(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. 90) ahōrātra, ahōrātri day and night; always. 107)

(p. 118) ābira a kind of perfumed and coloured powder that the Hindus sprinkle over one another esp. during the Holi (হোলি) festival. 31)

(p. 136) icchā will, volition; intention; wish; pleasure; desire; liking; choice, option; inclination. ইচ্ছা করা v. to intend; to wish; to desire; to like; to choose or please. ̃কৃত a. intentional, wilful. ̃ক্রমে adv. according to one's desire or pleasure; willingly, voluntarily. ̃ধীন a. subject to one's will or desire; optional; dependent on one's pleasure. ইচ্ছানুযায়ী, ইচ্ছানুসারে adv. according to one's will or pleasure; at pleasure. ইচ্ছানুরূপ, ̃মতো a. & adv. to one's liking; as one pleases. ̃পত্র n. a document contaning a person's last wishes. ̃পূর্বক adv. wilfully; voluntarily; willingly. ̃বসন্ত n. small-pox. ̃ময় n. one whose will is law; an appellation of God. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃মরণ, ̃মৃত্যু n. power to prevent one's death till one desires to die. ̃য়ত্ত same as ইচ্ছাধীন । ̃শক্তি n. will-force, will-power. ইচ্ছায় হোক আর অনিচ্ছায় হোক willy-nilly, nolens volens. যা ইচ্ছা whatever one pleases. 23)

(p. 240) kuṇḍa a hole, a cavity (নাভিকুণ্ড, হোমকুণ্ড); a tank or lake or basin etc. (সীতাকুণ্ড); a round and shallow receptacle (তাম্রকুণ্ড). 33)

(p. 243) kuśala1 well-being, weal. a. being well, in weal. কুশলী a. being well, in weal. কুশল জিজ্ঞাসা, কুশল প্রশ্ন n. inquiries about well-being or weal; cordial greeting; good wishes. কুশল হোক may you be in weal, may peace and happiness be with you. 91)

(p. 314) gulāla a red powder which Hindus sprinkle over one another during the Holi (হোলি) festival. 42)

(p. 314) gṛhōpakaraṇa a domestic utensil; furniture. 64)

(p. 349) carcarī a kind of musical instrument; an ancient folk-music; a ceremony observed on the eve on the holi (হোলি) festival. 15)

(p. 352) cān̐cara1 a ceremony observed on the eve of the holi (হোলি) festival. 20)

(p. 508) dūra distance; a distant place (আর কত দূরে নিয়ে যাবে). a. distant, far-off (দূর দেশ, দূর ভবিষ্যত্); far-reaching esp. into the future (দূরদৃষ্টি); far-reaching; long, extensive (দূর পথ); expelled, removed, driven away or out (কাঁটা দূর হওয়া). int. expressing: contempt, shame, vexation, distrust, disagreement etc., fie, hang it, ah. দূর করা v. to expel; to banish; to drive away or out; to remove; to dispel; to turn out; to eject; to relieve (ব্যথা দূর করা). দূর হওয়া v. to go away; to pass out of sight; to be removed; to be expelled. দূর হোক, দূর হোক ছাই int. hang it, chuck it, damn it. দূরে থাকা v. to keep a distance, to keep aloof. দূরের কথা an affair of distant future; not to speak of (টাকা দেওয়া দূরের কথা). দূরক n. (astr.) a radius vector. দূরক ক্ষেত্র (astr.) a sectional area. দূরগ, দূরগামী a. far-going, long-distance (দূরগামী ট্রেন); (fig.) far-reaching; long, extensive (দূরগামী পথ) fem. দূরগা, দূরগামিনী । দূর ছাই করা v. to slight; to treat contemptuously. দূরত adv. from a distance; from a remote place. দূরতম a. remotest; longest (দূরতম পথ). দূরতা, দূরত্ব n. (amount of) distance; (amount of) length; (amount of) difference. দূরত্ব রক্ষা করা to keep one's distance. ̃দর্শন n. act of seeing from a distance or act of seeing distant things; foresight; farsight; act of seeing into the future; prudence; (sc.) television. ̃দর্শী a. farseeing; farsighted; foresighted; seeing into the future; prudent. fem. ̃দর্শিনী । ̃দর্শিতা n. farsightedness; foresightedness; foresight; ability to see into the future; prudence. দূর-দূর int. fie; hang it. দূর-দুর করা v. to treat contemptuously (like a cur). ̃দূরান্তর n. very distant or remote places. ̃পাল্লা a. a long distance. দূর-পাল্লার ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র a long-range missile. ̃প্রসারী a. far-extending; farreaching; very long. ̃বর্তী a. lying or staying at a distance; far-off, distant, remote; (fig.) separated by a large margin or differing to a great extent. fem. ̃বর্তিনী । ̃বর্তিতা n. state of lying or staying at a distance; remoteness; (fig.) separation by a large margin or great difference. ̃বীক্ষণ, ̃বিন n. a telescope. ̃ব্যাপী a. far-extending; far-reaching. ̃ভাষ n. a telephone. ̃স্হ, ̃স্হিত a. situated or located or lying or staying at a distance; distant, remote. দূরে adv. at or to a distance. 78)

(p. 517) dēhōpajībinī a women who earns by engaging herself in sexual activity, a prostitute, a whore. 44)

(p. 517) dōla a swing, a dangling movement; oscillation; the Hindu festival of Krishna's (কৃষ্ণ) swinging in a rocking cradle, when dyed powder is sprinkled at one another, the Holi (হোলি) festival. দোল খাওয়া v. to swing, to dangle, to oscillate. দোল খাওয়ানো, দোল দেওয়া v. to give a push so as to cause to swing; to cause to swing; to dangle, to oscillate. দোল-দুর্গোত্সব n. the principal festivals of Hindus such as the swinging feast of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) and the worship of Durga (দুর্গা). দোলন n. act of swinging or dangling, oscillation; a swing. দোলনকাল n. the period of oscillation. দোলনতল n. the plane of oscillation. ̃মঞ্চ n. the altar on which the rocking cradle of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) and his ladylove Radha (রাধা) is set up. ̃যাত্রা n. the feast of Krishna's (কৃষ্ণ) swing, when dyed powder is sprinkled at one another. 82)

(p. 543) dhṛti act of holding, catching, wearing, assuming, bearing or containing; conception; impression; a notion; an idea; patience; self-possession; complacence; satisfaction, content; perseverance, persistence. ̃বিন্দু n. a point of support. ̃মান a. patient; self-possessed; complacent; content; persevering. ̃হোম n. a sacramental sacrifice done at a wedding.

(p. 563) nāmā3 to come or go down, to get down, to descent, to alight; to climb down; to dismount (ঘোড়া থেকে নামা); to disembark, to get out of (জাহাজ বা গাড়ি থেকে নামা); to go down into (জলে নামা); to stoop, to incline, to slope, to become lower or depressed, to sink (ঘরের ছাদ নেমে গেছে, পথ নেমে গেছে); to decrease, to abate, to fall (জ্বর নামা, দর নামা); to go down, to set (সূর্য পশ্চিমে নেমেছে); to set in, to ensue, to commence (বৃষ্টি নেমেছে); to appear in (আসরে নামা); to come out in (পথে নামা); to take part, to join (তর্কে নামা); to flow out, to ooze, to stream (ঘাম নামা, চোখের জল নামা); to be degraded or demoted (উঁচু পদ থেকে নামা, ক্লাস থেকে নামা); to be depraved (ছেলেটা অনেক দূর থেকে নেমে গেছে); to quote a lower price or easier terms (সে আর নামবে না তা লেন-দেন হোক আর না হোক); to have loose motions or diarrhoea (পেট নামা). a. depressed, sunk (নামা জায়গা). 37)

(p. 593) nyāẏa reasoning; argument; principle; justice, equity; truth; righteousness; honesty; propriety; the science of reasoning, logic; dialectics; a logical and philosophical treatise compiled by Gautama; a syllogism; (rare) a debate. prep. like, as, similar to, same as. ন্যায়ের তর্ক, ন্যায়ের বিচার a logical discussion; (dero.) sophistry. ন্যায়ের ফাঁকি a logical fallacy. ন্যায়ের ভাষ্য explanation of a logical point. ন্যায়-অন্যায় যেভাবেই হোক by fair means or foul. ন্যায়ত adv. according to or in keeping with justice, justly, rightly, properly. ̃তীর্থ n. a holy bed of logic; a title given to graduates in Sanskrit (or Indian) logic and philosophy. ̃নিষ্ঠা a. upright; righteous. ̃নিষ্ঠতা, ̃নিষ্ঠা n. uprightness; righteousness; integrity. ̃পথ n. the path of justice or uprightness; the right or rightful way; the path of righteousness or rectitude; the path of reasoning. ন্যায়পথ অবলম্বন করা v. to act justly or uprightly; to obey reasoning. ̃পথাবলম্বী a. one who follows the path of justice or uprightness; one who follows the right or rightful way; obedient to reasoning. fem. ̃পথাবলম্বিনী । ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ, ̃বান same as ̃নিষ্ঠ। fem. ̃পরায়ণা । ̃পরতা, পরায়ণতা, ̃বত্তা same as ন্যায়নিষ্ঠা । ̃বিচার n. justice, equity; judging uprightly. ̃বিচারক n. an upright judge. ̃বিচারশূন্য a. incapable of judging correctly; contrary to justice or uprightness; devoid of a sense of justice; unjust. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. unjust, unfair; improper; unreasonable, illogical. ̃বুদ্ধি n. sense of justice or discernment; conscience; conscientiousness. ̃বুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন a. endowed with a sense of justice or discernment; conscientious; fem. ̃বুদ্ধিসম্পন্না । ̃বুদ্ধিহীন a. deprived of the sense of justice or discernment; unscrupulous. fem. ̃বুদ্ধিহীনা । ̃বোধ n. sense of justice. ̃মার্গ same as ন্যায়পথ । ̃রত্ন n. a jewel of a logician or philosopher; a title awarded to some Sanskrit scholars. ̃শাসন n. administration or dispensation of justice; just or upright administration or government. ̃শাস্ত্র n. the art and science of reasoning, logic; a logical treatise. ̃সংগত, ̃সম্মত a. lawful; legal; legally sound; just; proper; reasonable; equitable. ̃সংহিতা n. a code of civil laws, a civil code. ̃সূত্র n. any of the aphorisms contained in Gautama's treatise on logic; a moral precept. ন্যায়াধিকার n. lawful right or jurisdiction; civil administration; the judiciary. ন্যায়াধিকরণ n. a law-court, a court of justice; a civil court. ন্যায়াধীশ n. a judge, a justice. ন্যায়ালয় n. a court of justice, a law-court. ন্যায়িক a. judicial. ন্যায়োপেত same as ন্যায্য । 137)

(p. 717) bana a forest, a jungle, a wood; an arbour, a bower, a grove. ̃কপোত n. the wood-pigeon, the cushat. ̃কর n. forest revenue; a forest cess. ̃কর্মী n. a forester; a worker in the forest department. ̃কুক্কুট n. the wild-fowl; the jungle-fowl; the wood-cock. ̃কৃত্যক n. forest service. ̃গোলাপ n. the briar, the briar-rose; the sweet briar. ̃চর, ̃চারী a. living in a forest; wild; silvan. ̃জ a. forest-grown. ̃জঙ্গল n. thickets, underwood; woodlands. ̃দেবতা n. a wood-god, a silvan. fem. বনদেবী । ̃পথ n. a forest path, a jungle path. ̃পরি n. a wood-nymph, a dryad. ̃পাল n. a conservator of forests. ̃ফুল n. a wild flower. ̃বাদাড় same as বনজঙ্গল । ̃বাস n. living in a forest; banishment to the forest. বনবাসে দেওয়া, বনবাসে পাঠানো v. to banish or exile (one) to the forest. বনবাসে যাওয়া v. to go to live in a forest as a punishment; to be exiled to the forest. ̃বাসী a. & n. living in a forest, a forest dweller. fem. ˜বাসিনী । ̃বিড়াল n. the wild-cat; the tiger-cat, the bush-cat, the serval; the cougar, the puma. fem. বনবিড়ালী । ̃বিহার n. wandering in a forest (for pleasure etc.). ̃বিহারী a. roving in forests and groves esp. for pleasure. n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃বৃক্ষ n. a foresttree, a dryad. ̃ভোজ, ̃ভোজন n. a picnic. ̃মধু n. wood-honey. ̃মল্লিকা n. the wild jasmine. ̃মহোত্সব n. the festival of tree plantation. ̃মানুষ n. any anthropoid ape such as the gorilla, the chimpanzee etc. ̃মালা n. a garland of wild flowers. ̃মালী n. one wearing a garland of wild flowers; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃মোরগ same as বনকুক্কুট । ̃রক্ষক n. a forest-ranger. ̃রক্ষী n. a forest-guard. ̃শূকর n. a wild hog. ̃শ্রী n. the beauty of the forest; the forest; the beautiful forest. ̃স্হ, ̃স্হিত a. of a forest; situated in a forest; forest-grown, wild; silvan (বনস্হ জীবন). ̃হংসী n. the wild-duck; the wild-goose. 43)

(p. 721) basanta the spring season, spring, the springtime; pox, small-pox, chickenpox; an Indian musical mode. ̃কাল n. the spring season, the spring time, spring. ̃কালীন a. of spring; vernal. ̃দূত n. the messenger of spring; the cuckoo. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the light fortnight of Magh (মাঘ) when Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী) is worshipped. ̃বায়ু n. vernal breeze, the south wind. ̃সখ n. the friend of spring; the cuckoo. ̃সখা n. one attended upon by Spring; Madana (মদন) the Hindu god of love. বসন্তের কোকিল (fig.) a fair-weather friend. বসন্তোত্সব n. the spring festival; the festival of holi (হোলী). 177)

(p. 765) bibāha marriage, wedding, bridal, nuptials. বিবাহ করা v. to marry, to wed. বিবাহ দেওয়া v. to marry, to give in marriage (to), to wed. ̃বিচ্ছেদ n. the legal dissolution of marriage, divorce. বিবাহবিচ্ছেদ করা v. to dissolve a marriage; to divorce. ̃বিচ্ছেদকারী n. a divorcee. ̃ভোজ n. a marriage feast, a bridal. ̃যোগ্য a. marriageable. fem. ̃যোগ্যা । ̃সভা n. the venue of a wedding ceremony. বিবাহার্থী a. willing or ready to marry. বিবাহিত a. married. fem. বিবাহিতা । বিবাহোত্সব n. a wedding ceremony and festivity, nuptials. 13)

(p. 813) bhālō good; fair; excellent; auspicious (ভালো দিন); suitable (ভালো সময়); beneficial, wholesome (ভালো উপদেশ); helpful, useful, serviceable (ভালো ওষুধ, ভালো যন্ত্র); healthy, whole, sound (ভালো শরীর); recovered from illness; cured; rectified, corrected, redeemed, reclaimed, improved; flourished; honest (ভালো লোক); genuine (ভালো টাকা); innocent, harmless (ভালো মানুষ); proper; quiet, gentle; becoming, fitting; proficient (অঙ্কে ভালো); efficient (ভালো কর্মী); a large number of (সভায় ভালো লোক হবে); plentiful, sufficient (এ বছর ভালো বৃষ্টি হবে); true, official, not used in familiarity (তোমার ভালো নাম কী); great (ভালো যশ). adv. well; to or in a large number or amount or degree (সভায় লোক ভালো আসবে, সে ভালো খেতে পারে). n. good, weal, welfare, prosperity (পরের ভালো); right (ভালোমন্দবিচার). int. all right (ভালো, তাই হোক); well (ভালো কী বলছ ?). ভালো করা v. to do well (না গিয়ে ভালো করেছ); to do good (to); to do one a good turn; to cure, to heal; to rectify or reclaim; to improve; to console or stimulate (মন ভালো করা). ভালো করে adv. well; carefully; minutely; meticulously; properly; at ease (ভালো করে শোয়া); soundly (ভালো করে মারা). ভালো খাওয়া v. to be accustomed to eat (and drink) choice things; to eat well; to be capable of eating much; to eat much. ভালো চলা v. (of vehicles, business-organizations, domestic or other establishments) to run well, to run smoothly; to have sufficient means for subsistence or for other purposes. ভালো থাকা v. to be in good health, to be well; to be happy; to be cosy and comfortable (মায়ের কোলে শিশুরা ভালো থাকে); to live in prosperity (ধনীর মেয়ে বিয়ে করে সে আছে ভালো); to live honestly (চোরটা এবার থেকে ভালো থাকবে); to be in good condition (রোদে দিলে গরম জামাকাপড় ভালো থাকে); to be quiet or gentle (কোঁতকা খেলে দুর্বৃত্তেরা ভালো থাকে). ভালো দেখানো v. to look well; to look beautiful; to look healthy; to look honest; to appear as becoming or befitting. ভালো বলা v. to speak well; to speak well of, to approve; to praise, to laud; to give good counsel, to advise well. ভালো লাগা v. to be to one's liking; to appear good to one; to taste or sound or seem well. ভালো হওয়া v. to recover from illness, to come round; to be cured; to be beneficial or profitable; to do good to (এতে তোমার ভালো হবে); to be corrected or reclaimed; to be good (ছেলেটি ভালো হবে); to improve or flourish (অবস্হা ভালো হওয়া); to prosper, to be prosperous তোমার ভালো হোক); to assemble or come in a large number. ভালো আপদ an expression denoting: disgust, trouble etc.; what a pest! ভালো কথা1 good counsel; profitable or moral advice. ভালো কথা2 by the way (ভালো কথা, তুমি কি কাল যাবে ?). ভাল ঘর a respectable or marriageable family. ভালো জ্বালা same as ভালো আপদ । ভালো থাকা v. to be well, to get on well; to have good time. ভালো থেকো v. have a good time. ভালো মনে adv. sincerly; open-heartedly. ভালোমন্দ n. good and bad; right and wrong; accident, mishap, death etc. (ভালোমন্দ ঘটা); choice articles of food. ভালো মানুষ n. a good man, a good soul; (derog.) a weak-minded person, a simpleton. ভালো মানুষ সাজা v. to pretend to be a good man; to pretend to be innocent. ভালোমানুষি n. honest and blameless conduct; (derog.) pretence of honesty and innocence. ভালোয় ভালোয় adv. safely, in safety; without let or hindrance. 37)

(p. 831) madana the Hindu god of love (cp. Cupid, Eros); amorous or sexual desire, eroticism. ̃গোপাল n. a cupid's minion; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃পীড়িত a. stricken with love or sexual desire, lovesick. fem. ̃পীড়িতা । ̃বাণ n. the shaft of Madana (মদন), (cp.) Cupid's shaft; (fig.) an erotogenous object. ̃বাণপীড়িত same as ̃পীড়িত । fem. ̃বাণপীড়িতা । ̃মোহন n. one who infatuates even Madana (মদন); Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). মদনোত্সব n. a spring festival held in honour of Madana (মদন); the festival of holi (হোলি). 35)

(p. 839) manōmugdhakara, manōmahōna captivating, fascinating, charming; very beautiful. fem. মনোমোহিনী । 4)

(p. 847) mahā2 used as a pfx. implying all the meanings of মহত্, মহান and মহতী । ̃কবি n. a great poet; an epic poet. ̃করণ n. the secretariat (of the government); the secretariat building or buildings. ̃কর্ষ n. (phys.) gravitation. ̃কর্ষাঙ্ক n. gravitation constant. ̃কর্ষীয় a. gravitational. মহাকর্ষীয় একক a gravitational unit. ̃কাব্য n. (ori.) a narrative poem consisting of more than eight cantos depicting the whole life of a hero born of a god or born with divine grace in him; (pop.) an epic; (rare) great poetry or a great poem. ̃কাব্যীয় a. epical, epic. ̃কায় a. having a huge body; huge, monstrous, colossal. ̃কাল n. (myth.) a terribly destructive manifestation of Shiva (শিব); eternity; time to come, the future. fem. ̃কালী a terribly destructive manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃কাশ n. (sc.) the firmament beyond the solar region, the stellar sky, the outer space; (pop.) the vast endless sky. ̃কাশচারণা n. space-travel. ̃কাশচারী n. a spaceman, an astronaut. fem. ̃কাশচারিণী a spacewoman. ̃কাশযান n. a spacecraft. ̃গুরু n. any one of the most venerable persons, namely, father, mother, the religious initiator and husband. ̃জন n. a very virtuous or great man; an illustrious man; a great merchant or stockist or wholesaler; a creditor; a usurer, a money lender; any one of the mediaeval poets who composed kirtan (কীর্তন) songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃জনি n. usury, money-lending. a. relating to usury or money-lending; usurious. মহাজনি করা v. to practise usury, to act as a money-lender. মহাজনি-কারবার n. money-lending business; banking. ̃জাগতিক a. cosmic. ̃জাগতিক রশ্মি cosmic ray. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge about reality, the final knowledge; the occult knowledge by dint of which a dead man can be brought back to life. ̃জ্ঞানী n. (ori.) possessing knowledge about ultimate reality; profoundly wise. ̃ঢ্য a. very rich or wealthy. ̃তপা a. & n. one who has practised or is still practising severest ascetical austerities. ˜তেজ n. great spirit or vigour; great heat. ̃তেজস্বী, ̃তেজা a. highly spirited or vigorous. fem. ̃তেজস্বিনী । ̃ত্মা a. highsouled; very high-minded or noble. n. an appellation of Gandhi, the great leader of India. ̃দেব n. a great god; Shiva (শিব) fem. ̃দেবী a great goddess; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); a title of a chief queen. ̃দেশ n. a continent; (rare) a great or noble country. ̃দেশীয় a. continental. ̃দ্যুতি a. of great splendour, very bright or radiant or effulgent. ̃দ্রাবক n. sulphuric acid. ̃ধনবান, ̃ধনী a. very wealthy or rich. ̃ধমনী n. the aorta. ̃ধর্মাধিকরণ n. the High Court. ̃নগর, ̃নগরী n. a great city; a metropolis, a capital. ̃নগরীয় a. metropolitan. ̃নট n. a great dancer or actor. ̃নন্দ n. great or exhilarating joy or delight. ̃নবমী n. the ninth lunar day of the light fortnight of the month of Aswin (আশ্বিন) or Kartik (কার্তিক) which is the fourth day of the autumnal worship of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃নাগরিক n. the mayor; (rare) a great citizen. ̃নাদ n. a terrible or very loud sound or report or roar. ̃নিদ্রা n. sleep that knows no breaking; death. ̃নির্বাণ n. (Buddhism) cessation of individual existence, nirvana; the death of Buddha. ̃নিশা n. midnight, night far advanced, the dead of night, the dead hours of the night. মহানুভব, মহানুভাব a. highminded, magnanimous, large-hearted. মহানুভবতা n. high-mindedness. ̃পদ্ম n. & a. hundred billion. ˜পাতক n. a deadly sin. ̃পাতকী a. guilty of one or more deadly sins. ̃পাত্র n. the chief counsellor of a state, the prime minister; (loos.) a court-counsellor or courtier of the highest rank. ̃পাপ same as ̃পাতক । ̃পাপিষ্ঠ, ̃পাপী same as ̃পাতকী । fem. ̃পাপিষ্ঠা, ̃পাপিনী । ̃পুরুষ n. a man with supernatural powers; a saint who has attained knowledge about God and reality and power to look upon the world dispassionately; a high-souled man; a superman. ̃পূজা n. a solemn worship. ̃প্রভু n. a great master or saint or prophet; an appellaton of Chaitanya (চৈতন্য). ̃প্রয়াণ n. voluntary journey to court one's death; death. ̃প্রয়াণ করা v. to set out voluntarily to court one's death; to die. ̃প্রলয় n. complete dissolution of the universe; a universal cataclysm. ̃প্রসাদ n. a part of the food-offering to Jagannath at Puri taken by devotees as a mark of the deity's grace; the highest divine grace; offering or altarage to deities; meat-offering to a deity. ̃প্রস্হান same as মহাপ্রয়াণ । ̃প্রাণ a. large-hearted, magnanimous; (gr.) aspirate. n. (gr.) an aspirate. ̃প্রাণতা n. large-heartedness, magnanimity; (gr.) aspiration. ̃প্রাণী n. life conceived as having an existence independent of the body, (cp.) atman, the soul. ̃বল a. very powerful; strong, mighty. ̃বাক্য n. a saying of a great man, a great saying or maxim. ̃বাহু a. having very long and mighty arms; very strong, mighty. ̃বিক্রম a. possessing great prowess or valour. ̃বিদ্যা n. any one of the ten manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (facet.) the art of stealing. ̃বিদ্যালয় n. a college. ̃বিষুব n. the vernal equinox. ̃বিষুবরেখা n. the line of the vernal equinox. ̃বিষুবসংক্রান্তি n. the transition of the sun in the Aries; the day of the aforesaid transition. ̃বীর n. a great hero; the great Jaina preacher. ̃বৈদ্য n. a great or chief physician; (sarcas.) a charlatan, a quack. ̃বোধি n. an embodiment of the highest or final knowledge; an appellation of Gautama Buddha; highest or final knowledge. ̃ব্যবহারদেশক n. attorney-general. ̃ব্যাধি same as রোগ । ̃ভাগ a. very lucky or fortunate; high-minded, magnanimous, noble-minded; endowed with noble human qualities. ̃ভাব n. the ecstatic state caused by profundity of love, devotion etc. ̃ভুজ same as ̃বাহু । ̃মন্ডল n. a great guild or association or concourse. ̃মতি, ̃মনা a. high-minded, magnanimous; high-souled. ̃মন্ত্র n. a great mantra or incantation; very sacred words of initiation (দেশসেবার মহামন্ত্র). ̃মন্ত্রী n. the prime minister; (euph.) a great minister. ̃মহিম, ̃মহিমান্বিত a. highly glorious or majestic, most excellent. fem. ̃মহিমান্বিতা । ̃মহোপাধ্যায় n. a teacher of great teachers or scholars; an official title given to distinguished Sanskrit scholars. ̃মাংস n. human flesh taken as food, human meat. ̃মাত্য n. the prime minister. ̃মাত্র n. the prime minister; the chief courtier; the chief executive of the government. ̃মান্য a. highly venerable or honourable. ̃মান্য পোপ His Holiness the Pope (whilst addressing the Pope: Your Holiness). ̃মায়া n. (phil.) illusion, the material world or nature; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃মায়াচ্ছন্ন a. overwhelmed with or enveloped in (divine) illusion; selfobliviously enmeshed in worldly affairs. ̃মারী n. a devastating epidemic, a pestilence, a plague. ̃মারী কান্ড (usu. facet.) a great affair, a tumultuous affair. ̃মারী-পীড়িত pestilence-stricken. ̃মুনি n. a great ascetic or sage. ̃মূল্য a. of great value; very costly, dear. ̃যশা a. very famous, highly and widely celebrated or renowned. যাত্রা same as ̃প্রয়াণ । ̃যান n. one of the two communities of the Buddhists (cp. হীনযান). ̃যুদ্ধ n. a great war; (loos.) a world war. ̃যোদ্ধা n. a great warrior, a great soldier. ̃যোগী n. a great ascetic. ̃রণ্য n. a large and dense forest. ̃রথ (inc.) ̃রথী n. (ori.) one who commands a host of charioted fighters; (loos.) a great warrior fighting from on a chariot. ̃রণ n. a great war or battle. ̃রাজ n. a great king; an emperor; a great ascetic. ̃রাজা n. a government title awarded to the feudal princes, zamindars, rich citizens etc. of India during the British regime, a maharaja. ̃রাজাধিরাজ n. a king of kings, an emperor; a title conferred on a big landowner during the British regime. ̃রাজ্ঞী n. fem. the wife of a great king; a great queen; an empress. ̃রানা (rej.) ̃রাণা n. the title of the rulers of Udaipur (or Chitore). ̃রানি n. the wife of a great king, a great queen; an empress; the wife of a maharana (মহারানা); the wife of a maharaja. ̃রাত্রি n. midnight; a solemn night (কালীপূজার মহারাত্রি); a terrible night (মৃত্যুর মহারাত্রি). ̃রাষ্ট্রীয় a. of Maharashtra, Maharashtrian. ̃রুদ্র n. an awesome manifestation of Shiva (শিব). ̃রোগ n. an almost incurable and (usu. obnoxious) disease; leprosy; an inveterately bad habit or mannerism. ̃র্ঘ, ̃র্ঘ্য a. precious; costly; high-priced, dear. মহার্ণব n. an ocean; a great sea. মহার্হ same as ̃র্ঘ । ̃লয়া n. the new-moon day immediately preceding the autumnal worship of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃শক্তি Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); great strength or power or prowess. ̃শক্তিধর, ̃শক্তিশালী a. having great strength or power or prowess. fem. ̃শক্তিশালিনী । ̃শঙ্খ n. a dead man's skull; an enormous conch. n. & a. thousand billions. ˜শয় a. high-minded, magnanimous; high-souled. n. a term of courtesy affixed to the name of a gentleman, (cp.) Mr. (fem. Mrs.), Sir (fem. Madam). fem. ̃শয়া । ̃শূন্য same as ̃কাশ । ̃ষ্টমী n. the eighth lunar day of the light fortnight of the month of Aswin (আশ্বিন) or Kartik (কার্তিক) which is the third day of autumnal worship of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃সংকট n. a great crisis. ̃সত্ত্ব a. having great strength; very noble or magnanimous; highsouled. ̃সভা n. great meeting or association; a (representative) legislative assembly, a parliament; a congress. ̃সমারোহে adv. with much pomp and grandeur. ̃সমুদ্র, ̃সাগর n. an ocean. আটলানটিক বা অতলান্তিক মহাসাগর the Atlantic (Ocean). উত্তর মহাসাগর the Arctic Ocean. দক্ষিণ মহাসাগর the Antarctic Ocean. প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর the Pacific (Ocean). ভারত মহাসাগর the Indian Ocean. ̃সাগরীয় a. oceanic. ̃সামন্ত n. a commander-in-chief; a great general. ̃সিন্ধু same as ̃সমুদ্র । ̃সুযোগ n. the best chance, the greatest chance. ̃সুখ n. a great pleasure. ̃স্হবির n. one belonging to the highest order of Buddhist monks. 24)

(p. 851) mahōtsaba a solemn of grand festival; a grand gala; a great communion of Vaishnavas singing kirtan (কীর্তন) songs and eating together. 5)

(p. 851) mahōtsāha great enthusiasm or energy or zeal. মহোত্সাহী n. greatly enthusiastic or energetic or zealous. মহোত্সাহে adv. with great enthusiasm or zeal. 6)