(p. 22) adhyakṣa manager; a chief executive; a superintendent, an officer in charge; a principal (of a college or institution); a lord or a master (দুর্গাধ্যক্ষ); a president or speaker (of a legislative assembly). ̃তা n. the post or office or function of a chief executive; superintendentship; superintendence; overlordship or mastership; principalship; presidentship; presidency; speakership. 13)

(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. 46) aparājita undefeated, unbeaten, unconquered. অপরাজিতা a. fem. of অপরাজিত । n. a creeper of the clitoria genus or its flower; (pros.) a Sanskrit metre; an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 8)

(p. 47) aparṇā a woman who has not eaten even a tree-leaf during her penance; an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা).

(p. 63) abhaẏa fearlessness; courage; assurance that no harm shall be done. a. fearless, dauntless; courageous; that which removes fear. অভয় দেওয়া v. to assure that no harm shall come. ̃বাক্য, ̃বাণী n. assurance or pledge of safety or security. অভয়া n. fem. an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 35)

(p. 77) ardha any of two unequal parts (অসম অর্ধ); a half, a moiety. a. half; divided into two parts (অর্ধ বঙ্গ); incomplete, partial (অর্ধাশন). adv. half; incompletely, partially, in part. ̃কথিত a. told in part, half-told. ̃কৃত a. halved; divided into two parts; half-done, partially done, inompletely done. ̃গ্রাস n. (astr.) partial eclipse. ̃ঘন্টা n. half an hour. ̃চন্দ্র n. the crescent moon; (facet.) act of driving out by pushing by the neck, act of beating in this manner. ̃চন্দ্র দেওয়া v. (facet.) to seize (a person) by the neck and drive out by pushing, to beat or thrash in this manner. ̃চন্দ্রাকার, ̃চন্দ্রাকৃতি a. crescent, crescent-shaped. ̃দগ্ধ a. half-burnt. ̃দণ্ড n. twelve minutes (see দণ্ড). ̃নারীশ্বর n. a deity the right half of whose body is that of God Shiva (শিব) whilst the left half is that of Durga (দুর্গা). ̃নমিত a. (of a flag) at half-mast. ̃নিমীলিত a. partially closed, half-shut. ̃পথ n. half the way; the middle of the way. ̃পরিস্ফুট a. half-articulate; indistinct. ̃বয়স্ক a. middle-aged. ̃বৃত্ত n. a semicircle. ̃বৃত্তাকার a. semicircular. ̃ব্যক্ত a. halfrevealed, half-disclosed; half-expressed. ̃ভাগ n. a half part or share; half, a moiety. ̃ভূমণ্ডল n. a hemisphere. ̃মাত্রা n. the half of a quantity or dose or musical metre. ̃মৃত a. half dead; almost dead; more dead than alive; dying. ̃রাত্রি n. one half of the night; midnight. ̃শত n. & a. fifty. ˜শয়ান a. recumbent, reclining. ̃শিক্ষিত a. (usu. dero.) half-educated. ̃সত্য n. half-truth. ̃স্ফুট a. half-articulate; indistinct; babbling. 10)

(p. 83) aṣṭa eight. ̃ক n. any collection of eight, an octave; a book containing eight chapters; a verse containing eight couplets. a. eight. ̃আশি see অষ্টাশি । ̃কোণ n. (geom.) an octagon. a. octagonal ̃কোণী a. octagonal. ̃গুণ a. multiplied by eight, eightfold. n. eight times. ̃চত্বারিংশ a. forty-eighth. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ n. & a. forty-eight. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-eighth. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃দিকপাল n. the eight guardian deities of the eight points of the earth. ̃ধা adv. & a. eight times; eightfold; in eight ways. ̃ধাতু n. the eight metals; gold, silver, copper, bronze, bell-metal, zinc, lead and iron. ̃নবতি n. & a. ninety-eight. ˜নবতিতম a. ninety-eighth. fem. ̃নবতিতমী । ̃নাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes. ̃নায়িকা n. the eight minor goddesses; the eight manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (lit.) eight moods of the heroine or the sweetheart (namely, going to assignation, expecting her lover to come to her bed-chamber, worried owing to sudden absence of her lover, deceived by her lover, stricken with anger and jealousy on observing on the person of her lover signs indicating that he had been to another woman, feeling miserable for having quarrelled with and sent back her lover, enjoying domineering control over her lover, and separated from her lover as he has gone abroad). ̃পঞ্চাশত্ n. & a. fifty-eight. ˜পঞ্চাশত্তম a. fifty-eighth. fem. ̃পঞ্চাশত্তমী । ̃পাদ a. octopod. n. an octopod; the spider; a mythological octopod said to be even stronger than the lion (cp. octopus, শরভ). ̃প্রহর n. a whole day and night, twenty-four hours, a form of collective religious chanting by the Hindus continuing for twenty-four hours at a stretch. adv. throughout the whole day and night; always; ceaselessly. ̃বজ্র n. the eight infallible weapons of the eight principal gods. ̃বজ্রমিলন n. simultaneous hurling of অষ্টবজ্র,, which causes the destruction of the universe; precipitation of a highly explosive condition. ̃বসু n. the eight demi-gods (see বসু). ̃বিধ a. of eight kinds. ̃ভুজ a. eight-handed, octagonal. n. an octagon. ̃ভুজা a. & n. fem. of অষ্টভুজ । □ n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃ভৈরব n. the eight terrible manifestations of Shiva (শিব). অষ্টম a. eighth. ̃মঙ্গলা n. a manifestation of Durga (দুর্গা); the custom according to which the newly-wed groom comes back to the father-in-law's house with his wife on the eighth day of marriage. অষ্টমবর্ষীয় a. of or in the eighth year; eight years old. অষ্টমবাত্সরিক, অষ্টমবার্ষিক a. of the eighth year. ̃মাংশ n. one-eighth; the eighth part. ̃মী n. fem. the eighth day of either fortnight of a lunar month. a. fem. eighth; eight years old. ̃মূর্তি n. the eight manifestations of Shiva (শিব). ̃রম্ভা n. (pop.) a mere nothing, a hoax, a mare's nest; a fiasco. ̃ষষ্টি n. & a. sixty-eight. ˜ষষ্টিতম a. sixty-eighth. ̃সপ্ততি n. & a. seventy-eight. ˜সপ্ততিতম a. seventy-eighth. ̃সিদ্ধি n. the eight superhuman qualities attainable by ascetical or austere practice. 17)

(p. 107) ādyā born or created or originated first, primordial. n. fem. Nature; (Hindu theol.) the Supreme Goddess associated with God in the work of creation, Goddes Durga (দুর্গা). ̃শক্তি same as আদ্যা (n.). 85)

(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. 141) īśāna a name of Shiva (শিব); the north-east. ঈশানী n. a name of Goddess Durga. (দুর্গা), the wife of Shiva. 15)

(p. 143) ugra violent; cruel; rough, harsh (উগ্র কথা); haughty; angry, wrathful, hot (উগ্র স্বভাব); severe, fierce (উগ্র তেজ); sharp, pungent, strong (উগ্র শব্দ, উগ্র গন্ধ, উগ্র বিষ). ̃কন্ঠ, ̃স্বর a. harsh-and-angry-voiced, raucous. ̃কন্ঠে, ̃স্বরে adv. in a harsh and angry voice, in a rough or rude voice, raucously. ̃কর্মা a. one who performs terrible or cruel deeds. ̃ক্ষত্রিয় n. the Aguri. ̃চণ্ডা, ̃চণ্ডী n. fem. an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) when conceived as the goddess of wrath; a termagant woman, a termagant, a shrew. ̃গন্ধী a. strongscented. ̃তপা a. practising severe penance or asceticism. ̃তা n. violence; cruelty; roughness, harshness; haughtiness; anger, wrath, heat; severity, fierceness; sharpness. ̃দর্শন a. angrylooking, of fierce looks, of a stern and forbidding appearance. fem. উগ্রদর্শনা । ̃পন্হী a. & n. extremist; terrorist. ̃প্রকৃতি a. hot-tempered; quick-tempered; irascible, choleric. ̃বীর্য a. highspirited. ̃মূর্তি a. angry-looking; fiercelooking. ̃স্বভাব same as উগ্রপ্রকৃতি । 22)

(p. 220) kātyāẏanī a name of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 60)

(p. 232) kālī an awe-inspiring manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (sarcas.) an extremely dark-skinned girl or woman. ̃তলা n. a place of worshipping Goddess Kali (কালী) esp. in congregation. ̃বাড়ি n. the temple of Goddess Kali. 25)

(p. 253) kaibalya (phil. & theo.) soleness, state of being one and only one, absoluteness; identification of one's soul with the Absolute, merging of one's soul with the Absolute; salvation of the soul; release from the world or the influence of nature, eternal emancipation, nirvana. ̃দায়িনী a. & n. fem. one who emancipates or redeems the soul eternally, one who gives salvation. □ n. an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) or Kali কালী 63)

(p. 253) kailāsabāsinī one who resides on the Kailasa mountain. n. fem. an appellation of the Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) 65)

(p. 269) kṣēma weal, welfare, well-being, benefit, good; preservation of a (valuable) thing obtained (যোগক্ষেম). ক্ষেমঙ্কর, ক্ষেমংকর a. benignant, benign. ক্ষেমঙ্করী ক্ষেমংকরী a. fem. of ক্ষেমঙ্কর । n. an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃বান a. well-off, prosperous. fem. ̃বতী 19)

(p. 293) gaṇēśa the lord of the hosts; the name of the eldest son of Shiva (শিব) and Durga (দুর্গা) who is the presiding deity of success. 45)

(p. 296) gati going, passage, movement; gait, motion, velocity; a way, a means (অন্য গতি নেই); a refuge or shelter, one who shelters or aids, a helper, a protector, a patron (দীনের গতি); a remedy; consequence; the state into which one has to pass after one's death (নরকগতি); a means or way of rescue or salvation (পাপিষ্ঠের গতি); obsequies (মৃতের গতি করা); end (মৃত্যুই জীবনের গতি); condition, state (দুর্গতি, আকাশের গতি); গতি করা v. to make necessary arrangement for; to remedy; to take necessary action; to provide for; to perform funeral rites of. আহ্নিক গতি (astr.) diurnal motion. কৌণিক গতি (phys.) angular motion. বার্ষিক গতি (astr.) annual motion. গতিক n. state, condition (মনের গতিক); a means or stratagem (কোনো গতিকে). কার্যগতিকে adv. in course of business or work; on business. ̃ক্রিয়া n. procrastination. ̃দায়িনী a. fem. one who gives spiritual salvation. ̃প্রকৃতি same as গতিবিধি । ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. kinetics; dynamics. ̃বিধি n. movement, activity (শত্রুর গতিবিধি); regular access or intercourse (রাজবাড়িতে তার গতিবিধি আছে); (arch.) a means of spiritual salvation ('ও মা কর গতিবিধি'). ̃বেগ n. speed, pace, vclocity. ̃বেগমাপন যন্ত্র n. an instrument for measuring speed, a speedometer, a tachometer. ̃ভঙ্গ, ̃রোধ n. stoppage or arrest of movement in the midway. ̃ভঙ্গ করা v. to stop in the midway; to break journey. ̃ময় a. moving, mobile; having movement. ̃ময়তা a. mobility; movement; the state of having movement. ̃রোধক a. that which checks the movement. n. a break. ̃রোধ করা v. to cause to stop in the midway, to stop in the midway. ̃হীন a. motionless, immobile, still, having nothing to fall back on, resourceless. 10)

(p. 308) giri2 a mountain; a hill; one of a particular order of ascetics. ̃কন্দর, ̃গহ্বর, ̃গুহা, ̃দরী n. a mountain-cave. ̃খাত n. a ravine, a gorge. ̃কুমারী, ̃জা n. a daughter of a mountain (esp. of the Himalayas); appellations of Goddess Durga (̃দুর্গা). ̃তল n. the surface of a mountain. ̃তরঙ্গিণী n. a mountainstream. ̃দুর্গ n. a hill-fort; a hill serving as a fort. ̃দ্বার n. a mountain-pass, a pass. ̃নন্দিনী same as ̃কুমারী । ̃পথ, ̃বর্ত্ম n. a mountain-defile, a ravine, a gorge; a col. ̃বাসী n. living in the mountains. n. a mountain dweller. ̃মল্লিকা n. a medicinal herb grown on the hills. ̃মাটি, ̃মৃত্তিকা n red ochre. ̃রাজ n. the king of mountains; an appellation of the Himalayas. ̃রানি n. (myth.) the wife of the Himalayas. ̃শ n. one who lies down or sleeps upon a mountain; an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃শৃঙ্গ, ̃শিখর n. a mountain-peak. ̃শ্রেণি n. a mountain-range. ̃সংকট n. a mountain-defile, a gorge. ̃সুতা n. the daughter of the Himalayas; an appellation of Goddess Durga. 49)

(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. 345) caṇḍālikā a kind of lute; a name of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 7)

(p. 345) caṇḍī of চণ্ড । n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); the name of a Hindu scriptural book narrating the activities and glory or Chandi (চণ্ডী); (fig.) a furious or turbulent woman, a termagant. ̃পাঠ n. recital of the Chandi (চণ্ডী) a Hindu scriptural book. ̃মণ্ডপ n. a shrine including its raised vestibule, of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). উগ্রচণ্ডী n. fem. (often masc.) a termagant. মঙ্গলচণ্ডী n. the benignant form of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). রণচণ্ডী n. goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী) esp. when engaged in fighting demons; (fig.) a violent and bad-tempered woman, a termagant, a shrew; (fig.) an Amazon. a. termagant, shrewish; Amazonian. 9)

(p. 355) cāmuṇḍā a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) when she killed two giants—Chanda (চণ্ড) and Moonda (মুণ্ড). 29)

(p. 355) cārā2 a remedy; a means of reparation or redress (এ দুর্গতির চারা নেই). 38)

(p. 380) chinna torn, rent; split, cloven; cut down (ছিন্ন বৃক্ষ); uprooted; detached, separated; removed (ছিন্নসংশয়). ছিন্না a. fem. of ছিন্ন । n. a prostitute, a harlot. ̃দ্বৈধ a. freed from hesitation. ̃নাস a. one whose nose has been cut off or amputated. ̃পক্ষ a. one whose wings have been clipped off; (fig.) rendered powerless, frustrated. ̃পত্র n. a fragment of a letter. ̃বাস a. one whose clothes are torn; wearing ragged clothes, in tatters, out at elbows. n. torn or tattered clothes. ̃বিচ্ছিন্ন, ̃ভিন্ন a. torn or cut or broken to pieces; fragmented; torn asunder; ruined by dissensions or factions. ̃মস্তক, ̃শির, ̃শীর্ষ a. truncated; decapitated; lopped. ̃মস্তা n. a truncated manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃মূল a. uprooted, weeded out. ছিন্নমূল জনগণ uprooted or homeless people; refugees, displaced persons. ̃মুষ্ক, ছিন্নাণ্ড a. castrated. 14)