(p. 2) agastya a mythological sage of India; (astrol.) the Canopus. ̃যাত্রা n. the first day of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র) when the sage Agastya asked the bending Vindhyas to wait till he came back and he never came back (this day has since been regarded by the Hindus as extremely inauspicious to set out on a journey; (cp. a corbie messenger). অগস্ত্যোদয় n. rise of the star Agastya or Canopus (about the 17th or 18th day of Bhadra). 126)

(p. 41) andhakāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; darkened with gloom, dejection etc. (অন্ধকার মুখ); deprived of hope, delight, etc. (অন্ধকার জীবন). অন্ধকার করা v. to make (something) dark, to darken. অন্ধকার দেখা v. (fig.) to be at one's wit's end to find a means of escape from danger; to be stunned. অন্ধকার দেখানো v. (fig.) to overwhelm or bewilder (a person), to knock senseless. অন্ধকার হওয়া v. to become dark, to darken. অন্ধকারে ঢিল মারা (fig.) to make a stray or random attempt to hit, to take an off-chance; to beat about the bush. অন্ধকারে থাকা v. (fig.) to be quite ignorant (of), to be in the dark (about). অন্ধকারে হাতড়ানো v. (lit. & fig.) to grope in the dark. ˜ময় a. full of darkness or gloom; completely dark. অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন, অন্ধকারাবৃত a. enveloped in or overcast with darkness; utterly dark; (fig.) utterly ignorant, distressed, depressed or obsessed. 15)

(p. 41) anna boiled rice; rice; food. ̃কষ্ট n. distress caused by scarcity of food; famine; (fig.) sufferance caused by extreme poverty, indigent circumstances. ̃কূট n. a stupendous heap of boiled rice. ̃ক্ষেত্র var. of অন্নসত্র । ̃গতপ্রাণ a. (absolutely) depending on food or boiled rice for subsistence; (loos.) riceeating. ̃চিন্তা n. thinking out means of procuring food or earning one's livelihood; food-problem, bread-problem. ̃চিন্তা চমত্কারা the effort to earn one's livelihood is all-absorbing; bread-problem is the chief problem; thought of one's daily bread preys heavily on the mind or weighs heavily on the spirits. ̃জল n. food and drink; the Hindu rite of providing food and drink for the soul of the dead. ̃দা a. fem. one who supplies or gives food. n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) ̃দাতা a. & n. one who supplies or gives food; one who maintains. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. charitable or gratuitous supply of food. ̃দাস n. one who has enslaved himself to another for one's food or maintenance. ̃নালী n. the aesophagus, the gullet, the food passage. ̃পূর্ণা a. fem. full of food or rice. n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা).̃পথ্য n. rice-meal as diet. ̃পান n. food and drink. ̃প্রাশন n. the Hindu rite of a child's tasting rice for the first time. ̃বস্ত্র n. food and clothing. ̃ব্যঞ্জন n. rice and curry. ̃ভোজী a. rice-eating. n. rice-eater. ̃ময় a. full of food; built up or nourished by food (অন্নময় কোষ) ̃রস n. chyle. ̃সংস্হান n. provision for maintenance; procuring food or earning one's livelihood. ̃সত্র n. a place or institution for charitable supply of rice or food. ̃সমস্যা n. food-problem, bread-problem. ̃হীন a. without food; foodless; starving. 17)

(p. 285) khōn̐ja search; act of seeking; investigation; inquiry; trace, trail. খোঁজ করা v. to search; to look for; to inquire (after); to investigate; to try to trace. খোঁজ নেওয়া v. to inquire (about or after); to make inquiries about. খোঁজ পাওয়া v. to find trace of; to track out; to detect; to discover. খোঁজ-খবর n. information, news; trace; inquiry. খোঁজ-খবর নেওয়া v. to make enquiries; to remain in close touch with খোঁজা v. to search, to seek; to trace. খোঁজাখুঁজি n. continuous search. খোঁজাখুঁজি করা v. to search continuously, to hunt for, to hunt high and low. খোঁজানো pop. var. of খুঁজানো । 54)

(p. 296) gatara body; health; physical strength or ability. ̃খাকি, ̃খাগি a. fem. (abusively) physically strong yet averse to work; extremely lazy. masc. ̃খেকো, ̃খেগো । গতর খাটানো v. to undergo physical toil; to work as a manual labourer. 4)

(p. 631) pasuri a measure of weight (about 4.5 kgs.). 14)

(p. 802) bhagabadagītā a part of the Mahabharata epitomizing the teaching of the Upanishad (abbr. গীতা). 14)

(p. 922) laghiṣṭa lightest; smallest; minimum; lowest; least; very light or small. লঘিষ্ঠ সাধারণ গুণিতক, (সংক্ষেপে) ল. সা. গু (math.) the least common multiple, (abbr.) L.C.M. 10)

(p. 967) saṃśaẏa suspicion; doubt; hesitation; fear or concern, apprehension; uncertainty; (loos.) scepticism. ̃কর, ̃জনক a. doubtful, suspicious; uncertain. সংশয়াকূল a. greatly troubled by suspicion or doubt or hesitation; greatly afraid (of) or concerned (about) or apprehensive (of); (loos.) very much sceptic. সংশয়ান্বিত, সংশয়াপন্ন, সংশয়াবিষ্ট, সংশয়িত a. seized with suspicion or doubt, suspicious, hesitating; afraid. concerned, apprehensive; uncertain; (loos.) sceptical. সংশয়ী a. given to suspicion, suspicious; inclined to doubt; given to fear or apprehension; sceptical by nature. 33)

(p. 1050) hārāma any unholy or forbidden thing or creature according to Muslim scriptures; a boar, a swine. ̃জাদা, ̃জাদ n. (abusively) a pig, a swine, a scoundrel. fem. হারামজাদি । 102)