(p. 248) kṛcchra physical hardship, hard labour; austerity; austere vow or (religious) meditation or penance (কৃচ্ছ্র করা). a. austere (কৃচ্ছ্র ব্রত). ̃লব্ধ a. hard-earned. ̃সাধন n. a very austere vow or (religious) meditation or penance; extremely hard labour; practice of austerities, self-castigation. ̃সাধ্য a. requiring hard labour or practice or adoption of austerities. 36)

(p. 278) khātā a book for writing or scribbling; an account-book, a ledger; a register. খাতা লেখা v. to maintain an accountbook or ledger. ̃পত্র n. pl. books for writing or scribbling; different account-books or ledgers; records; registers. হালখাতা n. a fresh account-book or ledger opened (usu. on the Bengali/Indian New Year's Day) for the coming year; a (religious) festival on the occasion of ceremonial opening of the new account-book or ledger. 9)

(p. 485) daśā state, condition (দুর্দশা); disposition (মনের দশা); a phase, a stage (শেষ দশা); one of the ten phases of the human mind, namely, volition, thought, memory, adoration, worry, delirium, madness, illness, infirmity, death (all collectively called দশদশা); one of the ten stages of human life, namely, staying in the womb, birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence and celibacy, youth, old age, decrepitude, the last gasp, and death (all stages collectivly called দশদশা); (astrol.) the planetary influence on a person's life (শনির দশা); a Hindu obsequial rite observed on the tenth day of death; any of the ten forms of devotion or charity according to Vaishnavas, namely, audition, glorification, recollection or enumeration of qualities and graces, worship, adoration, obeisance or genuflection, attendance or servitude, friendship or attachment, self-sacrifice in love, and unification; (religious) trance or reverie (দশায় পড়া). দশায় পড়া v. to fall into a state, to run into a condition; to fall into a trance whilst singing or hearing kirtan (কীর্তন) songs. 74)

(p. 746) bārabēlā (astrol.) a part of the day regarded as inauspicious for undertaking any important work (religious or other). 12)

(p. 800) brata a vow (religious or secular); practice of ascetical austerities in order to attain something (বিদ্যালাভের ব্রত); firm resolve attended with untiring endeavour (অর্থোপার্জনের ব্রত); penance (চান্দ্রায়াণব্রত). a. (used as a sfx.) undertaking or observing a vow (পুণ্যব্রত). ব্রত আচরণ বা পালন করা v. to observe a vow. ব্রত উদযাপন করা v. to fulfil a vow. ̃কথা n. holy or religious story, sacred story that is listened to as a penance. ব্রত গ্রহণ বা ধারণ করা, ব্রত নেওয়া v. to take a vow; to start practising certain religious rites. 5)