(p. 138) indu the moon. ̃নিভানন a. one whose face resembles the moon (in beauty), possessing a moonlike face. fem. ̃নিভাননা, ̃নিভাননী । ̃ভূষণ n. one who has the moon for his ornament; an appellation of God Shiva (শিব). ̃মতী n. fem. the full moon (personified). ̃মুখী n. fem. a woman whose face resembles the moon (in beauty). ̃মৌলি, ̃শেখর n. one who has the moon for an ornament on his forehead; an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃লেখা n. a digit of the moon; the digit of the moon on the forehead of Shiva (শিব); a creeper from the extract of which the legendary celestial wine was made, wormwood. 22)

(p. 399) jāba, jābanā a mixture of chopped straw, oil-cake, water etc. given to cattle as their food, fodder. জাবনাভান্ড, জাবপাত্র n. a manger. ভিজে জাব thoroughly wet or drenched or soaked (like জাব). 23)

(p. 440) ḍhēn̐ki a kind of husking pedal operated in a seesaw manner. ঢেঁকির আঁকশলি the fulcrum of a husking pedal. ̃কল n. a seesaw. ̃শাক n. an edible fern. ̃শাল, ̃শালা n. a room (usu. a cutcha one) where the husking pedal is fixed. ঢেঁকি স্বর্গে গেলেও ধান ভানে (fig.) an expert worker has to work even in heaven; a drudge will drudge even in heaven. 10)

(p. 481) dadhi curdled milk, curd. ̃ভান্ড n. a pail containing curd. ̃মঙ্গল n. a ritual of feeding a Hindu bride in the small hours previous to the wedding day. ̃মন্হন n. act of churning milk into butter or act of churning curd into whey. দধিমন্হন করা v. to churn milk into butter or to churn curd into whey. ̃মন্হনদণ্ড n. a churning rod or stick. ̃সার n. butter or cream. 34)

(p. 532) dhāna paddy, rice (আমন ধান); measure of weight (= nearly 1 grain). আউস ধান autumn rice. আমন ধান winter rice. বীজ ধান n. paddy-seed. ধান কাটা v. to reap or harvest paddy-crop. ধান কাঁড়া same as ধান ভানা । ধান কাড়ানো v. to plough a paddy-field in order to remove weeds. ধান ঝাড়া v. to thresh paddy. ধান দিয়ে লেখাপড়া শেখা (fig.) to spend little for one's education; (fig.) to receive indifferent or scant education. ধান নেড়ে দেওয়া v. to re-sow or transplant paddyshoots in well-arranged lines; to stir paddy when it is husked by a husking pedal. ধান বোনা v. to sow paddy-seeds. ধানভাঙা, ধানভানা v. to husk paddy. ধানভাঙা কল a husking machine. ধান ভানতে শিবের গীত (fig.) an irrelevant talk or digression (often a ludicrous one). ধান মাড়ানো v. to thresh or separate paddy (from straw by making cows walk upon it). ধান রোয়া v. to transplant paddy-shoots. কত ধানে কত চাল (fig.) actual state or correct information, knowledge of what comes out of what; (fig.) consequence. পাকা ধানে মই দেওয়া (fig.) to do (one) irreparable harm; (fig.) to blast one's hopes when they are about to be realized. ̃খেত same as ধানজমি । ̃গাছ n. a paddy-plant. ধানগাছের তক্তা (fig.) a plank of grass, an impossible thing. ̃চারা n. a paddy-shoot. ̃জমি n. a paddy-field, a paddy-land. ̃দুর্বা n. paddy-grains and grass (used as auspicious articles in blessing). 75)

(p. 810) bhānā to husk (as rice); to grind, to mill (as corn, wheat etc.) ̃নো v. to cause to husk or grind or mill. ধান-ভানা কল a husking machine; a rice-mill. 36)

(p. 810) bhānu the sun; a ray, a beam; grace, beauty. ̃মতী a. fem. graceful, beautiful. n. fem. (myth.) a celebrated female juggler. ভানুমতীর খেলা বা খেল amazing jugglery or magic; jugglery, magic. 37)

(p. 810) bhāna1 glow, radiance; lustre; beauty; notion; knowledge. 34)

(p. 810) bhāna2 a pretence, a pretext; feigning, dissimulation. 35)

(p. 831) maṇi a precious stone, a jewel, a gem; (fig.) a precious object or treasure (খোকামণি); (fig.) a glorious person (রঘুমণি). ̃ক n. (geog.) mineral. ̃কাঞ্চন n. a jewel and gold; (fig.) combination or union of two very precious things. ̃কাঞ্চনযোগ n. an excellent union: (astrol.) a very auspicious conjunction of stars. ̃কার n. a jeweller, a lapidary. ̃কোঠা n. a room the floor and walls of which are set with gems. ̃খচিত a. inlaid with jewels. ̃বন্ধ n. the wrist. ̃ভান্ডার n. a jewel-house, (cp.) treasure-house or treasure-trove. ̃মন্ডিত a. set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃ময় full of gems; made of gems; set or studded or adorned with gems. ̃মানিক্য same as ̃রত্ন । ̃মালা n. a necklace set with gems. ̃রত্ন n. pl. gems and jewels, jewellery. ̃হার same as ̃মালা । ̃হারা ফণী (fig.) one who is fretfully aggrieved on account of losing one's most precious treasure or beloved person. 10)

(p. 844) mala2 filth; soil; liquid filth or soil; any morbid secretion from the body; faeces, excrement, stool, (of inferior creatures) dung; a stain, a sullying mark, tarnish; a stigma; gloom, melancholy, angularity, crookedness (চিত্তমল); rust; verdigris; a sin, a vice. মলত্যাগ করা v. (of human beings) to ease oneself, to evacuate the bowel, to defecate, to pass stool, to stool; (of inferior creatures) to void excrement, to dung. ̃দূষিত a. fouled, filthy, foul. ̃দ্বার n. the anus. মলনালী n. the rectum. ̃বাহী a. carrying filth and soil (মলবাহী নালা); carrying stool or excrement (মলবাহী অন্ত্র). ̃ভান্ড n. the large intestine, the colon. ̃ময় a. full of dirt and filth. ̃যুক্ত a. soiled, dirty. ̃শোধনাশয় n. a septic tank. মলাধার n. the colon, the large intestine; the container for faeces or excrement. মলাশয় n. the colon; the large intestine. 11)

(p. 903) ratna a jewel, a gem; (fig.) the best specimen of a class (কন্যারত্ন). ̃খচিত a. studded or inlaid with a gem or gems. ̃গর্ভ a. impregnated with gems. ̃গর্ভা a. fem. (often sarcas.) giving birth to excellent children. ̃জীবী n. a jeweller; a lapidary. ̃দ্বীপ n. the coral island; treasure island. ̃প্রসবিনী, ̃প্রসবিত্রী, ̃প্রসূ a. fem. yielding gems; impregnated with gems; (fig.) giving birth to excellent children. ̃বণিক n. a dealer in gems or jewellery, a jeweller. ̃ভান্ডার n. a treasure of jewels. ̃মন্ডিত a. bedecked with jewels, bejewelled. ̃ময় a. made of gems; gemmy. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃রাজি n. gems, jewels; jewellery. ̃সিংহাসন n. throne studded or bedecked with jewels. রত্নাকর n. a mine or quarry of gems; the sea, the ocean. রত্নাবলি n. gems, jewels; a jewel necklace. রত্নাভরণ, রত্নালংকার n. a jewel ornament. 9)

(p. 921) lakṣī the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity; fortune; beauty; grace. a. fem. & masc. well-behaved and good-natured. লক্ষীর বরপুত্র Fortune's favourite. লক্ষীর ভান্ডার an inexhaustible store. ˜ছাড়া a. bereft of grace and prosperity; wretched; uncouth; scoundrelly, wicked. fem. ̃ছাড়ি । ̃ছাড়া, ̃ছাড়া লোক n. a scapegrace, a wretch, a scoundrel. ̃প্যাঁচা n. a kind of whitish owl on which Goddess Lakshmi rides. ̃বন্ত, ̃মন্ত a. prosperous, rich, wealthly; auspicious or graceful (লক্ষীবন্ত চেহারা). ̃বার n. the day of the week when the Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped, (usu.) Thursday. ̃শ্রী n. graceful signs or marks of prosperity or auspiciousness; grace or beauty resembling that of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী). ̃স্বরূপিণী a. resembling Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী) in beauty and merits; appearing as Lakshmi incarnate. 16)

(p. 939) śaradindu the autumnal moon. ̃নিভাননা a. fem. having a face resembling the autumnal moon (in brightness and beauty). 9)

(p. 951) śubha weal, well-being, (the) good. a. doing good, beneficial, benefactory; auspicious; favourable; promising. fem. a. শুভা, শুভংকর (inc.) ̃কর same as ̃ঙ্কর । ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. an auspicious work; a solemn or religious rite or function or ceremony. ̃ক্ষণ n. an auspicious or favourable moment or time; an opportunity, a chance. ̃গ্রহ n. (astrol.) an auspicious or favourable planet or star. ̃ঙ্কর a. doing good, beneficial, benefactory. ̃ঙ্করী a. fem. of ̃ঙ্কর । n. a system of arithmetical calculation introduced by Shubhankar. ̃দ, ̃দায়ক same as ̃ঙ্কর fem. ̃দা । ̃দৃষ্টি n. an auspicious or favourable or kind look or (astrol.) aspect; the solemn rite of the bride and bridegroom looking at each other at a Hindu wedding. ̃ফল n. a happy result or outcome. ̃লক্ষণ n. an auspicious sign or mark or omen. ̃লগ্ন n. an auspicious moment. ̃সংবাদ n. good news. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষা n. well-wishing. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী a. well-wishing. n. a wellwisher. fem. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষিণী । শুভাগমন n. an auspicious coming; a kind visit, a welcome visit. শুভানুধ্যান same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষা । শুভানুধ্যায়ী same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী fem. শুভানুধ্যায়িনী । শুভানুষ্ঠান n. an auspicious or solemn function or ceremony. শুভার্থী same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী fem. শুভার্থিনী । শুভাশীর্বাদ n. kind blessing or benediction. শুভাশুভ n. weal and woe; good and evil. শুভেচ্ছা n. well-wishes, good wishes. 6)

(p. 999) sājō today's; fresh, recent; washed with fuller's earth within a few hours. (সাজো কাপড়). adv. recently, afresh (সাজো ভানা). n. same as ̃বাসি । ̃বাসি n. the system of washing clothes etc. with fuller's earth within a few hours; a washerman who washes clothes in the aforesaid system. 74)

(p. 1007) sāhitya literature; a book (ধর্মসাহিত্য); composition, writing (প্রচারসাহিত্য). ̃কলা n. the art of literary composition. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. field of literature. ̃চর্চা n. literary pursuit or discussion. সাহিত্যচর্চা করা v. to compose or study or cultivate literature. ̃জগত্ n. the literary world, the world of letters. ̃বৃত্তি, ̃ব্যবসায় n. the literary profession. ̃ব্যবসায়ী n. same as সাহিত্যিক (n.). ̃ভান্ডার n. the store or repertory of literature. ̃রথী n. an eminent litterateur or writer. ̃শিল্প same as ̃কলা । ̃সভা n. a literary society or gathering; the literary world. ̃সমাজ n. the literary world, litterateurs collectively. ̃সমালোচক n. a critic of literature; a literary critic. ̃সমালোচনা n. literary criticism. সহিত্যসেবা করা v. to pursue or compose or study or cultivate literature devotedly. ̃সেবী a. devoted to literature; devotedly pursuing or composing or studying or cultivating literature. n. a devotee of literature; a litterateur, a writer, an author. সাহিত্যাকাশ same as ̃জগত্ । সাহিত্যাচার্য n. one profoundly versed in literature; a connoisseur or a great teacher of literature; a great author or litterateur. সাহিত্যানুশীলন same as ̃চর্চা । সাহিত্যালোচনা n. literary discussion. সাহিত্যালোচনা করা v. to discuss literature. সাহিত্যিক a. literary (সাহিত্যিক বৈঠক); pursuing literature (সাহিত্যিক লোক). n. a litterateur, a man of letters, a writer, an author (fem. an authoress). 89)

(p. 1017) sudhā1 nectar, ambrosia; moonlight; lime. সুধা ঢালা v. to pour nectar; (fig.) to sweeten, to please, to flatter, to console. সুধাংশু, ̃কর n. the moon. ̃ধবল a. white as moonlight. ̃ধবলিত a. treated with a lime-wash, whitewashed. ̃পাত্র n. a container or receptacle of nectar; a cup or goblet for drinking nectar, an ambrosial cup. ̃বর্ষণ বা ̃বৃষ্টি করা v. to shower or rain or sprinkle nectar; (of the moon) to scatter moonlight; (fig.) to please, to flatter, to console. ̃বর্ষী a. showering nectar; (fig.) pleasing or flattering or consoling. ̃ভান্ড same as ̃পাত্র । ̃ময় a. full of nectar; ambrosial, nectared; (fig.) very sweet or pleasing or flattering or consoling; (fig.— of a person) very well-behaved and charming. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃মাখা a. filled with or soaked in nectar, nectarine; delicious; very sweet. ̃সমুদ্র, ̃সিন্ধু n. (myth.) the sea of nectar, the ambrosial sea. ̃সিক্ত a. soaked with nectar; (fig.) very sweet or pleasant. 11)