(p. 107) ādi beginning; origin; source; birth. a. first; original, fundamental, primary. in comp. (used as a sfx.) and the like, et cetera (সুখদুঃখাদি). ̃কবি n. the first poet; Valmiki. ̃কলা n. the fundamental tissue. ̃কলাতন্ত্র n. the fundamental tissue system. ̃কাব্য n. the first epic. ̃কারণ n. the first cause; the Supreme Being; the fundamental cause; the primary cause. ̃কাল n. ancient times. ̃কোষ n. embryonic cell. ̃দেব n. the Supreme Being; any one of the three principal Hindu gods: Brahma (ব্রহ্মা,), Vishnu (বিষ়্ণু) and Maheswara (মহেশ্বর). ̃নাথ n. the Supreme Being; Shiva (শিব). ̃পুরুষ n. the first progenitor or ancestor of a clan or family. ̃বাসী n. the aborigines. ̃বৃত্ত n. equinoctial colure. ̃ভূত a. born or created first, primordial; primary (আদিভূত কারণ). fem. আদিভূতা । ̃রস n. (rhet.) the emotion of love; sex-passion; eroticism. ̃রূপ n. a prototype, an archetype. 66)

(p. 140) iṣṭa2 intended, desired; cherished; beneficial; one who or that which is worshipped; worshipful; related by blood, of the same family (ইষ্টকুটুম্ব); dear, beloved. n. an intended or desired or cherished thing (ইষ্টলাভ); dear or beloved person. ̃কবচ n. a holy amulet safeguarding the person who puts it on. ̃কর্ম n. an intended work. ̃কুটুম্ব n. pl. one's kinsmen both from father's side and mother's side. ̃চিন্তা n. thoughts about one's welfare. ̃জন n. a dear or beloved person. ̃দেব n. a spiritual teacher and guide, a guru. ̃দেবতা n. a deity of one's worship, a tutelary god; (cp.) a guardian angel. ̃নাম n. the name of one's deity of worship. ̃বিয়োগ n. death of one's kinsman or beloved person. ̃মন্ত্র n. mystical incantations which are recited when worshipping one's deity. ̃লাভ, ̃সাধন, ̃সিদ্ধি n. realization of one's desire, attainment of one's object. 6)

(p. 204) kara3 the hand; the trunk of an elephant. ̃কণ্টক n. a finger-nail. ̃কণ্ডূয়ন n. itching of the palm; intense or burning desire to do something. ̃কবলিত a. held or seized firmly with the hand, grasped; (fig.) occupied or taken possession of or brought under control esp. by force (and usu. unlawfully). ̃কমল n. a hand conceived as a lotus; a hand as beautiful as a lotus. ̃কোষ্ঠী n. lines of the palm from which fortune is told; the readings of a palmist. ̃কোষ্ঠী বিদ্যা n. palmistry. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ n. act of wedding (by a bridegroom), marriage. ̃গ্রাহ, ̃গ্রাহক a. mas. marrying (a girl). n. a husband. ̃জোড়ে adv. with folded hands (indicating submission and humility). ̃তল n. the palm of a hand; (fig.) full control or possession, easy reach. ̃তলগত a. (lit.) lying or held in the palm; taken firm hold of; taken complete possession of; brought or kept under full control or easy reach; thoroughly mastered over or learned; conquered or dominated or subjugated. ̃তলধৃত a. held in one's palm or palms. ̃তলন্যস্ত a. placed or put or lying in one's palm. ̃তলস্হ a. grasped, lying in the palm; of the palm. ̃তলাকার a. palmate. ̃তাল n. (usu. in pl.) a cymbal. ̃তালি n. clapping of the hands. ̃তালি দেওয়া v. to clap hands. ̃ধৃত a. held in or seized with the hand or hands. ̃ন্যাস n. a typical system of gesticulation with fingers at the time of prayer. ̃পদ্ম n. a hand conceived as a lily; a hand as beautiful as a lily. ̃পল্লব n. a hand as delicate and beautiful as a young twig. ̃পীড়ন same as করগ্রহণ । ̃পুট n. palms joined to form a cup. ̃পুটে adv. in or with cupped hands. ̃ভূষণ n. a bracelet, a wristlet; a bangle. ̃মর্দন n. handshake. ̃মর্দন করা v. to shake hands. ̃মুক্ত a. released from grasp or grip. ̃স্পর্শ n. a touch of or with the hand. 21)

(p. 289) khōśa delightful, pleasant (খোশখবর); happy, cheerful (খোশমেজাজ); done by one's own self, voluntary. ̃কবালা n. (law) a deed of conveyance executed voluntarily by the proprietor himself. ̃খবর n. glad tidings; agreeable or pleasing news. ̃খেয়াল n. a fad, a crotchet; a caprice, a whim. ̃খোরাক n. dainty food, delicate dishes, table delicacies. ̃খোরাকি a. fond of dainty food; accustomed to taking dainty food. ̃গল্প n. a pleasant chat; an amusing tale or story. ̃নবিশ n. a calligrapher; a good writer. ̃নাম n. reputation; fame; goodwill. ̃পোশাক n. fine dress; fancy dress. ̃পোশাকি a. fond of fine dress; foppish. বু same as বু । ̃মেজাজ n. cheerful or merry or selfcomplacent mood. 14)

(p. 296) gadya prose. ̃কবিতা n. a prosepoem. ̃ছন্দ n. prose rhythm; the unversified language of poetry (গদ্যছন্দে লেখা কবিতা). ̃ময় a. prosaic. ̃লেখক n. a prose-writer. 18)

(p. 308) gīti a song; a hymn. ̃কবিতা n. a lyric poem, a lyric. ̃কা n. a short lyric poem; a song; a ballad. ̃কাব্য n. lyric poetry; a lyric poem. ̃নাট্য n. a musical drama; a lyrical drama. 59)

(p. 794) byaṅga mockery, taunt, ridicule; irony, sarcasm. ব্যঙ্গ করা v. to mock, to taunt, to ridicule, to jeer (at). ̃কবিতা n. a satire; a parody. ̃কাব্য n. satire. ̃চিত্র n. a cartoon. ̃প্রিয় a. given to taunting; satirical; given to sardonic merriment; jocose. ব্যঙ্গোক্তি n. a taunting remark or utterance, an ironical comment; an insinuation. 20)

(p. 847) mahā2 used as a pfx. implying all the meanings of মহত্, মহান and মহতী । ̃কবি n. a great poet; an epic poet. ̃করণ n. the secretariat (of the government); the secretariat building or buildings. ̃কর্ষ n. (phys.) gravitation. ̃কর্ষাঙ্ক n. gravitation constant. ̃কর্ষীয় a. gravitational. মহাকর্ষীয় একক a gravitational unit. ̃কাব্য n. (ori.) a narrative poem consisting of more than eight cantos depicting the whole life of a hero born of a god or born with divine grace in him; (pop.) an epic; (rare) great poetry or a great poem. ̃কাব্যীয় a. epical, epic. ̃কায় a. having a huge body; huge, monstrous, colossal. ̃কাল n. (myth.) a terribly destructive manifestation of Shiva (শিব); eternity; time to come, the future. fem. ̃কালী a terribly destructive manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃কাশ n. (sc.) the firmament beyond the solar region, the stellar sky, the outer space; (pop.) the vast endless sky. ̃কাশচারণা n. space-travel. ̃কাশচারী n. a spaceman, an astronaut. fem. ̃কাশচারিণী a spacewoman. ̃কাশযান n. a spacecraft. ̃গুরু n. any one of the most venerable persons, namely, father, mother, the religious initiator and husband. ̃জন n. a very virtuous or great man; an illustrious man; a great merchant or stockist or wholesaler; a creditor; a usurer, a money lender; any one of the mediaeval poets who composed kirtan (কীর্তন) songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃জনি n. usury, money-lending. a. relating to usury or money-lending; usurious. মহাজনি করা v. to practise usury, to act as a money-lender. মহাজনি-কারবার n. money-lending business; banking. ̃জাগতিক a. cosmic. ̃জাগতিক রশ্মি cosmic ray. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge about reality, the final knowledge; the occult knowledge by dint of which a dead man can be brought back to life. ̃জ্ঞানী n. (ori.) possessing knowledge about ultimate reality; profoundly wise. ̃ঢ্য a. very rich or wealthy. ̃তপা a. & n. one who has practised or is still practising severest ascetical austerities. ˜তেজ n. great spirit or vigour; great heat. ̃তেজস্বী, ̃তেজা a. highly spirited or vigorous. fem. ̃তেজস্বিনী । ̃ত্মা a. highsouled; very high-minded or noble. n. an appellation of Gandhi, the great leader of India. ̃দেব n. a great god; Shiva (শিব) fem. ̃দেবী a great goddess; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); a title of a chief queen. ̃দেশ n. a continent; (rare) a great or noble country. ̃দেশীয় a. continental. ̃দ্যুতি a. of great splendour, very bright or radiant or effulgent. ̃দ্রাবক n. sulphuric acid. ̃ধনবান, ̃ধনী a. very wealthy or rich. ̃ধমনী n. the aorta. ̃ধর্মাধিকরণ n. the High Court. ̃নগর, ̃নগরী n. a great city; a metropolis, a capital. ̃নগরীয় a. metropolitan. ̃নট n. a great dancer or actor. ̃নন্দ n. great or exhilarating joy or delight. ̃নবমী n. the ninth lunar day of the light fortnight of the month of Aswin (আশ্বিন) or Kartik (কার্তিক) which is the fourth day of the autumnal worship of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃নাগরিক n. the mayor; (rare) a great citizen. ̃নাদ n. a terrible or very loud sound or report or roar. ̃নিদ্রা n. sleep that knows no breaking; death. ̃নির্বাণ n. (Buddhism) cessation of individual existence, nirvana; the death of Buddha. ̃নিশা n. midnight, night far advanced, the dead of night, the dead hours of the night. মহানুভব, মহানুভাব a. highminded, magnanimous, large-hearted. মহানুভবতা n. high-mindedness. ̃পদ্ম n. & a. hundred billion. ˜পাতক n. a deadly sin. ̃পাতকী a. guilty of one or more deadly sins. ̃পাত্র n. the chief counsellor of a state, the prime minister; (loos.) a court-counsellor or courtier of the highest rank. ̃পাপ same as ̃পাতক । ̃পাপিষ্ঠ, ̃পাপী same as ̃পাতকী । fem. ̃পাপিষ্ঠা, ̃পাপিনী । ̃পুরুষ n. a man with supernatural powers; a saint who has attained knowledge about God and reality and power to look upon the world dispassionately; a high-souled man; a superman. ̃পূজা n. a solemn worship. ̃প্রভু n. a great master or saint or prophet; an appellaton of Chaitanya (চৈতন্য). ̃প্রয়াণ n. voluntary journey to court one's death; death. ̃প্রয়াণ করা v. to set out voluntarily to court one's death; to die. ̃প্রলয় n. complete dissolution of the universe; a universal cataclysm. ̃প্রসাদ n. a part of the food-offering to Jagannath at Puri taken by devotees as a mark of the deity's grace; the highest divine grace; offering or altarage to deities; meat-offering to a deity. ̃প্রস্হান same as মহাপ্রয়াণ । ̃প্রাণ a. large-hearted, magnanimous; (gr.) aspirate. n. (gr.) an aspirate. ̃প্রাণতা n. large-heartedness, magnanimity; (gr.) aspiration. ̃প্রাণী n. life conceived as having an existence independent of the body, (cp.) atman, the soul. ̃বল a. very powerful; strong, mighty. ̃বাক্য n. a saying of a great man, a great saying or maxim. ̃বাহু a. having very long and mighty arms; very strong, mighty. ̃বিক্রম a. possessing great prowess or valour. ̃বিদ্যা n. any one of the ten manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (facet.) the art of stealing. ̃বিদ্যালয় n. a college. ̃বিষুব n. the vernal equinox. ̃বিষুবরেখা n. the line of the vernal equinox. ̃বিষুবসংক্রান্তি n. the transition of the sun in the Aries; the day of the aforesaid transition. ̃বীর n. a great hero; the great Jaina preacher. ̃বৈদ্য n. a great or chief physician; (sarcas.) a charlatan, a quack. ̃বোধি n. an embodiment of the highest or final knowledge; an appellation of Gautama Buddha; highest or final knowledge. ̃ব্যবহারদেশক n. attorney-general. ̃ব্যাধি same as রোগ । ̃ভাগ a. very lucky or fortunate; high-minded, magnanimous, noble-minded; endowed with noble human qualities. ̃ভাব n. the ecstatic state caused by profundity of love, devotion etc. ̃ভুজ same as ̃বাহু । ̃মন্ডল n. a great guild or association or concourse. ̃মতি, ̃মনা a. high-minded, magnanimous; high-souled. ̃মন্ত্র n. a great mantra or incantation; very sacred words of initiation (দেশসেবার মহামন্ত্র). ̃মন্ত্রী n. the prime minister; (euph.) a great minister. ̃মহিম, ̃মহিমান্বিত a. highly glorious or majestic, most excellent. fem. ̃মহিমান্বিতা । ̃মহোপাধ্যায় n. a teacher of great teachers or scholars; an official title given to distinguished Sanskrit scholars. ̃মাংস n. human flesh taken as food, human meat. ̃মাত্য n. the prime minister. ̃মাত্র n. the prime minister; the chief courtier; the chief executive of the government. ̃মান্য a. highly venerable or honourable. ̃মান্য পোপ His Holiness the Pope (whilst addressing the Pope: Your Holiness). ̃মায়া n. (phil.) illusion, the material world or nature; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃মায়াচ্ছন্ন a. overwhelmed with or enveloped in (divine) illusion; selfobliviously enmeshed in worldly affairs. ̃মারী n. a devastating epidemic, a pestilence, a plague. ̃মারী কান্ড (usu. facet.) a great affair, a tumultuous affair. ̃মারী-পীড়িত pestilence-stricken. ̃মুনি n. a great ascetic or sage. ̃মূল্য a. of great value; very costly, dear. ̃যশা a. very famous, highly and widely celebrated or renowned. যাত্রা same as ̃প্রয়াণ । ̃যান n. one of the two communities of the Buddhists (cp. হীনযান). ̃যুদ্ধ n. a great war; (loos.) a world war. ̃যোদ্ধা n. a great warrior, a great soldier. ̃যোগী n. a great ascetic. ̃রণ্য n. a large and dense forest. ̃রথ (inc.) ̃রথী n. (ori.) one who commands a host of charioted fighters; (loos.) a great warrior fighting from on a chariot. ̃রণ n. a great war or battle. ̃রাজ n. a great king; an emperor; a great ascetic. ̃রাজা n. a government title awarded to the feudal princes, zamindars, rich citizens etc. of India during the British regime, a maharaja. ̃রাজাধিরাজ n. a king of kings, an emperor; a title conferred on a big landowner during the British regime. ̃রাজ্ঞী n. fem. the wife of a great king; a great queen; an empress. ̃রানা (rej.) ̃রাণা n. the title of the rulers of Udaipur (or Chitore). ̃রানি n. the wife of a great king, a great queen; an empress; the wife of a maharana (মহারানা); the wife of a maharaja. ̃রাত্রি n. midnight; a solemn night (কালীপূজার মহারাত্রি); a terrible night (মৃত্যুর মহারাত্রি). ̃রাষ্ট্রীয় a. of Maharashtra, Maharashtrian. ̃রুদ্র n. an awesome manifestation of Shiva (শিব). ̃রোগ n. an almost incurable and (usu. obnoxious) disease; leprosy; an inveterately bad habit or mannerism. ̃র্ঘ, ̃র্ঘ্য a. precious; costly; high-priced, dear. মহার্ণব n. an ocean; a great sea. মহার্হ same as ̃র্ঘ । ̃লয়া n. the new-moon day immediately preceding the autumnal worship of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃শক্তি Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); great strength or power or prowess. ̃শক্তিধর, ̃শক্তিশালী a. having great strength or power or prowess. fem. ̃শক্তিশালিনী । ̃শঙ্খ n. a dead man's skull; an enormous conch. n. & a. thousand billions. ˜শয় a. high-minded, magnanimous; high-souled. n. a term of courtesy affixed to the name of a gentleman, (cp.) Mr. (fem. Mrs.), Sir (fem. Madam). fem. ̃শয়া । ̃শূন্য same as ̃কাশ । ̃ষ্টমী n. the eighth lunar day of the light fortnight of the month of Aswin (আশ্বিন) or Kartik (কার্তিক) which is the third day of autumnal worship of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃সংকট n. a great crisis. ̃সত্ত্ব a. having great strength; very noble or magnanimous; highsouled. ̃সভা n. great meeting or association; a (representative) legislative assembly, a parliament; a congress. ̃সমারোহে adv. with much pomp and grandeur. ̃সমুদ্র, ̃সাগর n. an ocean. আটলানটিক বা অতলান্তিক মহাসাগর the Atlantic (Ocean). উত্তর মহাসাগর the Arctic Ocean. দক্ষিণ মহাসাগর the Antarctic Ocean. প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর the Pacific (Ocean). ভারত মহাসাগর the Indian Ocean. ̃সাগরীয় a. oceanic. ̃সামন্ত n. a commander-in-chief; a great general. ̃সিন্ধু same as ̃সমুদ্র । ̃সুযোগ n. the best chance, the greatest chance. ̃সুখ n. a great pleasure. ̃স্হবির n. one belonging to the highest order of Buddhist monks. 24)

(p. 899) rakṣā protection; defence; guarding; rescue, saving; preservation; observance, act of abiding by; act of taking care of, keeping; maintenance, upkeep, retention; depositing. v. poet. form of রক্ষা করা । রক্ষা করা v. to protect; to defend; to guard; to rescue; to save; to preserve; to observe, to keep; to look after, to take care of, to keep, to tend; to maintain, to keep up, to retain; to deposit. প্রতিজ্ঞা রক্ষা করা to keep or fulfil one's promise. রক্ষা নেই no escape. ̃কবচ n. an amulet believed to have occult power to safeguard the wearer; safeguard (সংখ্যালঘুদের জন্য রক্ষাকবচ). ̃কর্তা n. same as রক্ষক । fem. ̃কর্ত্রী । ̃কালী n. a manifestation of Goddess Kali (কালী). 12)

(p. 907) rāja4 denoting: a king; government; excellent, best. ̃কন্যা n. a princess. ̃কবি n. a court-poet; a poet-laureate. ̃কর same as রাজস্ব । ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. the office and duties of a king; a royal duty; a state affair; government service, public service. ̃কর্মচারী n. an officer or servant of the state, a government officer; a public servant. ̃কীয় a. royal, regal; kingly, princely; (fig.) magnificent. ̃কুমার n. a king's son, a prince. fem. ̃কুমারী a princess. ̃কুল n. a royal line or family, a dynasty. ̃কুলদ্ভব a. born of a royal family, princely-born. ̃কোষ n. a royal or government treasury, a treasury. ̃ক্ষমা n. amnesty. ̃গুরু n. a spiritual guide of a king or of a royal family. ̃গৃহ n. a king's palace or city. ̃চক্রবর্তী n. a sovereign king, a suzerain; a king of kings, an emperor. ̃চিহ্ন n. a mark on one's person indicating that one is a king or will become a king; royal insignia. ̃চ্ছত্র, (pop.) ̃ছত্র n. an umbrella which is officially held over the head of a king. ̃টিকা n. a holy mark painted on the forehead of a king at coronation. ̃তক্ত same as রাজাসন । ̃তন্ত্র n. monarchy; state administrative policy. ̃ত্ব n. a kingdom, a realm; a state; a domain; reign, rule; predominance. রাজত্ব করা v. to reign, to rule, to govern; (fig.) to domineer, to dominate. রাজত্বকাল n. the time of one's reign, reign. দন্ড n. a sceptre; a punishment inflicted by a king or by a law-court; (astrol.) a visible vertical line on one's forehead indicating the possibility of one's becoming a king. ̃দত্ত a. given or conferred by a king or government. রাজদত্ত সম্মান a royal honour, a government honour, an official honour. ̃দম্পতি, ̃দম্পতী n. a royal couple. ̃দরবার same as ̃সভা । ̃দর্শন n. an interview with a king; a visit to a king, seeing or meeting a king. ̃দূত n. an ambassador (fem: an ambassadress); an envoy; a royal courier. ̃দ্বারে adv. before a king; in a royal court; in a court of justice. ̃দ্রোহ, ̃দ্রোহিতা n. a revolt against the king or established authority, insurrection, insurgence, high treason; sedition. ̃দ্রোহী a. insurgent; treasonous; seditious. n. an insurgent; a rebel against the king or established authority. fem. ̃দ্রোহিণী । ̃ধর্ম n. duties of a king, royal office. ̃ধানী n. the capital of a country or state; a metropolis. ̃নন্দন same as ̃কুমার fem. ̃নন্দিনী । ̃নামা n. the genealogical tree or chronology or a chronicle of a royal line or dynasty. ̃নীতি n. politics; statecraft; (loos.) diplomacy. ̃নীতিক a. political; (rare) diplomatic. n. a politician. ̃নীতিজ্ঞ a. versed in politics; (loos.) versed in statesmanship or diplomacy. রাজনীতিজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি a politician; a statesman; a diplomat. ̃নৈতিক pop. var. রাজনীতিক । ̃পট্ট n. the seat of a king, a throne; kingship; a royal or government charter; a kind of black jewel. ̃পথ n. a public thoroughfare, a highway; a main road (of a city). ̃পদ n. the office of a king, kingship. ̃পরিচ্ছদ n. royal robes. ̃পাট same as ̃পট্ট । ̃পুত্র same as ̃কুমার । fem. ̃পুত্রী । ̃পুরী n. the residence or palace of a king; the capital city of a king; (fig.) a magnificent building or city or residence. ̃পুরুষ n. a king's officer; a government officer. ̃প্রমুখ n. a government title given to the leading feudal chief of India, vested with powers similar to that of a governor. ̃প্রসাদ n. royal favour or grace; government favour. ̃প্রসাদ n. a royal residence, a palace. ̃বংশ same as ̃কুল । ̃বংশী n. a lowly Hindu caste chiefly of North Bengal; a member of this caste. ̃বংশীয় a. dynastic; born of a royal family, of royal blood. fem. ̃বংশীয়া । ̃বন্দি n. a political prisoner. ̃বাড়ি same as ̃প্রাসাদ । ̃বিধি n. a royal statute; a law. ̃বিপ্লব n. a political revolution; a coup d'état. ̃বেশ n. royal robes or attire. ̃বৈদ্য n. physician to a king or queen; a prince of physicians. ̃ভক্ত a. devoted to one's sovereign or state government, loyal. রাজভক্ত ব্যক্তি a loyalist. ̃তন্ত্রবাদী n. a royalist. ̃ভক্তি n. loyalty. ̃ভবন n. a king's residence or palace; a government house. ̃ভয় n. fear of being punished by a king or a court of justice. ̃ভাষা n. the king's language; the state language. ̃ভৃত্য n. a king's servant; a servant of a royal household; a king's officer or man. ̃ভোগ n. an article of food or a thing fit for a king; a sweet and juicy drop made of posset bigger than a রসগোল্লা । ̃ভোগ্য a. fit to be eaten or used or enjoyed by a king or a prince. ̃মজুর n. a mason's labourer, a hodman: (loos.) a mason. ̃মন্ত্রী n. a king's counsellor, a minister of state, a cabinet member. ̃মহিষী n. the chief queen of a king; queen-consort. ̃মাতা n. a king's mother; a queen-mother. ̃মার্গ same as ̃পথ । ̃মিস্ত্রি same as ̃মজুর । ̃মুকুট n. a royal crown or diadem; (fig.) kingship. ̃যোগ n. a system of yoga in which action predominates. ̃যোগ্য a. fit for a king, princely. ̃যোটক n. (astrol.) the most auspicious union of planets (as found in the horoscopes of the bride and the bridegroom); (fig.) the most suitable union; the most advantageous coincidence. ̃রক্ত n. royal blood. ̃রাজ n. a king of kings. ̃রাজড়া n. princes and princelings or princely persons; (usu. dero.) very important or wealthy or affluent persons. ̃রাজেশ্বর n. a king of kings, an emperor. fem. ̃রাজেশ্বরী an empress. ̃রানি same as ̃মহিষী । ̃র্ষি n. a king who leads an ascetical life, a royal ascetic or sage. ̃লক্ষ্মী n. the female deity safeguarding a kingdom and looking after its welfare. ̃শক্তি n. the administrative power of a king or government. ̃শয্যা, ̃শয়ন n. a king's bed, a royal bed; a princely bed; a magnificent bed. ̃শাসন n. a king's rule; punishment inflicted by a king. ̃শ্রী same as ̃লক্ষ্মী । ̃সংস্করণ n. a deluxe edition (of a book). ̃সদন same as ̃প্রাসাদ । ̃সন্নিধান n. royal presence; a royal court. ̃সভা n. a royal court, a court, a durbar. ̃সম্পদ n. royal treasure or riches, princely treasure or riches. ̃সরকার n. a monarch's government or court. ̃সাক্ষী n. (law) an approver. ̃সিংহাসন n. a throne; (fig.) kingship. ̃সূয় (যজ্ঞ) n. a sacrifice performed by a monarch in order to establish his suzerainty or supremacy over other kings. ̃সেবা n. attendance on a monarch; king's or queen's service; (rare) government service, public service. ̃স্ব n. tax or rent or revenue payable to a monarch or to the government, revenue. রাজস্বঘটিত, রাজস্ব-সংক্রান্ত a. fiscal, financial. রাজস্ব-পর্ষত্ n. the Board of Revenue. রাজস্বসচিব n. a finance minister, a finance member, a finance secretary. ̃হংস n. the gander; the swan. fem. ̃হংসী n. the goose (pl. geese). ̃হত্যা n. regicide. ̃হন্তা n. a regicide. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী । ̃হস্তী n. an elephant on which a monarch rides; an elephant fit to carry a monarch; an excellent elephant. fem. ̃হস্তিনী । ̃হাঁস coll. corrup. of রাজহংস । রাজহাঁসের বাচ্চা a gosling. 34)

(p. 980) sabhā an assembly, a council; a committee; an association, a society, a club, a community (ব্রাহ্মণসভা); a conference, a meeting, an assemblage; an audiencechamber, a durbar (রাজসভা); a court (বিচারসভা). সভা করা v. to hold a meeting; to hold a court or durbar; to sit in a court or durbar. সভা চলছে v. the meeting is in progress, the meeting is under way. সভা ডাকা v. to convene a meeting. সভা বসছে v. the meeting has commenced; the court has sat. সভা ভাঙল v. the meeting breaks up or ends; the court rises. বনিকসভা n. a chamber of commerce. রাজ্যসভা n. a legislative assembly; the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. লোকসভা n. a parliament; the Indian Parliament (the House of the People or the Lower House or Chamber). ̃কক্ষ n. an assembly hall; a council-room; a meeting room; a committee-room. ̃কবি n. a court poet. ̃গৃহ same as সভাকক্ষ and সভাভবন । ̃জন n. a member of an assembly, council, court, association etc. or of the audience of a meeting; a courtier. ̃তল n. the venue or place of a meeting; the floor of an assembly house or hall (esp. of a legislative assembly). ̃নেত্রী n. fem. a woman president or chairperson of a meeting, assembly, association etc. ̃পন্ডিত n. a Brahman scholar retained in a court, a court-pundit; a courtscholar. ̃পতি n. a president or chairman of a meeting, association etc.; the chairman of a legislative council; the speaker of a legislative assembly. ̃পতিত্ব n. presidentship, presidency; chairmanship; speakership. ̃পতিত্ব করা v. to preside (over). ̃ভঙ্গ n. the breakup or dissolution of a meeting; the rising of a court. n. ̃ভবন an assembly house, a council house; an association hall, a society house; a court house. ̃রম্ভ n. commencement of a meeting. ̃সদ n. a member of an assembly, council, committee, conference etc; a courtier; (law) an assessor. ̃সমিতি n. meetings and associations (collectively). ̃সীন a. sitting or seated at a meeting or in a court. ̃স্হল same as ̃তল । 74)

(p. 1038) sbabhāba nature; a characteristic (innate or acquired); a natural quality, a property; character; instinct, disposition; conduct, behaviour; habit, practice; nature; original or normal or natural state. স্বভাব যায় না মলে one's nature does not change even at one's death. ̃কবি n. a poet by nature; a born poet, a poet of nature, a nature-poet. ̃কুলীন n. a member of a kulin (কুলীন) family whose familial characteristics have not been tarnished by undesirable matrimonial alliance or otherwise. ̃কৃপণ a. miserly or niggardly by nature. ̃গত same as স্বাভাবিক । ̃গুণ n. a natural or innate or habitual or characteristic or normal quality or function. ̃চরিত্র n. innate and acquired nature; character and conduct or practice. ̃জ a. originating from nature; natural; instinctive; habitual; abiogenetic; spontaneous. ̃জাত a. same as স্বভাবজ । ̃ত adv. naturally; by nature. ̃দুর্বৃত্ত n. a habitual offender; a born criminal. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. unnatural; abnormal; contrary or opposed to one's nature. ̃বর্ণনা n. description of nature or phenomenal world. ̃শোভা n. a beautiful show of nature, natural beauty. ̃সিদ্ধ, ̃সংগত, ̃সুলভ a. natural; habitual. ̃সুন্দর a. beautiful by nature. স্বভাবী a. normal. স্বভাবোক্তি n. (rhet.) detailed poetical description of an object of nature; faithful transcript of life and nature. 2)