); (law) a clause or section (আইনের ধারা). বর্তমানের ধারা order of the day, prevailing state of things. ̃কদম্ব n. a kind of tree yielding beautiful flowers of globular shape. ̃কারে adv. in or like a stream, streamingly; profusely in numerous streams. ̃ক্রমে adv. according to system or method, systematically or methodically; according to rule; successively, serially. ̃গৃহ n. a bathroom fitted with a shower-bath. ̃ঙ্কুর n. a drop of water or rain; hail. ̃ধর n. the cloud. ̃নি n. a stream of water from above (as from a shower bath). ̃বর্ণনা n. running commentary of an event or a game. ̃বর্ষ, ̃বর্ষণ n. heavy and incessant rain or downpour. ̃বাহিক, ̃বাহী a. continuous; serial; successive. ̃বাহিকতা, ̃বাহিতা n. continuity; seriality; succession. ̃বাহিকক্রমে, ̃বাহিকভাবে adv. continuously; serially; successively. ̃বিবরণী, ̃ভাষ্য same as ধারাবর্ণনা । ̃মতো, ̃মতে adv. (law) according to a particular section or clause of an act. ̃যন্ত্র n. a fountain; a syringe; a spraying apparatus; a shower-bath, a shower. ̃শ্রাবণ n. the month of Shravan (July-August) when there are heavy showers or when it rains heavily. ̃সম্পাত, ̃সার n. heavy and incessant rain; torrential rain or downpour. 23)