(p. 80) aśōka free from grief. n. a kind of flower or its tree, the flamboyant; the great Maurya emperor of India. ̃কানন n. a flamboyant-grove (esp. one in which Sita in the Ramayana was kept as a captive). ̃চক্র n. the symbolic wheel introduced by King Ashoka illustrating the stages of birth prior to salvation (it is the emblem of the official flag of India). ̃বন n. same as ̃কানন । ̃লিপি n. any of the religious and moral edicts of Ashoka inscribed on stone-pillars, an inscription of Ashoka. ̃স্তম্ভ n. any of the stone-pillars of Ashoka on which his edicts are inscribed, an Ashoka pillar (it is the official emblem of India). 38)

(p. 114) ānanda joy, delight; happiness; gladness, cheerfulness; pleasure; merriment. আনন্দ করা v. to rejoice; to make merry. ̃কর a. delightful; pleasant; gladdening. ̃কানন n. a delightful woodland or grove; a pleasure-grove. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. causing joy; delightful; pleasant. ̃ন n. producing joy, delight etc. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with joy, overwhelmed with joy. ̃ময় a. full of joy, joyful; delightful; happy; cheerful; pleasant; merry. ̃ময়ী a. fem. of আনন্দময় । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃লহরী n. a wave of delight; a musical instrument with one string held in one hand and played with a plectrum by the other. 2)

(p. 122) āmra (for. High.) the mango. ̃কানন, ̃কুঞ্জ, ̃বন n. a mango-grove. 26)

(p. 206) karkaṭa the crab; (astrol.) the Crab. ̃ক্রান্তি, ̃কান্তিবৃত্ত n. the Tropic of Cancer. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Crab. ̃রোগ n. cancer. 23)

(p. 231) kālā2 black; defaced, soiled, dirty, in disrepute, stigmatized (কালা মুখ). n. an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃কানুন a black act. ̃বাজার the black market. ̃মুখ a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a shameful face. ̃মুখো a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a man of soiled reputation. fem. কালামুখী । 32)

(p. 326) gaurī having a cream-coloured complexion tinged with red; (loos.) faircomplexioned. n. a woman or a girl having a cream-coloured complexion tinged with red; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); an unmarried girl of eight years. ̃কান্ত n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃দান n. giving away in marriage an under-age girl; giving away in marriage an eightyear old Hindu girl. ̃পট্ট n. the pedestal symbolizing Gauri (গৌরী) or Durga on which the symbol of Shiva is placed. ̃শঙ্কর n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) and Shiva (শিব); Mount Everest. 5)

(p. 347) candra the moon; (in comp.—used as a sfx.) a superior member or specimen (কুলচন্দ্র). ̃ক n. the crescent spot on the peacock's tail. ̃কর n. moonlight, ̃করোজ্জ্বল a. brightened by moonlight, moonlit. ̃কলা n. 1/16th part of the moon's orb, a digit or phase of the moon. ̃কলাশৃঙ্গ n. (geog.) the horns of the moon. ̃কান্ত n. the moonstone (also চন্দ্রকান্তমণি); a. as beautiful as the moon. ̃কান্তি a. as beautiful as the moon. n. silver. ̃কিরণ n. moonbeam, moonlight. ̃কিরণোদ্ভাসিত a. same as ̃করোজ্জ্বল ।̃গ্রহণ n. a lunar eclipse. ̃চূড় n. one who wears the moon as his crown; an appellation of Shiva. (শিব). ̃নিভ a. resembling the moon; as bright as the moon. ̃পুলি n. a sweet pastry made of coconut-kernel and sugar. ̃প্রভ a. as shining or bright as the moon; of pleasing appearance. ̃প্রভা n. moonlight, moonbeam. a. fem. as shining or beautiful as the moon. ̃বংশ n. a family originating from the moon or from a sage named Chandra (চন্দ্র). ̃বংশীয় a. of this family. ̃বদন a. having a face as shining or beautiful as the moon, moon-faced; (sarcas.) ugly-faced; (sarcas.) having a round and stupid face. fem. ̃বদনা । ̃বিন্দু n. this nasal sign in the Bengali alphabet. ̃বোড়া n. the Russell's viper. ̃ভাগা n. the Chenab in the Punjab. ̃মণি n. the moonstone. ̃মণ্ডল n. the orb or disc of the moon; the halo round the moon; the lunar region. ̃মল্লিকা n. the Chrysanthemum. ̃মা n. the moon. ̃মুখ same as ̃বদন । fem. ̃মুখী । ̃মৌলি same as ̃চূড় । ̃রশ্মি n. moonlight. ̃রেখা, ̃লেখা n. 1/16th part of the moon's orb, a digit of the moon; a metre used in Sanskrit poetry. ̃রেণু n. a plagiarist. ̃লোক n. the region of the moon, the lunar region or heaven. ̃শালা, ̃শালিকা n. an attic. ̃শেখর same as ̃চূড় । ̃সম্ভব n. a son of the moon; (astr.) Mercury. ̃সুধা n. moonlight. ̃হার n. a kind of ornamental girdle or necklace. ̃হাস n. a bright or shining falchion. 10)

(p. 355) cāpā to press; to compress; to suppress, to conceal, to hide (কথা চাপা); to restrain, to check (উন্নতি চাপা); to extend, to cover ('পঞ্চগৌড় চাপিয়া গৌড়েশ্বর রাজা,' 'কুরুকুল চাপি'); to ride or mount (ঘোড়ায় চাপা); to board or get into (গাড়িতে চাপা); to come upon as a load or weight, to burden (ঘাড়ে চাপা) n. act of pressing; compression; suppression, concealment; act of restraining; act of extending or covering; act of riding or mounting; act of boarding or getting into; a cover or lid (ঘটের চাপা, গর্তের চাপা); a weight (কাগজ-চাপা). a. pressing or compressing (বুক-চাপা ব্যথা); subdued, low, not clearly audible (চাপা গলা, চাপা সুর); not prominent, dull (চাপা রং); covered (কাঁটাঝোপে চাপা); restrained, obstructed, frustrated (চাপা বরাত); sunk or depressed to a lower level (পৃথিবী উত্তর-দক্ষিণে কিঞ্চিত্ চাপা); secretly circulated, private (চাপা গুজব); secret, concealed, suppressed (চাপা দুঃখ); uncommunicative, reserved (চাপা লোক). ̃কান্না n. mute or suppressed weeping, inarticulate crying. চাপা গলায় in an undertone. ̃চাপি, (coll.) ̃চুপি n. continuous pressing or thrusting or stuffing; mutual pressing; continuous solicitation; suppression, concealment; an attempt to suppress or conceal. চাপাচাপি করা v. to press or thrust or stuff continuously; to press mutually; to solicit or pester continuously; to suppress, to conceal; to endeavour to suppress or conceal. চাপা দেওয়া v. to cover; to suppress, to conceal, to hush up;; (as by a vehicle) to run over. চাপা পড়া v. to be covered; to be suppressed, to be concealed or hushed up; to be run over (by a train, a vehicle etc.) চাপা স্বরে in an undertone. চেপে ধরা v. to hold tight or pressed; to press. চেপে বসা v. to sit upon one's buttock; to sit tight; to sit firmly; to settle firmly; to be fixed tightly or firmly. চেপে যাওয়া v. to avoid disclosing; to desist from mentioning. চেপে রাখা v. to keep pressed; to keep restrained; to keep concealed or undisclosed. (ঘাড়ে) শয়তান চাপা to be possessed by a devil. 16)

(p. 457) tāla7 musical time or measure (গানের তাল); beating or keeping of musical time chiefly by clapping one's hands (তাল দেওয়া); act or an instance of slapping one's arms or palms at the time of attacking (তাল ঠোকা). তাল কাটা v. to fail to maintain musical time or measure (সে বাজনায় বড় তাল কেটে ফেলে); to have a breach of musical time or measure (গানে তাল কেটেছে). ̃কানা a. lacking in proper sense of musical time or measure; blind to the right way or method. ̃জ্ঞান n. sense of time or measure in music; sense of proportion; common sense. তাল ঠোকা v. (fig.) to give a call to fight (to see who is better), to throw out challenge. তাল দেওয়া v. (mus.) to beat time; (fig.) to instigate. তাল রাখা v. to maintain musical time. তাল রেখে চলা v. to keep pace with; to humour, to flatter; to keep in with a person's tastes and temperament. ̃মান n. musical measure and pitch. ̃মাফিক adv. at the right moment; in tune with circumstances. ঢিমা তাল see ঢিমা । 49)

(p. 550) nandana a son; Paradise, Eden. a. delightful, pleasing (নয়ননন্দন). ̃কানন n. Paradise, Eden. নন্দনন্দন n. son of Nanda, an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 65)

(p. 593) nīla the blue colour, azure; the indigo plant or the dye made from it; synthetic indigo, azuring; Shiva (শিব) or his worship (নীলের উপোস). a. blue, azure; azurine. ̃কন্ঠ a. blue-necked. n. a kind of blue-necked bird, the bluebreast, the roller bird; Shiva (শিব). ̃কমল n. the blue lotus. ̃কর n. an indigo-planter. ̃কান্তমণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire. ̃কুঠি n. an indigo-factory. ̃গাই n. the blue-sheep of Tibet, nilgai, the blue bull, ̃পদ্ম n. the blue lotus. ̃পূজা n. the worship of Shiva (শিব) on the penultimate or the last day of the Bengali year. ̃প্রভ a. having a blue lustre or radiance. ̃বর্ণ n. & a. blue, azure. a. fem. ˜বর্ণা । নীলবর্ণ শৃগাল (fig.) a pretender. ̃বসন n. blue clothes or cloth. a. dressed in blue. a. fem. ̃বসনা । ̃মণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃রক্ত n. blue blood; (fig.) high birth. ̃লোহিত n. a colour between crimson and violet, purple; Shiva (শিব). a. purple. ̃ষষ্টী n. the last or the penultimate day of the Bengali year when Shiva (শিব) is worshipped. 33)

(p. 593) nīhāra snow; dew; ice. ̃কান্তি a. having a snow-white complexion. 45)

(p. 606) padminī a collection of lotuses; a clump of lotuses; (inc.) the lotus; a woman belonging to the best of the four physical categories from the sexual point of view. ̃কান্ত, ̃বল্লভ n. the sun. 67)

(p. 687) pramōda joy, delight; merriment; hilarity; enjoyment; pleasure; recreation; an entertainment; luxury. ̃ক a. gladdening; pleasing; entertaining. ̃কানন n. a pleasure-garden. ̃গৃহ n. a pleasure-house, a recreation-room, a recreation-hall. ̃ন n. act of gladdening or pleasing or entertaining. in comp. (used as a sfx.) giving delight or pleasure to, entertaining (চিত্তপ্রমোদন). ̃ভ্রমণ n. a pleasure-trip; promenade. প্রমোদভ্রমণ করা v. to be on a pleasure-tirp; to promenade. প্রমোদিত a. delighted; pleased; recreated, entertained. প্রমোদোদ্যান n. a pleasure-garden. 8)

(p. 767) bilāsa enjoyment of milk and honey; luxury, daintiness and foppery; sport, recreation, pastime; amorous sport, dalliance; wantonness; an assumed artistic gesture or pose. ̃কানন n. a pleasure-garden. ̃কুঞ্জ n. a pleasure-grove. ̃তরণী n. a pleasure-boat. ̃দ্রব্য, ̃সামগ্রী n. luxury goods. ̃পরায়ণ, ̃প্রিয় same as বিলাসী । ̃ব্যসন n. luxury or daintiness; luxurious life. ̃ভবন n. a pleasure-house; a house for wanton frolics. ̃মত্ত a. lost in luxury or wanton frolics. বিলাসিতা n. enjoyment of milk and honey, luxury; daintiness and foppishness; indulgence in unnecessary or wasteful pleasure. বিলাসী a. given to enjoying milk and honey, luxurious; dainty and foppish; fond of sport or pastime; given to amorous sports or dalliance; wanton, sensual. fem. বিলাসিনী । 86)

(p. 782) bṛkṣa a tree; a plant. ̃কান্ড n. a treetrunk. বৃক্ষচ্ছায় n. extensive shade of rows of trees. ̃চ্ছায়া n. shade of a tree, tree-shade. ̃তল n. the foot of a tree. ̃তলে adv. under or underneath the tree. ̃নির্যাস n. exudation of a tree. ̃বাটিকা n. a garden-house. ̃ময় a. abounding in trees, woody. ̃মূল n. a tree-root; the foot of a tree; a treestump. ̃রোপণ n. planting trees. বৃক্ষরোপণ করা v. to plant a tree or trees. বৃক্ষহীন a. treeless. বৃক্ষাগ্র n. tree-top. বৃক্ষান্তরাল n. a place screened from the view by a tree or trees. বৃক্ষরূঢ় a. mounted or perched on a tree. বৃক্ষোপাসনা n. tree-worship. 2)

(p. 852) māẏā (theol.) illusion, the material world, physical or phenomenal nature, maya; delusion; infatuation, fascination; affection, attachment; tenderness; compassion; magic, jugglery; black magic, sorcery; deceit, a beguiling trick, chicanery; disguise. মায়া করা v. to think or treat with affection, to be attached to; to be reluctant to lose (টাকার বা চাকরির মায়া করা). মায়ায় ভোলা v. to be duped by attachment or sorcery or illusion or by a beguiling trick. ̃কানন n. a garden or grove created by sorcery, an enchanted garden. ̃কান্না n. insincere sorrow, crocodile tears. ̃ঘোর n. influence or spell of illusion or delusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃জাল n. a cobweb or network or spell of illusion or delusion or attachment or infatuation or enchantment. ̃জীবী n. a magician, a juggler; a conjurer. ̃ডোর n. a string or bond of attachment or infatuation. মায়াত্মক a. illusory; delusive; enchanted; hypocritical; disguised. ̃দণ্ড n. a magician's or conjurer's wand. ̃দপর্ণ same as ̃মুকুর । ̃ধারী a. concealing one's identity by casting a spell of illusion; hypocritical; disguised. ̃পাশ same as ̃জাল । ̃বদ্ধ a. strongly held under illusion; greatly attached or infatuated or enchanted. ̃বন্ধন n. the bond or tie of illusion or attachment or infatuation or enchantment. ̃বলে adv. magically; by trickery or beguiling trick; by a spell of delusion or beguiling trick. ̃বশ a. subject to attachment or affection or infatuation, fondly attached. ̃বাদ n. (phil. & theol.) illusionism. ˜বাদী a. (phil. & theol.) illusionistic. □ n. an illusionist. ̃বিদ্যা n. jugglery, magic; conjury; sorcery, black magic. ̃বী a. practising deceit, deceitful; practising sorcery; warranting affection, infatuating, enchanting (মায়াবী সৌন্দর্য). n. an enchanter (fem. an enchantress), a sorcerer (fem. a sorceress); a wizard (fem. a witch); a conjurer. fem. ̃বিনী । ̃মমতা n. pl. affection and compassion; love and attachment; (cp.) a soft spot (for). ̃ময় a. illusive; delusive; infatuating; bewitching, enchanting; deceptive. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃মুকুর n. a magic mirror. ̃মুক্ত a. freed from attachment or affection; disillusioned; disenchanted. ̃মৃগ n. (Ramayana) a stag appearing to be made of gold, which tempted Sita and led her to be kidnapped by Ravana; (fig.) a perilous illusion or temptation. ̃মোহ same as ̃ঘোর । ̃রজ্জু same as ̃ডোর । ̃রাজ্য n. a land created by sorcery; a realm of infatuation or enchantment. ̃হীন a. devoid of tenderness or compassion. 147)

(p. 899) rajata silver. ̃কান্তি a. as beautifully white as silver. রজত-জয়ন্তী see জয়ন্তী । ̃ধবল, ̃শুভ্র a. silver-white. ̃বর্ণ a. silver-coloured, silvery. ̃মুদ্রা n. a silver coin. ̃মূল্য n. price paid in silver coins. রজতাঙ্গুরীয় n. a silver-ring. 47)

(p. 899) rajanī the night. ̃কান্ত, ̃নাথ n. the moon. ̃গন্ধা n. the tuberose. ̃যোগে adv. at night, by night. 49)

(p. 903) ramā2 Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী); a lady-love, a sweetheart; a beautiful woman. ̃কান্ত, ̃নাথ, ̃পতি, রমেশ n. Vishnu (বিষ্ণু), the husband of Goddess Lakshmi. 37)

(p. 907) rāta (coll.) night. রাত কাটানো v. to spend or pass a night. রাত জাগা v. to stay up far into the night, to sit up late, to take late hours. রাত জেগে কাজ করা to sit up and work late at night, to burn the midnight oil. ̃কানা same as রাত্র্যন্ধ । ̃দিন adv. day and night; always; ceaselessly. ̃ভর, ̃ভোর adv. all night long, nightlong. রাতের অন্ধকারে adv. in the darkness of night, under cover of the dark night. রাতের বেলায় adv. at night. 49)

(p. 922) laṅkā2 Ceylon; modern Sri Lanka. ̃কান্ড n. a canto of the Ramayana narrating the capture of Lanka (লঙ্কা) by Rama (রাম); (fig.) a tumultuous affray or brawl. ̃দাহন n. the burning of Lanka (লঙ্কা) by Hanuman (হনুমান). ̃ধিপতি, ̃পতি n. the king of Lanka (লঙ্কা). 16)

(p. 927) līlā sport; pleasure; dalliance; activities (কৃষ্ণের লীলা); (sarcas.) undesirable activities (নেতাদের লীলা); significant but unintelligible work or sport (বিধাতার লীলা). ̃কমল n. a lotus carried in the hand playfully; a toy lotus. ̃কলহ n. a lover's quarrel; a mock quarrel. ̃কানন n. a pleasure garden. ̃কুঞ্জ n. a pleasure grove. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a field of activities; a venue of sports. ̃খেলা same as লীলা । লীলাখেলা সাঙ্গ করা v. (usu. sarcas.) to die; (iron-usu. of a criminal) to give up one's activities and surrender. ̃চঞ্চল a. frequently moving in playfulness; sweetly frolicsome. ̃বতী same as ̃ময়ী । ̃ভূমি same as ̃ক্ষেত্র । ̃ময় a. sweetly playful or sportive; given to sweet dalliance; attitudinizing; one whose activities, though significant, are not easily intelligible. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃য়িত a. having assumed a beautiful pose or posture, attitudinized; full of delicate movements. 49)

(p. 951) śyāma cloud-coloured; dark blue; bottlegreen; green; dark-coloured; jet black; having a dark yet very sweet complexion, (cp.) brunet (fem. brunette). n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). শ্যাম রাখি কি কুল রাখি to have to choose between one's lover and infamy on the one hand and one's husband and good name on the other; (fig.) to be between the horns of a dilemma. ̃কান্তি a. having a dark yet very sweet complexion. ̃বর্ণ n. cloudlike colour; dark blue or bottle-green colour; green or dark colour; jet black colour; dark yet very sweet complexion. a. same as শ্যাম (a.). ̃ল (poet.) ̃র a. same as শ্যাম (a.). fem.শ্যামলা । শ্যামলা বসুন্ধরা the (mother) earth green with crops and vegetation. ̃লতা, ̃লিমা n. the state of having cloud-like or dark blue or bottle-green or green or dark colour or a dark yet very sweet complexion. ̃লী a. (loos.) fem. of ̃ল । n. a pet name for a dark-coloured cow. ̃সুন্দর n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); a small bird of the munia family, the blackheaded munia. ̃ক, শ্যামা1 variants of শ্যামাক । শ্যামা2 a. fem. of শ্যাম (a.). n. (rhet.) an uncommonly beautiful woman having a dazzlingly bright cream-coloured complexion, who is very pleasant to touch; Goddess Kali কালী; a song-bird of the thrush-family, the shama; an evergreen creeper. শ্যামাক n. a kind of wild paddy. শ্যামাঙ্গ a. dark-complexioned. fem. শ্যামাঙ্গ, শ্যামাঙ্গী, শ্যামাঙ্গিনী । শ্যামাপোকা n. a green-coloured winged insect found in late autumn. শ্যামায়মান a. getting dark, darkening, getting or becoming bottlegreen, or green. 102)

(p. 999) sāta seven. সাত খুন মাফ (fig.) condonation of every failing or offence, act of keeping one's eyes closed to all failings or offences of a particular person. esp. a favourite. সাত চড়ে রা না বেরোনো (fig.) the practice of taking every insult or oppression lying down, extreme meekness or inertia. সাত নকলে আসল খাস্তা (fig.) repeated imitation makes the original lose its identity. সাত সমুদ্র তেরো নদীর পার (in folk tales) a place where a human being can hardly go, (cp.) a place at the end of the world or beyond the corners of the world. সাতেও নেই পাঁচেও নেই (fig.) having no concern with, perfectly disinterested or aloof. সাতই n. the seventh day of a month, the seventh. a. (of the days of a month) seventh. ̃কান্ড a. consisting of or divided into seven cantos; lengthy. adv. in detail, at great length (সাতকান্ড বলা বা শোনা). সাতকান্ড রামায়ণ (fig.) a lengthy or detailed narrative or account. ̃চল্লিশ n. & a. forty-seven. ˜জন্মে adv. (ever) in the long past or future. ̃তাড়াতাড়ি adv. with an excessive haste, much too hastily. ̃নরি a. having seven tiers or strings (সাতনরি হার). ̃নলা a. seven-barrelled (সাতনলা বন্দুক). ̃-পাঁচ a. many and diverse. adv. about this and that. (সাত-পাঁচ ভাবা). ̃পুরুষ n. seven generations upwards or downwards; the long past or future. ̃ষট্টি n. & a. sixty-seven. ˜সকাল n. very early morning. ̃সতেরো n. miscellany; a variety. 81)