(p. 721) bahu3 many, numerous; much, manifold, diverse; profuse, abundant; long; more than one, poly-, multi-. ̃কষ্টে adv. with great difficulty. ̃কাল n. a long time. বহুকাল ধরে for a long time. for long. বহুকাল পরে after a long time. বহু কাল পূর্বে long ago. ̃কালব্যাপী a. long continued or long-lasting; very old. ̃কেলে a. very old, antique. ̃কেশর a. (bot.) polyandrous. ̃কোষ্ঠ a. (bot.) multilocular. ̃ক্ষণ n. a long while, a long time. ̃গর্ভপত্রী a. (bot.) polycarpellary. ̃গুচ্ছ a. (bot.) polyadelphous. ̃গুণ a. multiplied many times; many times over; many more, much more. ̃জাতিক a. multinational. ̃জ্ঞ a. polymathic, having varied or vast experience. বহুজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি a polymath; a man of varied or vast experience. ̃তর a. many more; too many; too much; diverse, various; manifold; many, numerous; much, profuse. ̃তল a. multi-storeyed. ̃তলক n. (geom.) a polyhedron. ̃তা same as বহুত্ব । ̃ত্ব n. numerousness; muchness; profusion, abundance; excessiveness; diversity. ̃ত্র adv. at or in many or diverse places. ̃দর্শিতা n. varied or wide or vast experience. ̃দর্শী a. having seen much; having varied experience or vast experience. fem. ̃দর্শিনী । ̃দূর a. very far, far-away, far-off, distant. adv. very far, far off, far away, at a great distance. n. a great distance, a far cry. ̃দূরবর্তী a. far-off, remote. ̃ধা adv. in many and diverse modes or methods or ways or directions or parts; diversely; many times. ̃পতিত্ব n. polyandry. ̃পত্মীক a. having many wives, ploygamous. ̃পদ a. (alg.) polynomial; (zoo.) polypod. পদ প্রাণী a ploypod, a multiped. ̃বহুপার্শ্বীয় a. (bot.) multiparous; multilateral. ̃প্রসবিনী a. fem. bearing many children; prolific; fertile. প্রান্তীয় a. parietal. ̃ফলকপত্র n. (bot.) a compound leaf. ̃বচন see বচন । ̃বর্ষজীবী a. (bot.) perennial; (of man) long-lived. ̃বল্লভ n. one beloved of many women; Krishna. (কৃষ্ণ). fem. ̃বল্লভা a woman beloved of many men; a flirt; a prostitute. ̃বিধ a. of many and diverse sorts. ̃বিবাহ polygamy. ̃বিবাহকারী a. polygamous. n. a polygamist. ̃বিবাহকারিণী a. polyandrous. n. a polyandrist. ̃বিস্তীর্ন a. spread over a wide or large area, far-flung. ̃বীজপত্রী (bot.) a. polycotyledon. ̃ব্যয়সাধ্য a. very expensive or costly. ̃ব্যয়ে adv. at a great cost or expense. ̃ব্রীহি n. (gr.) mode of forming compound words (a compound word formed by this mode gives a meaning which neither of the constituent words implies). ̃ভর্তৃক a. having many husbands. ̃ভাগ, ̃ভাগ্য, a. very fortunate. n. a great fortune. ̃ভাষিতা n. speaking many languages; garrulity, talkativeness. ̃ভাষী a. speaking many languages, polyglottic; garrulous, talkative. বহুভাষী ব্যক্তি a polyglot; a garrulous or talkative person. ̃ভুজ a. (geom.) polygonal; (bio.) polypous. n. a polygon; a polyp. ̃ভুজক্ষেত্র n. (geom.) a polygon. ̃ভ্রূণবীজতা n. (bot.) polyembryony. ̃ভ্রূণবীজী a. (bot.) polyembryonic. ̃মত a. highly esteemed; greatly honoured. ̃মান n. high esteem; great honour. ̃মানাস্পদ a. highly esteemed or revered. ̃মুখ a. multifaced; multifarious; multiplex (বহুমুখ টেলিগ্রাফ); (of a school or co-operative society) multipurpose. fem. ̃মুখী । ̃মূত্র n. diabetes. ̃মূত্রগত a.diabetic. ̃মূত্রপীড়িত a. diabetic. ̃মূর্তি a. multiform. মূল্য a.very costly; very precious. ̃যৌগিক a. (bot.) decompound. ̃রাশিক n. (arith.) the double rule of three. ̃রূপ1 a. diverse. multifarious. ̃রূপ2, বহুরূপী a. assuming different forms; polymorphic, multiform. n. the chameleon; an itinerant showman who amuses people by assuming various forms. fem. a. ̃রূপিনী । ̃রূপতা a. polymorphism. ̃শ adv. many times, many a time and oft; in a great measure, to a great extent. ̃শাখ a. having many branches. ̃শাস্ত্রজ্ঞ a. polymathic. ̃বহুশাস্ত্রজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি a polymath. ̃শিরাল a. (bot.) multicostate. ̃শ্রুত a. profoundly or vastly learned, erudite, well-versed in many disciplines. ̃স্বামিক a. having to serve many masters; having many owners. 224)

(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. 1025) sēnā an army, armed forces; a troop of soldiers; a soldier. পশ্চাদ্বর্তী সেনা the rear party of an army, the second echelon. পুরোবর্তী সেনা the advance party of an army, the vanguard; the advance guard. সেনাধিকারিক n. an army officer, a military officer. ̃ধ্যক্ষ, ̃নায়ক n. an army commander, a general; the commander of a troop. ̃নিবাস n. army quarters, barracks; a cantonment; (loos.) a garrison. সেনানিবেশ করা v. to array or station soldiers esp. for a battle. ̃নী n. an army commander, a general; (pop.) the army; the soldiers. ̃পতি n. the commanderin-chief, an army commander, a general; the commander of a troop. প্রধান সেনাপতি the commander-in-chief. ̃পতিত্ব n. office of the commander-in-chief; generalship; command. ̃পতিত্বে adv. under one's command. ̃বাস same as সেনানিবাস । ̃ভঙ্গ n. a stampede, a debacle; defeat or retreat of an army. ̃শিবির n. an army encampment; a cantonment. 21)