(p. 7) agni fire; the fire-god; digestive power; hunger; burning; affliction (শোকাগ্নি). ̃কণা n. a spark. ̃কর্তা n.& a. one who performs the rite of singeing the mouth of the deceased at cremation. ˜কর্ম n. the rite of agnihotra (অগ্নিহোত্র); cremation of the dead. ̃কল্প a. fire-like; fiery; extremely hot; extremely severe or violent; terribly angry, furious. ̃কাণ্ড n. a great fire, a conflagration. ̃কুণ্ডু n. a pit in which a fire is made or a pit full of fire, a firepit; a furnace. ̃কোণ n. the south-east. ̃ক্রিয়া same as ̃কর্ম । ̃গর্ভ a. impregnated with fire, containing fire; fiery; impetuous (অগ্নিগর্ভ বক্তৃতা). ̃চূর্ণ, ̃চূর্ণক n. gun-powder, explosive substance. ̃জিতা n. fem. a woman who has passed successfully through an ordeal by fire. ̃তপ্ত a. heated with fire; as hot as fire. ̃তুল্য a. fire-like; fiery; furious. ̃দগ্ধ a. burnt; consumed by fire. ̃দাতা n. & a. one who sets fire to anything; one who singes the mouth of the dead at cremation. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. act of setting fire to; act of singeing the mouth of the dead at cremation. ̃দাহ n. a conflagration, combustion, the heat of fire. ̃দাহ্য a. combustible. ̃দীপক a. causing or promoting fire or hunger or digestion. ̃দীপ্ত a. illuminated or brightened with fire. ̃দেব, ̃দেবতা n. the god of fire, the firegod. ̃পক্ক a. cooked with fire; hardened in fire (অগ্নিপক্ক ইট). ̃পরীক্ষা n. an ordeal by fire (esp. the one which Sita of the Ramayana passed through); (fig.) a crucial test, an extremely dangerous or unsafe test (cp. baptism of fire). ̃প্রবেশ n. act of mounting or falling on a burning pyre. ̃প্রভ a. glowing as fire. ̃প্রভা n. glow of fire. ̃প্রস্তর n. flint. ̃বর্ণ a. red as fire; crimson. ̃বর্ধক a. promoting fire or hunger or digestion. ̃বাণ n. a fire-emitting mythical arrow. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. promotion or stimulation of appetite or digestion. ̃বৃষ্টি n. a shower of fire (esp. from the sky, instead of rain); a spell of scorching heat; discharge or firing of gun. ̃মন্ত্র n. any formula of words or spell that makes one determined to achieve an extremely difficult or dangerous end; the doctrine of revolution or terrorism. ̃মন্ত্রে দীক্ষা initiation in the cult of armed agitation or revolution. ̃ময় a. full of fire. ̃মান্দ্য n. loss of appetite; indigestion. ̃মূর্তি a. extremely angry or haughty, furious. n. furious appearance or state. ̃মূল্য a. extremely costly; unpurchasably dear. ̃যুগ n. the age or times of revolution. ̃শর্মা a. extremely angry, furious, livid with rage. n. a furious person, a spitfire. ̃শিখা n. the flame of fire, the flame. ̃শুদ্ধ a. purified by burning in fire; sanctified by undergoing rigorous penance. ̃শুদ্ধি n. purification by burning in fire; sanctification by undergoing rigorous penance. ̃সংস্কার n. cremation by burning the dead. ̃সখ n. the wind. ̃সত্কার n. cremation by burning the dead. ̃সহ a. fire-proof. ̃সহ ইট fire-brick. ̃সহ মৃত্তিকা fire-clay. ̃সাত্ a. completely consumed by fire. ̃সেবন n. act of warming up oneself in the heat of fire. ̃স্ফুলিঙ্গ n. a spark. ̃হোত্র n. the Hindu rite of maintaining the sacred fire perpetually. ̃হোত্রী n. one who maintains the sacred fire perpetually and worships with it. 8)

(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. 133) āhāra eating; food; a meal. আহার ও বাসস্হান food and lodging, bed and board. আহার করা v. to eat; to eat a meal, to dine. আহার দেওয়া v. to give food; to feed. ̃দাতা n. one who gives food; a feeder; (fig.) a maintainer. fem. ̃দাত্রী । আহারনিদ্রা ত্যাগ করা to give up eating and sleeping (when one is troubled with anxiety or misgiving). ̃বিহার n. dinner or food and enjoyment. আহারান্ত n. termination of dinner or eating. আহারাভাব n. want of food; starvation; shortage or scarcity of food. আহারার্থ adv. for dining or eating. আহারার্থী a. seeking food or dinner. আহারী a. one who eats, eating; voracious. 46)

(p. 150) utsāha zeal, ardour, enthusiasm; impetus; encouragement; perseverance; interest. উত্সাহ দেওয়া v. to encourage; to enthuse. ̃ক, ̃দায়ক a. one who encourages or inspires; encouraging; enthusiastic. fem. ̃দায়িনী । ̃দাতা n. an encourager. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃ন n. encouragement; act of enthusing. উত্সাহনীয় a. worthy of being encouraged, deserving encouragement. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. increase of enthusiasm or energy.̃ভঙ্গ n. loss of enthusiasm; callousness.̃সহকারে adv. enthusiastically, zealously. উত্সাহিত a. encouraged; enthused. fem. উত্সাহিতা । উত্সাহী a. zealous, enthusiastic; persevering; energetic. 36)

(p. 389) janma birth, nativity; generation; origination; production; life (জন্ম কাটা); life-time. জন্ম দেওয়া v. to give birth (to), to beget; to procreate, to originate; to generate; to produce. জন্ম নেওয়া v. to take one's birth, to be born; to originate; to come into existence; to be produced; to evolve. ̃-এয়স্ত্রী, ̃-এয়তি n. & a. fem. one who is outlived by her husband. ˜কুণ্ডলী n. (astrol.) a horoscope; nativity. ̃গত a. pertaining to birth or birthtime, natal, innate, bred in the bone; congenital. গ্রহণ n. taking one's birth; nativity; origination. জন্মগ্রহণ করা same as জন্ম নেওয়া । ̃ঘটিত a. caused by or pertaining to one's birth; natal. ̃-জন্মান্তর n. the present life and the lives following (and also preceding). ̃তিথি n. one's lunar birthday; (loos. & pop.) birthday. ˜তিথিপালন, ̃তিথি-উত্সব n. birth-anniversary. ̃দ, ̃দাতা n. a father, a begetter, a progenitor; an originator; a producer. fem. ̃দা, ̃দাত্রী a. mother, a progenitrix; an originator; a producer. ̃দান n. procreation; origination; production. জন্মদান করা v. to procreate, to beget; to give birth to; to generate, to produce. ̃দিন ̃দিবস n. birthday. ̃দুঃখী a. ever miserable, ever distressed, suffering for ever, born to suffer. ̃নক্ষত্র n. the star or planet under which a person is born, the natal star. ̃নিয়ন্ত্রণ n. birth-control. ̃পত্র, ̃পত্রিকা n. a horoscope. ̃পরিগ্রহ same as ̃গ্রহণ । ̃বৃত্তান্ত n. an account of one's birth. ̃ভূমি n. native land, fatherland, motherland: birth-place. ̃মাস n. the month in which one is born, the month of one's birth. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the zodiacal sign of nativity. ̃শোধ adv. for the last time in one's life, once for all. ̃সংক্রান্ত a. relating to birth or nativity, natal. ̃স্হান n. place of one's birth. জন্মে জন্মে at every birth; for ever. জন্মের মতো same as ̃শোধ । 17)

(p. 481) daṇḍa2 a rod, a mace, a club, a staff, a stick, a pole, a sceptre; a pestle; a mallet; a churning stick; a maulstick; a ramrod; a rudder; anything resembling a rod; a measure of length (=4 cubits); punishment, penalty; a sentence (প্রাণদণ্ড); a fine (অর্থদণ্ড); a loss (ব্যবসায়ে টাকা দণ্ড); government or statemanship, any form or policy of government (সামদানভেদদণ্ড); a war or battle; an army or column (দণ্ডনায়ক). ̃কর্তা n. one who is empowered to punish; a punisher; a governor or ruler; a judge. fem. ̃কর্ত্রী ।̃কাক n. the god of death or Yama (যম) in the guise of a crow; jackdaw, a raven. ̃গ্রহণ n. acceptance of or submission to punishment; act of taking to asceticism. দণ্ডগ্রহণ করা v. to accept punishment, to submit to punishment, to kiss the rod; to take to asceticism, to renounce the world. ̃চুম্বক n. a bar magnet. ̃দাতা n. an inflicter of punishment, a scourger. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. infliction of punishment; an award of a sentence of punishment. দণ্ডদান করা, দণ্ড দেওয়া v. to punish; to sentence to punishment, to award a sentence of punishment. ̃ধর n. a king; a ruler or governor; a name of Yama (যম) the god of death and punisher of sinners. a. sceptred; armed with or bearing a staff. ̃ধারী a. armed with or bearing a staff; sceptred. n. king; an ascetic. ̃ন n. act of punishing or infliction of punishment, punishment. ̃নায়ক n. a commanderin-chief; an army commander; one empowered to punish, a punisher, a scourger. ̃নীতি n. principles of government; political economy, politics; principles regulating punishment, penal system. ̃নীয় a. punishable. fem. ̃নীয়া । ̃পাণি same as দন্ডধর । ̃প্রদান same as দন্ডদান । ̃পাল, ̃পালক n. a gatekeeper, a porter (fem. porteress, portress), a janitor (fem. janitrix, janitress). ̃বিধাতা same as ̃দাতা fem. ̃বিধাত্রী । ̃বিধান n. award or determination of punishment; the penal code. ̃বিধি n. the penal code; the criminal or penal procedure; a criminal or penal law. ̃মুণ্ড n. all sorts of punishments ranging from the most lenient ones to capital punishment. দণ্ডমুণ্ডের কর্তা one who has the absolute power of punishing; a king; an absolute ruler or master; a judge. ̃যোগ্য a. punishable. ̃স্বরুপ adv. by way of punishment, as a penalty. 23)

(p. 492) dātrī of দাতা । 28)

(p. 529) dhana money (ধনবিজ্ঞান); riches, wealth (ধনসম্পদ); treasure (গুপ্তধন); a highly valued thing (মাতৃস্নেহ পরম ধন); a dearly loved person or thing, a darling (আদরের ধন); (math.) the plus sign. ̃কুবের n. a man as wealthy as the god of wealth, an extremely or fabulously rich man, a millionaire, a billionaire. ̃ক্ষয় n. loss or waste of money; impoverishment. ̃গর্ব, ̃গৌরব n. insolence from wealth. ̃গর্বী a. insolent from wealth, arrogant through wealth, purse-proud. ̃চিন্তা n. eagerness or anxiety about how to acquire wealth, concern for acquisition of wealth or property; Mammonism. ̃চিহ্ন n. (math.) a plus sign. ̃জন n. wealth and one's own people, men and money. ̃তন্ত্র, ̃তন্ত্রবাদ, ̃তান্ত্রিকতা n. capitalism. ̃তান্ত্রিক, ̃তন্ত্রবাদী a. capitalistic, capitalist. n. a capitalist. ̃তৃষ্ণা, ̃তৃষা n. thirst or great desire for wealth; avarice, cupidity. ̃দ n. one who or that which gives wealth, money-giving. a. an appellation of Kuvera (কুবের) the god of wealth, (cp.) Plutus, Mammon: ̃দা a. fem. of ধনদ । n. an appellation of Lakshmi (লক্ষী) the presiding goddess of wealth. ̃দাতা a. one who gives money or wealth. fem. ধনদাত্রী । ̃দান n. act of giving money or wealth (esp. in charity). ̃দাস n. one who is ready to undergo all sorts of humiliation and privation for the sake of money-making; a hateful servant of Mammon; an extremely avaricious man; an inveterate miser. ̃দৃপ্ত a. arrogant through possession of vast wealth, purseproud. ̃দেবতা n. the god of wealth; Kuvera (̃কুবের), (cp.) Plutus, Mammon. ̃দৌলত same as ধনসম্পত্তি । ̃ধান্য n. wealth and crops, abundance of wealth or affluence. ̃ধন্যপূর্ণ a. full of wealth and food; full of milk and honey; affluent. ̃নিয়োগ same as ধনবিনিয়োগ । ̃পতি n. the god of wealth; Kuvera (কুবের), (cp.) Plutus, Mammon; an extremely rich man. ̃পিপাসা same as ধনতৃষ্ণা । ̃পিশাচ n. one who is ready to do any heinous act for the sake of money; a sordid miser. ̃পূর্ণ a. replete with wealth. ̃বন্টন n. distribution or apportionment of wealth. ̃বতী fem. of ধনবান । ̃বত্তা n. opulence. ̃বান a. opulent, wealthy, rich. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. economics. ̃বিনিয়োগ n. investment of money. ধনবিনিয়োগ করা v. to invest money. ̃বিভাগ n. divison of money or wealth; distribution or apportionment of property. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. multiplication or increase or growth of wealth. ̃ভাগ্য n. (chiefly astrol.) luck for earning money. ̃ভাণ্ডার n. a treasury; a (public) fund. ̃মত্ত same as ধনগর্বী । ̃মদ same as ধনগর্ব । ̃মান n. wealth and honour or dignity. ̃রক্ষা n. safe keeping or preservation of wealth. ̃রত্ন same as ধনদৌলত । ̃রাশি n. (math.) a positive quantity. ̃লক্ষ্মী n. the goddess of wealth. ̃লালসা, ̃লিপ্সা, ̃লোভ n. greed for wealth, avarice, cupidity. ̃লিপ্সু, ̃লুব্ধ, ̃লোভী a. greedy of wealth, avaricious. ̃শালী a. wealthy, rich, moneyed, affluent, opulent. ̃শালিতা n. wealthiness, affluence. ̃শ্রী n. an Indian musical mode. ̃সঞ্চয় n. accumulation or saving of money or wealth. ̃সম্পত্তি, ̃সম্পদ n. wealth and property, riches and wealth. ̃হীন a. poor, indigent. fem. ধনহীনা । 12)

(p. 649) piṇḍa a lump; a conglomerated mass; (loos.) anything ball-shaped, a ball; food offering to the manes of forefathers; a lump of food; the body (as a conglomerated mass of পঞ্চভূত or the five elements). ̃খর্জুর, (coll.) পিণ্ডে খেজুর n. dates preserved in lumps, lump-dates. ̃দ, ̃দাতা a. scripturally authorized to give food-offering to the manes; giving food-offering to the manes; providing with food. n. such a man. fem. পিণ্ডদা, পিণ্ডদাত্রী । ̃দান n. the sacrament of food-offering to the manes. পিণ্ডদান করা v. to offer food to the manes. ̃লোপ n. extinction or absence of persons or descendants authorized to offer food to one's manes; extinction of one's line of descent. ̃শরীর n. the body (as a conglomerated mass of পঞ্চভূত or five elements). 15)

(p. 692) prāṇa life; the first of the five vital airs (namely, প্রাণ অপান সমান উদান and ব্যান) or these five airs collectively; lifebreath; breath; heart, earnest desire ('প্রাণ চায় চক্ষু না চায়'); vitality, vigour, vivacity (কাজে প্রাণ নেই); (in endearment) an extremely beloved person. প্রাণ ওষ্ঠাগত হওয়া v. (rare) to feel like dying; (fig. & pop.) to be extremely harassed or troubled or irritated. প্রাণ খোলা v. to open one's heart, to speak out one's heart. প্রাণ থাকা v. to remain alive. প্রাণ দেওয়া same as প্রাণদান করা । প্রাণ নেওয়া v. to kill; to torture almost to the point of killing. প্রাণ পাওয়া same as প্রাণলাভ হওয়া । প্রাণ বাঁচা same as প্রাণরক্ষা হওয়া । প্রাণ বাঁচানো same as প্রাণরক্ষা করা । প্রাণ বার করা v. to make one out of breath, to exasperate beyond endurance. প্রাণ বার হওয়া, প্রাণ যাওয়া v. to breathe one's last; to become out of breath; to be exasperated. প্রাণ নেওয়া v. to take one's life; to kill. প্রাণ হারানো v. to lose one's life, to die; to be killed. ̃কৃষ্ণ n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) who is regarded by a devotee or a lover as dear as life; (fig.) a favourite or lover as dear as one's life. ̃খোলা a. open-hearted, frank, candid, hearty. ̃গত a. lying in one's heart of hearts; inmost; sincere. ̃গতিক a. concerning one's life or living; bodily, physical. ̃ঘাতী a. life-killing; murderous; deadly, fatal. ̃চঞ্চল a. lively, sprightly, vivacious. ̃চাঞ্চল্য n. liveliness, vivaciousness, sprightliness. ̃ত্যাগ n. death. প্রাণত্যাগ করা v. to die. ̃দ a. life-giving; animating, invigorating; resuscitant; life-saving. ̃দন্ড n. death sentence, a lifer, capital punishment. প্রাণদন্ড দেওয়া v. to sentence (one) to death, to award capital punishment. প্রাণদা fem. of ̃দ । ̃দাতা n. a giver of life; an animator, an invigorator; a resuscitant, a resuscitator. fem. প্রাণদাত্রী । ̃দান n. infusion of life (into); animation; invigoration; resuscitation; saving of life. ̃দান করা v. to infuse life (into); to give life (to); to animate, to invigorate; to give back one's life, to resuscitate; to save one's life; to sacrifice one's life, to give up one's life. ̃দায়ক same as প্রাণদ । fem. প্রাণদায়িকা । ̃ধারণ n. act of living; sustenance of oneself. প্রাণধারণ করা v. to live; to sustain oneself. ̃নাথ same as প্রাণেশ্বর । ̃নাশ same as প্রাণবধ । ̃নাশক same as প্রাণঘাতী । ̃পণ n. resolve of doing something even at the cost of one's life. ̃পণে adv. staking one's life, even at the cost of one's life. ̃পতি same as প্রাণেশ্বর । ̃পাখি n. the bird of life imprisoned in the cage of the body; life; life-breath. প্রণপাত করা v. to wreck or lay down or sacrifice one's life; to strain all one's energies. ̃পূর্ণ same as প্রাণবন্ত । ̃প্রতিম a. resembling life; as dear as life. ̃প্রতিমা n. the idol of one's life; a woman or girl as dear as one's life. ̃প্রতিষ্ঠা n. the rite of investing an idol with life, (cp.) consecration; infusion of life (into), activization (as of an organization). প্রাণ প্রতিষ্ঠা করা v. (eccl.) to invest (an idol) with life, to consecrate; to infuse life into (an organization); to activize. ̃প্রদ same as প্রাণদ । ̃প্রিয় a. as dear as life; an object of deep affection; dearer than life. ̃বঁধু n. a lover as dear as one's life, a sweetheart. ̃বধ n. killing or slaying, manslaughter. প্রাণবধ করা v. to kill, to slay, to take a life. ̃বন্ত a. living, alive; animate; lively; vivacious. sprightly; cordial, genial; volatile, active. ̃বন্ততা n. the state of being alive or living; animation; liveliness, vivacity, sprightliness; cordiality, geniality, volatility, fullness of activity. ̃বল্লভ same as প্রাণেশ্বর । ̃বান same as প্রাণচঞ্চল । ̃বায়ু n. life-breath; the first of the five vital airs (namely প্রাণ অপান, সমান, উদান and ব্যান) or all these airs collectively. প্রাণবায়ু বার হওয়া v. to breathe one's last, to die. ̃বিয়োগ n. death. প্রাণবিয়োগ হওয়া v. to die. ̃বিসর্জন n. sacrifice of one's life. প্রাণবিসর্জন দেওয়া v. to sacrifice one's life. ̃ভয় n. fear of losing one's life, fear of life. ̃ভয়ে adv. for fear of life. ̃ময় a. same as প্রাণবন্ত, and also—the sole object of one's life. fem. প্রাণময়ী । প্রাণময় কোষ (Hindu phil.) the life-cell of the body. প্রাণরক্ষা করা v. to save one's life; to sustain. প্রাণরক্ষা হওয়া v. to be saved from death; to be saved; to sustain oneself. ̃লাভ n. act of coming or coming back to life. প্রাণলাভ করা v. to come or come back to life. ̃শূন্য a. lifeless; inanimate; lacking in liveliness or vivacity or sprightliness, dull, lacking in cordiality or geniality, cold, inactive, lethargic; callous. ̃সংকট same as প্রাণসংশয় । ̃সংশয় n. possibility of losing one's life, risk or hazard or peril of one's life. ̃সংহার same as প্রাণবধ । ̃সখা n. a bosom friend. ̃সঞ্চার same as প্রাণদান । ̃সম a. equal to life. ̃হন্তা n. a slayer, a killer; a murderer (fem. a murderess). fem. ̃হন্ত্রী । ̃হর, ̃হারক, ̃হারী same as প্রাণঘাতী । fem. ̃হরা, ̃হারিকা, ̃হারিণী । ̃হীন same as প্রাণশূন্য । প্রাণাত্যয় n. destruction or loss of life, death; time of death or of loss of life. প্রাণাধিক a. dearer than one's life. fem. প্রাণাধিকা । প্রাণান্ত n. termination of life, death. প্রাণান্তকর a. causing death or termination of life; (fig.) extremely toilsome or causing extreme suffering. প্রাণান্ত পরিচ্ছেদ n. that which ends in or extends up to death; (fig.) extreme toil or suffering. প্রাণান্ত-পরিশ্রম n. extremely toilsome work, hard toil (likely to cost a person his life.) প্রাণেশ, প্রাণেশ্বর n. the lord of one's life; a husband; a lover. প্রাণেশ্বরী n. fem. the mistress of one's life; a wife; a ladylove, a sweetheart. প্রাণোত্সর্গ n. sacrifice of one's life. প্রাণোত্সর্গ করা v. to sacrifice one's life. 30)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 756) bijñāpana notification, announcement; a notice, a circular, a bill, a placard, an official bulletin, an advertisement; petitioning, supplication; a petition. বিজ্ঞাপন দেওয়া n. to advertise; to notify, to announce; to bill. ̃দাতা n. an advertiser. fem. ̃দাত্রী । বিজ্ঞাপনীয় a. fit to be notified or announced or advertised; fit to be petitioned for. 9)

(p. 758) bidyā learning; erudition; scholarship; skill; a subject of study (সর্ববিদ্যাবিশারদ); a science (পদার্থবিদ্যা); an art (জাদুবিদ্যা, চুরিবিদ্যা); philosophy. বিদ্যার জাহাজ a prodigy of learning; (cp.) a walking encyclopaedia. বিদ্যার বহর (facet.) range of knowledge, extent of learning. ̃গম n. acquirement of learning. ̃চর্চা n. culture or cultivation of learning; practice of learning; acquisition of knowledge. ̃দাতা n. a teacher; a preceptor (fem. a preceptress), a guru. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. imparting of knowledge or learning. বিদ্যাদান করা v. to teach; to impart learning gratuitously. ̃দেবী n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of learning. ̃ধন n. knowledge conceived as wealth. ̃ধর n. one of an order of demi-gods famous for their personal beauty and skill in music. fem. ̃ধরী । ̃নিধি n. an ocean of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যানুরাগ n. love of learning, attachment to learning. বিদ্যানুরাগী a. fond of or attached to learning. fem. বিদ্যানুরাগিণী । বিদ্যানুশীলন same as ̃চর্চা । বিদ্যানুশীলন করা v. to cultivate learning or a science; to study. ̃পীঠ n. a centre of learning; an academy; a school. ̃বতী fem. of বিদ্যাবান ।̃বত্তা n. possession of learning, scholarship. ̃বল n. power or force of learning. ̃বান a. learned. ̃বিনোদ n. delight of Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী): a title conferred on a scholar. ̃বিশারদ a. vastly learned. n. a title conferred on a scholar. ̃ব্যবসায়ী a. & n. one who teaches professionally. ˜ভূষণ n. an ornament of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যাভ্যাস same as বিদ্যাচর্চা । বিদ্যাভ্যাস করা v. to learn an art or science; to study; to learn one's lessons. ̃মন্দির, বিদ্যায়তন n. a temple of learning; a school. ̃রত্ন n. a jewel of learning; a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যারম্ভ n. initiation into one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যারম্ভ করা v. to commence one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যার্জন same as বিদ্যালাভ । বিদ্যার্থী a. desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) engaged in studies. n. one who is desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) a student, a scholar, a pupil, fem. বিদ্যার্থিনী । ̃লব্ধ a. gained or earned by learning. ̃লয় n. a school; an academy; (rare) a college; an institution; an institute; a seminary. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির দিন a school holiday. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির সময় closing time of a school; school vacation. বিদ্যালয়ের সময় school time; school hours. ̃লাভ n. acquisition of learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যালাভ করা v. to acquire learning; to receive education, to have one's education. ̃শিক্ষা n. learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যাশিক্ষা করা v. to learn; to receive education. ̃শূন্য a. unlearned, uneducated; ignorant. ̃সাগর same as বিদ্যানিধি ।̃হীন same as বিদ্যাশূন্য । fem. বিদ্যাহীনা । 17)

(p. 781) buddhi understanding; discernment, judgment; gumption; sagacity; intelligence; intellect; talent; counsel, advice; a device or scheme; propensity, tendency (পাপবুদ্ধি). বুদ্ধি করা v. to plan, to scheme; to consult or confer with. বুদ্ধি খাটানো v. to apply tact and ingenuity, to have recourse to a contrivance. বুদ্ধি দেওয়া v. to advise, to counsel. বুদ্ধি নেওয়া v. to take counsel or advice of. বুদ্ধি হারানো v. to be at one's wit's end; to lose one's senses; to become rash or injudicious. বুদ্ধির ঢেঁকি (fig.) an utterly foolish or stupid person, a dunce. ̃গম্য a. comprehensible; intelligible; conceivable. ̃জীবী a. earning one's livelihood by means of one's intellect; (loos.) intellectual. n. an intellectual. বুদ্ধিজীবী সম্প্রদায় the intelligentsia. ̃দাতা n. an adviser, a counsellor. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃নাশ same as ̃ভ্রংশ ̃বিকাশ n. growth of intelligence or understanding. ̃বৃত্তি n. the faculty of understanding, intellect; sense, wit; reasoning, discernmeat, judgment. ̃বৃত্তিমূলক a. intellectual; rational. ̃ভ্রংশ n. loss or impairment of intellect, mental unhingement; folly; bewilderment; mental distraction; loss or corruption of senses. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. mentally unhinged; one with intellect impaired; bewildered; mentally distracted; out of one's senses; foolish, stupid. ̃মতী fem. of বুদ্ধিমান । ̃মত্তা n. intellectuality; intelligence; talent; sagacity. ̃মান a. intelligent; talented; sagacious; shrewd; intellectual. ̃হীন a. unintelligent; stupid, foolish. fem. ̃হীনা । ̃হীনতা n. stupidity, foolishness; a folly. বুদ্ধীন্দ্রিয় n. the organ of cognition, the mind, a sense-organ. 3)

(p. 839) mantraṇa, mantraṇā (usu. private) discussion, conference; consultation; counsel, advice; designing; a design; instigation; an intrigue. মন্ত্রণা করা v. to discuss or confer (usu. in private); to consult; to design, to play; to intrigue. মন্ত্রণাগৃহ n. a private room or house for consultation; privy-council, a cabinet; a council chamber. মন্ত্রণাদাতা n. an adviser; a counsellor; an instigator. fem. মন্ত্রণাদাত্রী । মন্ত্রণাপরিষদ n. advisory council. মন্ত্রণাভবন same as মন্ত্রণাগৃহ । 15)

(p. 867) mukti (theol.) salvation, nirvana; freedom from earthly attachments; release; extrication, deliverance; discharge (জ্যা-মুক্তি); acquittal; loosening; recovery (রোগমুক্তি); unbolting, opening; freedom from obstruction or restrictions; unsheathing (কোষমুক্তি); delivery from or of (গর্ভমুক্তি); rescue; liberation; relief (ভয়মুক্তি); emancipation (নারীজাতির মুক্তি); end or termination (গ্রহণমুক্তি). মুক্তি দেওয়া same as মুক্ত করা (see মুক্ত) except in the last sense. মুক্তি পাওয়া v. to attain salvation; to gain freedom; to be set free, to be released or freed; to be extricated; to be discharged; to be acquitted; to be loosened, to be let loose; to be cured, to recover; to be unbolted; to be freed from obstruction or restrictions; to be unsheathed; to be delivered from or of; to be rescued; to be liberated; to become independent or free; to be emancipated. ̃দ, ̃দাতা a. & n. one who gives salvation or frees or releases or extricates or acquits or lets loose or cures or rescues or liberates or relieves or emancipates. fem. ˜দা, দাত্রী । ̃দান n. giving salvation; freeing; releasing; extrication or deliverance; acquittal; curing; rescuing; liberating; relieving; emancipating. ̃নামা, ̃পত্র n. a deed of release; a deed of reconveyance; a passport; a permit. ̃পণ n. ransom. ̃ফৌজ, ̃সেনা n. an army of liberation; the Salvation Army. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a war of liberation. ̃লাভ n. attainment of salvation; attainment of freedom; release; extrication or deliverance; acquittal; recovery; rescue; liberation, relief. ̃স্নান n. ceremonial bathing (esp. in a river) on termination of an eclipse. 42)

(p. 882) mōkṣa (theol.) release from the world or from the influence of nature, eternal emancipation, final beatitude, nirvana, salvation of the soul; rescue; death; release (গ্রহণমোক্ষ). ̃ণ n. freeing or rescuing or releasing or discharging, emancipation from bondage, redemption, bleeding or letting or shedding or removing or wiping. মোক্ষণ করা v. to free, to rescue, to release; to discharge; to bleed, to let blood; to shed; to remove; to wipe. ̃দ a. giving final beatitude or salvation of the soul, redeeming the soul. fem. ̃দা, ̃দাতা a. same as মোক্ষদ । n. a giver of eternal emancipation, a redeemer of the soul. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দায়ক same as মোক্ষদ । fem. ̃দায়িকা, ̃দায়িনী । ̃ধাম n. the abode of the blessed dead, heaven, (cp.) Elysium. মোক্ষলাভ করা v. to attain eternal salvation or bliss. 5)

(p. 890) yukti joining, union, unification, federation, amalgamation; (rare) juncture, junction, a cause, a reason; argument or judgment; logic; deliberation; consultation; counsel, advice; a plan, a scheme. যুক্তি আঁটা, যুক্তি করা v. to consult, to confer; to intrigue together; to deliberate on; to plan, to scheme. ̃দাতা n. a counsellor, an adviser. fem. ̃দাত্রী । যুক্তি দেওয়া v. to give counsel, to advise. যুক্তি দেখানো v. to show cause; to argue, to adduce reason. যুক্তি নেওয়া v. to take counsel or advice. ̃পূর্বক adv. having planned (that); after conferring (with); with due deliberation; supported by reasons. যুক্তি প্রদর্শন করা same as যুক্তি দেখানো । ̃বাদী a. rationalistic, freethinking; amenable to reason, reasonable; (loos.) rational. যুক্তিবাদী লোক a rationalist, a freethinker; a reasonable person. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. unreasonable; irrational. ̃যুক্ত, ̃সংগত, ̃সম্মত, ̃সহ a. conforming to or supported by reason, reasonable; logical; advisable. ̃শাস্ত্র n. logic. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. unreasonable, irrational; groundless, causeless. 54)

(p. 944) śikṣā learning; study; practice; education; teaching; instruction; a precept; a moral; a lesson; training; (sarcas.) a bitter lesson, punishment. শিক্ষা করা v. to learn; to study; to practise. শিক্ষা দেওয়া v. to teach; to educate; to school; to instruct; to train; (sarcas.) to reprove or punish severely, to teach one a lesson. শিক্ষা পাওয়া v. to receive instruction or training or education; (sarcas.) to receive reproof or punishment, to be taught a lesson. উচ্চশিক্ষা n. higher education. উচ্চমাধ্যমিকশিক্ষা higher secondary education. কলেজি শিক্ষা college education. কারিগরি শিক্ষা technical training. ̃অধিকর্তা n. the Director of Public Instruction, the Director of Education. ̃গুরু n. a teacher; a trainer, an instructor; a preceptor, a guru; an initiator. ̃গ্রহণ করা v. to receive education or training or instruction. ̃দাতা same as শিক্ষক fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান করা same as শিক্ষা দেওয়া । ̃দীক্ষা n. secular and regular education and training; education and culture. ̃ধিকার the Education Directorate. ̃ধীন a. under training, apprenticed; receiving education; studying (under), being taught (by). ̃নবিশ n. an apprentice; an understudy; a novice, a probationer. ̃নবিশি n. apprenticeship; noviciate, novitiate. ̃নবিশি করা v. to serve apprenticeship; to study under. ̃পর্ষত্ n. an education board. ̃পীঠ n. a seat of learning. ̃প্রণালী n. a system or method of education or teaching or training. ̃প্রদ a. educative; didactic; instructive. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. trained; educated. ̃বিভাগ n. the Education Department. ̃বিস্তার n. spread of education. বিস্তার করা v. to spread education. ̃ব্রতী n. an educationist; one who has dedicated his life to the cause of education. ̃মন্ত্রক n. the Ministry of Education. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the Minister of Education. ̃মূলক a. educational. ̃র্থী a. desirous of learning; seeking education or instruction or training. n. a learner; a student, a pupil; an apprentice, an understudy, a novice; a trainee. ̃লাভ কর same as শিক্ষা পাওয়া । ̃সংস্কার n. educational reforms. ̃সচিব n. an education secretary. ̃সমিতি n. a council of education. ̃সম্বন্ধীয় a. educational. 35)

(p. 1004) sāntanā consolation; solace. সান্তনা দেওয়া v. to console, to solace. ̃কারী, ̃দাতা a. & n. one who consoles. fem. ˜কারিণী, ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. (act of giving) consolation. ̃দায়ক, ̃প্রদ a. consolatory, consoling, solacing. ̃বাক্য n. consolatory speech or words. 30)

(p. 1012) siddhi performance, accomplishment; realization, attainment; success; attainment of proficiency or skill or knowledge; attainment of divine grace; divine grace attainable through austere religious practice; spiritual salvation; leaves and shoots of hemp, bhang. সিদ্ধি খাওয়া v. to chew and swallow bhang; to drink a beverage of pulped bhang. সিদ্ধি ঘোঁটা v. to stir pulped bhang in milk, coconut-milk etc. in order to make a beverage. সিদ্ধির শরবত a beverage made by mixing pulped bhang with milk, coconut-milk etc. ̃দ a. one who grants success or gratifies another's desire. ̃দাতা a. same as সিদ্ধিদ n. Lord Ganesha (গণেশ). fem. a. সিদ্ধিদাত্রী । সিদ্ধিলাভ করা v. to succeed (in), to become successful; to attain proficiency or skill or knowledge; to attain divine grace through austere religious practice. সিদ্ধেশ্বরী n. fem. a Hindu goddess. 26)

(p. 1030) stanya breast-milk, mother's milk. ̃জীবী same as স্তন্যপায়ী । ̃দাত্রী a. suckling. n. a mother; a wet-nurse, স্তন্যদান করা v. to suckle. স্তন্যপান করা v. to suck. ̃পায়ী a. suckling; mammalian. স্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণী a mammal. স্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণীবর্গ the Mammalia. স্তন্যপায়ী শিশু a suckling. 13)