(p. 442) tathya actuality; actual state or affair; information; reality; truth; facts or data. a. real or true or unanimous or universal (তথ্যবচন). ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge of facts. ̃নিরুপণ, ̃নির্ণয় n. determination of truth; ascertainment of facts. ̃বাদী same as তথ্যভাষী । ̃বাহী a. informative. ̃ভাষী a. truthful. ̃ভিত্তিক a. based on facts; documented. সমৃদ্ধ a. welldocumented; informed; informative. 78)

(p. 508) dṛḍh় durable, sound (দৃঢ় ভিত্তি); strong (দৃঢ়কায়); firm, steady; constant (দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ); strict, severe (দৃঢ় শাসন); unwavering (দৃঢ় আনুগত্য); tight, taut (দৃঢ় বন্ধন); deep (দৃঢ় ভক্তি); unfaltering (দৃঢ় স্বর); unflinching (দৃঢ় বেগ); categorical (দৃঢ় নির্দেশ). দৃঢ় করা v. to make strong or firm; to tighten, to tauten; to make stronger or more firm. ̃কায় a. having a well-built or strong body. ̃চিত্ত a. firm in mind; firm in determination. ̃জ্ঞান n. firm belief; positive knowledge; conviction. ̃তা n. durability, soundness; strongness; firmness, steadiness; tightness; constancy; strictness, severity; unwaveringness; deepness. দৃঢ়তা সহকারে adv. firmly. ̃নিশ্চয় a. convinced; confident; firmly resolved; sanguine; certain. ̃প্রতিজ্ঞা a. one who intends firmly to fulfil his promise or vow; firmly resolved or resolute; firm in determination. ̃প্রত্যয়, ̃বিশ্বাস n. conviction; firm belief, strong faith. ̃বদ্ধ a. tightly fastened or closed; tightened, taut. ̃বন্ধন n. a strong tie or bondage; tight fastening. ̃মুষ্টি a. one who has clenched one's fist; (fig.) tight-fisted, niggardly; (fig.) resolved, determined. n. a clenched fist. ̃মূল a. firmly rooted; deeprooted; deep-seated. ̃সংঙ্কল্প a. firmly resolved or determined, resolute. ̃সন্ধ a. firm in one's promise or vow; firmly resolved. ̃স্বরে adv. in a firm tone, in an unfaltering voice. ̃হস্তে adv. with a firm hand, firmly (দৃঢ়হস্তে মোকাবিলা করা). 94)

(p. 816) bhitti foundation, base; plinth; a wall; basis, ground, cause. ̃প্রস্তর n. the foundation-stone. ̃মূল n. the bottom of a foundation; base; plinth. ভিত্তি স্হাপন করা v. to lay the foundation of. ̃হীন a. groundless, baseless, causeless. 25)

(p. 876) mūla a root; an esculent root, a bulbous plant, a bulb; beginning; origin; a cause or source of origin; (of money) capital or principal (সুদেমূলে); foundation, base, basis (অমূলক); the basal or embedded part of anything, the foot (বৃক্ষমূল); (math.) a factor of a quantity, root. a. first, original; fundamental; basic; primary; principal; chief, main; real; (of invested money etc.) capital or principal. অবরোহ মূল (bot.) a hanging root. অস্হানিক মূল (bot.) an adventitious root. প্রধান মূল, মুখ্য মূল (bot.) a tap root. মূল উপাদান an essential element. মূল একক a fundamental unit. -মূলক sfx. caused by, originating from (ভ্রান্তিমূলক বিশ্বাস); (inc.) causing or exhibiting (দুঃখমূলক ব্যাপার). ̃কর্ম n. the original or principal work. ̃কারণ n. the first or primary or original cause; the rootcause; the real cause. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the principal centre; headquarters; (comm.) the head office; (geom.) the radical centre. ̃গত a. basic, fundamental; radical. মূল গায়েন the leading singer of a chorus. ̃গ্রন্হ n. the original text or manuscript, (cp.) the source-book. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন same as মূলোচ্ছেদ । ̃জ a. originating from the root, radical. মূলজ প্রেষ n. (bot.) the root-pressure. ̃জীবী n. (bot.) a root-parasite. ̃ত same as মূলে । ̃তত্ত্ব n. the first or primary principle; the basic or fundamental truth. ̃ত্র n. (bot.) a root-cap. ̃দ a. (alg.) rational. n. (alg.) a rational quantity, a rational. ̃ধন n. capital or principal (invested). ̃ধর্ম n. the fundamental properties. ̃নীতি n. the fundamental or basic or primary principle. ̃প্রকৃতি n. the original or elemental nature; (theol.) same as আদ্যাশক্তি । ̃ভিত্তি n. the foundation, the groundwork; inauguration; the primary or principal ground or basis. ̃মন্ত্র n. an esoteric word or words uttered inwardly at prayer; the guiding principle; firm resolve (জীবনের মূলমন্ত্র). ̃রশ্মি n. (phys.) a direct ray. ̃রোম n. (bot.) a root-hair. ̃শিকড় (chiefly bot.) the main root. ̃সূত্র n. the fundamental rule or principle. মূলে adv. at the root or base; in the beginning, originally; primarily; basically, fundamentally; at all. মূলে ভুল করা to get hold of the wrong end of the stick. 14)