(p. 34) anubala grace, favour, countenance ('ধর্ম অনুবলে'); one who aids or renders assistance, a patron ('কেবা মোর হবে অনুবল'); power, strength, dint ('তপের অনুবলে'). a. as much as one's strength or power or capabilities or competency may permit. 11)

(p. 56) abalīḍh় licked; tasted. 13)

(p. 56) abalīlā dalliance; absence of strain or effort; carefree manner or state; ease; absence of hesitation; promptness, readiness. ̃ক্রমে, ̃ভরে, ̃য় adv. playfully; without strain or effort, without toil and trouble, effortlessly; easily; in a carefree manner; unhesitatingly, promptly, readily. 14)

(p. 56) abalunṭhana falling flat (esp. on the ground), wallowing. অবলুন্ঠিত a. rolling or rolled to and fro (on); falling flat (on); wallowing. fem. অবলুন্ঠিতা । অবলুন্ঠিত হওয়া v. to roll to and fro (on); to fall flat (on); to wallow (in). 15)

(p. 56) abalupta extinct; completely destroyed; lost to view; concealed or screened off ('ঘন মেঘে অবলুপ্ত'). অবলুপ্ত হওয়া v. to become extinct; to be destroyed completely; to disappear; to be concealed or screened off. অবলুপ্তি n. extinction. 16)

(p. 56) abalēpa smearing or daubing or anointing; a paint, an ointment, an unguent; pride; vanity; vainglory. ̃ন n. smearing or daubing or anointing. অবলেপন করা v. to smear, to daub, to anoint. 17)

(p. 56) abalēha licking or lapping; any article of food or medicine which is to be taken by licking. ̃ন n. licking. অবলেহন করা v. to lick or lap. অবলেহ্য a. that which can or should be licked. 18)

(p. 56) abalōkana looking at; seeing or observing. অবলোকন করা v. to look at; to see, to observe, to view. অবলোকনীয় a. fit to be seen, worth seeing; observable, noticeable. অবলোকিত a. looked at; seen, viewed. অবলোকিত হওয়া v. to come within or into view, to become visible; to be seen or observed. 19)

(p. 56) abalōpana writing off; state of being written off. 20)

(p. 56) abalōhita (phys.) infrared. 21)

(p. 72) amṛta nectar, ambrosia, amrita; extremely sweet or delicious or invigorating food; a god (অমৃতের পুত্র); the abode of gods, heaven. a. nectarlike; extremely sweet or delicious or invigorating; ambrosial; immortal. ̃কল্প a. nectarlike, nectarine; ambrosial. ̃কুণ্ড n. the spring or well of nectar; a container of life-giving or invigorating element. ̃কুম্ভ n. the pitcher containing nectar. ̃তুল্য a. same as ̃কল্প । ̃ধারা n. a stream of nectar; an ambrosial stream. ̃নিস্যন্দী, ̃নিষ্যন্দী a. exuding or oozing nectar. ̃ফল n. the mango. ̃বর্ষী a. that which showers nectar. ̃বল্লী n. a medicinal plant. ̃বিন্দু n. a drop of nectar. ̃ভাষী a. one whose words are as sweet or delicious or invigorating as nectar; fair-spoken. ̃ময় a. full of nectar; extremely sweet or delicious or invigorating. ̃লোক n. the abode of the immortals, heaven. ̃স্রাবী a. same as ̃নিস্যন্দী । 9)

(p. 80) alpa small in number or amount; a few; a little, a bit; short; of short duration, short-lived (অল্পজীবী); (gr.) unaspirated (অল্পপ্রাণ); illiberal, narrow (অল্পমতি); delicate (অল্পতনু); less than what is necessary or usual, insufficient, inadequate, scanty, poor. pro. a small number of persons or things. ̃ই adv. only a few, a little; but little; rarely, scarcely, seldom; insufficiently. অল্প অল্প করে adv. little by little, bit by bit; by degrees; gradually; slowly. ̃কাল, ̃ক্ষণ n. a short time, a short while. ̃কাল পরে, ̃কাল মধ্যে adv. shortly after, in a short time; before long. ̃চেতা a. narrow-minded; illiberal. ̃জীবী a. short lived. ̃জ্ঞ a. imperfectly educated, not knowledgeable; not erudite. ̃তম a. minimum. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness in number or quantity; shortness; shortness of duration; illiberality, narrowness; insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage. ̃দর্শী a. lacking in foresight, short-sighted; imprudent; lacking in experience, inexperienced; narrow in outlook. ̃দর্শিতা n. want of foresight, short-sightedness; imprudence; want of experience,; narrowness of outlook. ̃ধী a. dull-witted, unintelligent. ̃প্রাণ a. short-lived; narrow-minded, illiberal, mean-minded; (gr.) unaspirated. ̃বয়সী, ̃বয়স্ক a. of tender age, young, minor. ̃বিদ্য a. possessing but a little learning; imperfectly educated. ̃বিদ্যা n. a little learning; imperfect education. অল্পবিদ্যা ভয়ংকরী a little learning is a dangerous thing. ̃বিস্তর adv. & a. more or less. ˜বুদ্ধি same as অল্পধী । ̃ভাষী a. of few words; reserved in speech; taciturn; reticent. ̃ভাষীতা n. taciturnity; reticence. ̃মতি a. meanminded. ̃মাত্র a. just a little. ̃মাত্রা n. a small dose or quantity. ̃মূল্য a. cheap. ̃মূল্যে adv. at a low price, cheaply. ̃শ adv. same as অল্প অল্প করে । ̃সংখ্যক a. a few, small in number. ̃স্বল্প a. a little, a bit; a few; not much or many; not frequent; temperate; moderate. 9)

(p. 107) ātmārāma the soul; life; the mind; life as imagined as a bird enclosed by the prison of a body; a term of endearment with which a pet parrot, or parakeet, or magpie is addressed (বলো বাবা আত্মারাম). আত্মারাম খাঁচাছাড়া হওয়া v. to die. আত্মারাম শুকিয়ে যাওয়া v. to cower. 37)

(p. 118) ābalusa ebony, ebon. আবলুস-কালো a. ebon-coloured, black as ebony. 14)

(p. 118) ābalya weakness; fatigue; lethargy, torpidity; drowsiness caused by fatigue. 15)

(p. 123) āra and, and also (রাম আর শ্যাম); or (বাঁচা আর মরা), or not. adv. else, more (আর কী বলব); enough (আর কেন); no more (আর কান্না নয়); at the same time, simultaneously, but (শক্তের ভক্ত আর নরমের যম); on the other hand, yet in return (সে তোমার উপকার করে আর তুমি তার নিন্দা কর); in future, again (আর যেন এমন না হয়); still now, still then (আর কেন আশা কর); at present, now (আর সেদিন নেই); moreover, besides, in addition to that (আর দেখ); ever (বিড়ালে কি আর মাছ খাওয়া ছাড়ে); ever before or after (এমন আর দেখিনি বা দেখব না); since then (সেই গেল আর ফিরল না); of course, certainly (তুমি তো আর বোকা নও). a. other, another, different (আর লোকেরা, আর কেউ); past, last (আর বছর সে এসেছিল); coming, next. (আর সপ্তাহে যাব). pro. another person or thing, the other person or thing, a different person or thing (আরটি কোথায়, আরে কি বলে). আর আর all other. আরও a. more. adv. still more; further, moreover. আর বার on the other occasion; another time; once again, once more. আর সব and others. 27)

(p. 133) āstē slowly; carefully; lightly, mildly, gently (আস্তে মারা); stepping lightly or noiselessly (আস্তে আসা); in an undertone (আস্তে কথা বলো); noiselessly. 24)

(p. 143) ujjbala illuminated; bright; luminous; lustrous; radiant; splendent; resplendent; splendorous; splendid; shining; dazzling; beautiful; glorious; vivid. উজ্জ্বল করা v. to illuminate, to illumine; to brighten; to glorify (মুখ উজ্জ্বল করা, বংশ উজ্জ্বল করা); to make vivid, to vivify. উজ্জ্বল হওয়া v. to become illuminated; to brighten (up); to become glorified; to become vivid. উজ্জ্বল রস (rhet.) effect (on the reader's mind) produced by the (final) union of lovers. উজ্জ্বলতা n. brightness; luminousness; lustre; radiance; splendour; shine; dazzle; beauty; glory; vividness. উজ্জ্বল শ্যামবর্ণ a. of a complexion more fair than dark, of a glossy light dark complexion. উজ্জ্বলিত a. illuminated; lighted, enkindled; shining; brightened; radiated; beautified; glorified; vivified. উজ্জ্বলীকরণ n. illumination; act of brightening (up); glorification. উজ্জ্বলীভবন n. act of becoming illuminated or brightened (up) or glorified or vivid. 71)

(p. 182) ēkābalī a one-stringed necklace; (pros.) a variety of Bengali metrical foot. 29)

(p. 191) aujjbalya brightness, lustre, splendour, brilliance, brilliancy. 5)

(p. 194) kathā a word or words spoken; a saying; an utterance; a statement; mode of speaking, pronunciation (তার কথা আড়ষ্ঠ); voice (তার কথা শুনতে পেলাম); a dialect (বর্ধমানের কথা); a tale, a story; a chronicle or history (ভারত-কথা); news (গ্রামের কথা); a word (সে নিজের কথা রাখে); an opinion (এ বিষয়ে আমার কথা হল যে); professional narration of scriptural and mythological stories (জমিদার বাড়িতে কথা হবে); a topic, a discourse (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversation; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, advice; instigation; comparison (তার সঙ্গে কার কথা); an incident, an affair (যে সে কথা নয়); a request (সে আমার কথা রেখেছে); order, direction (ছেলেটা কথা শোনে না); necessity, need, compulsion (এ কাজ করতেই হবে, এমন কথা আছে?); plea (ভুল হলে কোনো কথা শুনব না); a proverb (কথায় বলে). কথা কওয়া v. to speak; to talk. কথা কাটা v. to refute; to protest. কথা দেওয়া v. to give one's word, to promise. কথা চালা v. to tell one's secrets to another; to indulge in scandal-mongering, to talk scandal, to gossip. কথা পাড়া v. to raise a topic; to propose. কথা না থাকা not to be on speaking terms with; not to be promised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the by, by the way; whilst talking (কথায় কথায় রাত হল). কথায় থাকা to involve oneself in. কথায় না থাকা to have nothing to do with. কথার কথা a word for word's sake; worth serious consideration (এ কি একটা কথার কথা হল ?). কথার খেলাপ breaking a promise. কথার ঝুড়ি (of a person) a chatterbox. কথার ধার sting of words. কথার নড়চড় deviation from one's promise. কথার ফের, কথার মারপ্যাঁচ a sly turn of speech; verbal trickery; jugglery of words; quibble. কথার শ্রাদ্ধ too much or unnecessary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient wartales. কথা কাটাকাটি n. arguments and counter-arguments; bandying of words; altercation; hot exchange. কথা কাটাকাটি করা v. to advance arguments and counter-arguments; to bandy words; to altercate; to be engaged in a hot exchange. কথা চালাচালি n. act of telling one's secrets to another; scandal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandying of words; another topic; interval in course of conversation; a breach of promise. ̃প্রসঙ্গ n. conversation, talk; act of raising a topic; a topic; a context. ̃প্রসঙ্গে adv. in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the way. ̃বার্তা n. conversation; a talk; a chat. ̃বার্তা বলা v. to talk; to chat. ̃মতো adv. in keeping with one's words or promise; in obedience to one's order or direction. ̃মাত্র n. mere words (having no genuine worth). ̃মাত্র সার mere words having no genuine worth, words or promises ending in smoke; false promise. ̃মুখ n. a preface. ̃রম্ভ n. the beginning of a story or conversation. ̃শিল্প n. creative literary works written in prose such as novels, stories etc. ̃শিল্পী n. an author of prose fiction, stories etc. ̃শেষ n. the end of a story or conversation. ̃সাহিত্য same as কথাশিল্প । ̃সাহিত্যিক same as কথাশিল্পী । 89)

(p. 202) kabalita, kabalīkṛta taken into the mouth; gulped, swallowed, eaten; forcefully occupied; seized; gripped; possessed. 11)

(p. 206) karkaṭīẏa śāntabalaẏa the Calms of Cancer. 25)

(p. 226) kāma2 the god of love and lust (cp. Cupid, Eros); desire; passion; love; lust, eroticism; sex-urge. ̃কলা n. the erotic science, the sexual science; the science of love. ̃কেলি n. sexual intercourse; an amorous sport. ̃গন্ধ n. trace of lust; trace of sex. ̃চর a. one who can travel at will; self-willed. ̃চার n. self-will. a. self-willed. ̃চারী a. one who can travel at will; self-willed; wanton, lascivious, profligate; lustful. fem. ̃চারিণী । ̃জ a. born of lust, produced by lust, erotogenic, erotogenous. ̃জ্বর n. a terrible fit of sex hunger. ̃দ a. granting or having the power of granting whatever one desires. ̃দা a. fem. of কামদ । n. a (mythological) wishing-cow. ̃দুঘা same as কামধেনু । ̃দূতী n. a female go-between in an amour or love affair; (dero.) procuress, a bawd. ̃দেব, ̃দেবতা n. the god of love and lust (cp. Cupid. Eros). ̃ধেনু n. a (mythological) wishing-cow. ̃পত্নী n. the wife of the god of love and lust. ̃পীড়িত a. stricken with the desire for sexual intercourse; love-sick. fem. ̃পীড়িতা । ̃প্রদ same as কামদ । ̃প্রবৃত্তি n. sexual desire or appetite, sex urge. ̃বল্লভ n. the spring. ̃বাই n. a maddening sex urge. ̃বাণ n. any of the five arrows of the god of love and lust, any one of Cupid's arrows. কামবাণে জর্জরিত smitten with carnal desires. ̃মোহিত a. overwhelmed with sexual desire. fem. কামমোহিতা । ̃রূপ, ̃রূপী a. capable of assuming shapes at will; extremely beautiful or good-looking. ̃শর same as কামবাণ । ̃শাস্ত্র n. the the erotic science, the sexual science; the science of love. ̃সখ n. the Spring (personified). ̃সূত্র same as কামশাস্ত্র । 9)

(p. 243) kubalaẏa the blue lotus. 7)