(p. 2) akṣara any of the letters of the alphabet; a syllable; (fig.) a symbolic letter. ̃জীবী, ̃জীবক n. a scribe; a copyist; a printer or compositor, a writer. ̃পরিচয় n. acquaintance with the alphabet; commencement of education; literacy; (fig.) elementary knowledge. ̃বিন্যাস n. the characteristic style of handwriting. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of versification in which the number of letters and not the sounds in a line is taken into account. ̃মালা n. the alphabet. ̃যোজক n. a compositor. অক্ষরীকরণ n. transliteration. অক্ষরে অক্ষরে to the letter, word for word. verbatim; (fig.) with strict exactitude, rigorously. 95)

(p. 7) agauṇa absence of delay; promptness; celerity; hurry. a. not minor or secondary; primary; chief, principal. অগৌণে adv. without delay; immediately; quickly. অগৌণ-পত্রী n. immediate slip. 6)

(p. 7) agra the top, the summit; an apex; an end or extremity; the front; the front portion; the surface or the portion at the surface (দধির অগ্র); an aim, a purpose (একাগ্র). a. first, foremost, primary, leading; chief; anterior. ̃ক্রয়াধিকার n. the right of pre-emption. ̃গণ্য a. deserving first preference or consideration or mention; foremost; best; principal. ̃গতি, ̃গমন n. forward movement, advancement; progress, promotion, development, increase; (astr.) progressive motion, progression. ̃গামী a. moving forward or to the front; leading; progressive. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃জ a. born earlier, senior in age, elder, older. n. the eldest or an elder brother. ̃জিহ্বা n. the uvula, the epiglottis. ̃জ্ঞান n. foreknowledge; anticipation. ̃ণী a. leading, chief, best. n. a leader; an inaugurator or initiator; a pioneer. ̃দত্ত n. imprest money. ̃দানী n. a Brahmin (ব্রাহ্মণ) who receives offerings on behalf of a dead person's soul and consequently is socially degraded. ̃দূত n. (mil.) a pioneer; an escort, a guide; a leader; (loos.) a forerunner, a precursor, a harbinger. ̃নেতা n. a leader; an army commander. ̃পশ্চাত্ adv. considering what is before and after; having foresight and hindsight; pro and con; comprehensively. ̃বর্তী a. situated in the front; leading; advanced. fem. ̃বর্তিনী । ভাগ n. the first part or share; top peak; an extremity or end. ̃মহিষী n. the queen-consort. ̃সর, ̃সার a. going first or commencing, leading; moving forward, advancing. ̃সরণ n. advancement. অগ্রসর হওয়া v. to move forward, to advance; to progress. ̃স্হ, ̃স্হিত a. situated in the front, on the top or at end, apical. 14)

(p. 9) aṅkita marked; drawn or painted; (geom.) plotted; bedecked, decorated; carved; delineated, described, portrayed (অঙ্কিত চরিত্র); imprinted (মানসপটে অঙ্কিত). অঙ্কিত করা v. to mark; to draw; to paint; (geom.) to plot; to bedeck, to decorate; to carve; to delineate, to describe, to portray; to imprint. 9)

(p. 9) aṅga a limb; the body; shape or form; a feature; a part; an essential part; an ingredient, a component, an element; an item (নৈবেদ্যের অঙ্গ); (esp. bot.) an organ; the ancient name of Bihar or of Bhagalpur and adjoining places. ̃গ্রহ n. convulsion of or pain in the body or any part of it, spasm; tetanus. ̃গ্লানি n. wearisome or painful physical exertion, tiredness; dirt or soil of the body. ̃চালন n. the movement of the body or limbs; physical exercise. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন n. amputation or cutting off of a limb; deduction of a part; mutilation. ̃জ, ̃জনু a. born of one's body. n. offspring; a son. ̃জা a. daughter. ̃ত্র, ̃ত্রাণ n. armour, a coat of mail. ̃ন্যাস n. touching different parts of the body as one recites (usu. mentally) different incantations. ̃প্রত্যঙ্গ n. different limbs and appendages of the body. ̃প্রায়শ্চিত্ত n. expiatory rite of removing the taint of the body. ̃বিকৃতি n. deformity; apoplexy. ̃বিক্ষেপ n. making gestures, posing; a gesture, a pose; convulsion of a limb or the body, spasm. ̃বিন্যাস n. posing; posture. ̃বিহীন a. wanting in one or more limbs, crippled; deformed; bodiless, formless, incorporeal. fem. ̃বিহীনা । ̃ভঙ্গ, ̃ভঙ্গি n. a pose or posture; a gesture; secret communication of one's intention by means of a physical gesture. ̃বৈকল্য n. same as ̃বিকৃতি । ̃মর্দক n. masseur. ̃মর্দিকা n. fem. masseuse. ̃মর্দন n. massage. ̃মোটন n. stretching and straightening the body for removing lassitude and sloth. ̃রাগ n. beautifying the body with cosmetics; any article of cosmetic or toilet. ̃রাজ n. the king of Anga. ̃রাজ্য n. a state of a federation. ̃রুহ n. hair; wool; fur; feather, a gown. ̃শুদ্ধি n. purification of the body (by ablution or by ceremonial washing). ̃সংবাহন n. massage. ̃শোভা n. beauty of the body. ̃সংস্হান n. morphology. ̃সজ্জা n. beautifying the body (with dress or cosmetics). ̃সঞ্চালন same as ̃চালন । ̃সৌষ্ঠব n. physical grace or beauty or symmetry. ̃হানি n. loss of a limb; partial omission or curtailment of anything; mutilation; a defect. ̃হীন a. deformed; lacking one or more limbs; (of a work) lacking in perfection, defective; bodiless, formless, incorporeal. 15)

(p. 9) aṅgulāṅka finger-print. অঙ্গুলাঙ্ক-বিশারদ n. a finger-print expert. 29)

(p. 9) ati too; over; beyond; improperly; going beyond; excessively; beyond the compass or range (of), outside. a. very improper or unbecoming; excessive; excellent (অতি নাগর). n. an improper or excessive amount (কিছুরই অতি ভালো নয়) pfx. ex-, extra-, hyper-, out-, over-, super-, sur-, trans-, ultra-. ̃কথা n. exaggerated or useless talk; a myth. ̃কায় a. of immense size; gigantic. ̃কোমল a. too soft, too tender; very tender or soft. ̃চার n. quick passage (from one place to another); passage or forward movement of a planet from one zodiacal sign to another in a shorter period than usual. ̃চালাক a. over-clever, too clever by half; oversmart. ̃চালাকের গলায় দড়ি an over-clever person hangs himself; the fox must pay his skin to the furrier. ̃জন n. the majority. ̃তপ্ত a. superheated. ̃তর a. very much excessive. ̃দর্প n. excessive pride or vanity. ̃দর্পে হতা (বা হত) লন্কা (lit.) the fall of Lanka was caused by (King Ravana's) excessive vanity; (fig.) pride will have a fall. ̃নাটকীয় a. melodramatic; unnecessarily over-dramatic. ̃নাটকীয়তা n. melodrama. ̃দূর a. far-away; remote. n. a great distance. ̃দৈন্য n. utmost poverty. ̃নৈতিকতা n. puritanism, rigid adherence to moral principle or behaviour. ̃পাতক n. any of the most heinous sins, a deadly sin. ̃পাতকী n. a great sinner. ̃পান n. (habitual) overindulgence in intoxicating liquor, intemperance. ̃প্রজতা n. overpopulation. ̃প্রাকৃত a. supernatural; supernal. ̃বড় a. too big; too much. ̃বল a. extremely strong or mighty. ̃বাড় n. overgrowth; unnatural growth or development; excessive haughtiness or pride; extreme immoderation or excess. ̃বাড় বাড়া v. to grow extremely haughty or arrogant. অতিবাড় বেড়ো নাকো ঝড়ে প়ড়ে যাবে (lit.) don't grow too high lest a storm makes you tumble down; (fig.) pride will have a fall. ̃বাদ n. exaggeration. ̃বুদ্ধি same as অতিচালাক । ̃বৃদ্ধ a. very old; decrepit. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. overgrowth. ̃বৃষ্টি n. excessive or heavy rainfall. ̃বেগনি, ̃বেগুনি a. ultraviolet. ̃ব্যয় n. extravagance. ̃ব্যস্ত a. (usu. dero.) very busy; very anxious; fussy. ̃ভক্তি n. excessive devotion or reverence (usu. insincere). অতিভক্তি চোরের লক্ষণ too much courtesy, too much craft. ̃ভুজ a. (geom.) a hypotenuse. ̃ভোজন n. over-eating, surfeit; gluttony. অতিভোজন করা v. to overeat; to gourmandize, to gormandise. ̃ভোজী a. voracious, gourmand. n. a gourmand, a glutton. ̃মন্দা n. (comm.) slump. ̃মাত্র, ̃মাত্রায় adv. beyond measure; extremely. ̃মান n. excessive vanity. ̃মানব n. a great man or a man of exceptional uqalities and powers, a superman; a greatly wise man. ̃মানবিক, ̃মানুষিক a. superhuman; supernal; spiritual; divine. ̃রঞ্জন n. exaggeration. ̃রঞ্জিত a. exaggerated. ̃রথ n. a great warrior capable of fighting innumerable enemies simultaneously. ̃রাষ্ট্রিক a. extra-territorial. ̃লোভ n. too much greed, overgreediness. 145)

(p. 20) adhipa, adhipati a master, a lord; an owner; a proprietor; a king, a prince. 5)

(p. 20) adhirāja an emperor; a suzerain, an overlord, a sovereign prince. 37)

(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. 30) anīti lack or absence of principle or morality; immorality. 6)

(p. 30) anītijña ignorant of moral principles or ethics. 7)

(p. 30) anudgata not come or sprung or grown out of, not bulbed, not protuberated; not projecting. অনুদ্গম n. not growing or springing, lack or absence of springing or sprouting. 65)

(p. 51) apradhāna not principal or chief; secondary; subordinate; unimportant; non-essential; minor. অপ্রধান কর্ম (gr.) an indirect object. 22)

(p. 63) abyabashita lacking in decision; unsteady, wavering; changeable, unsettled or unprincipled in action. ̃চিত্ত a. fickleminded. ̃চিত্ততা n. fickle-mindedness. 4)

(p. 72) amudraṇīẏa unprintable, not to be or not fit to be printed. 3)

(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. 75) artha 2 money, wealth; purpose, end in view, object; behalf (পরার্থে); earthly or secular prosperity, comfort and happiness (ধর্ম-অর্থ-কাম-মোক্ষ); politics; political economy, economics; purpose (মোক্ষার্থে তপস্যা); any branch or subject of learning (সর্বার্থতত্ত্ব); the thing desired (পুরুষার্থ). অর্থ আধিকারিক n. finance officer. ̃কর a. helpful in earning money, money-earning, money-making. fem. ̃করী । ̃করী বিদ্যা learning or training conducive to earning money; professional training. ̃কষ্ট n. pecuniary hardship or trouble; want or shortage of money. ̃কামী a. (eagerly) desirous of earning or acquiring money or wealth; avaricious. ̃কৃচ্ছ্র n. same as ̃কষ্ট । ̃গৃধ্নু a. avaricious, mammonish. ̃চিন্তা n. pecuniary worry; devising means of earning money. ̃চেষ্টা n. effort to earn or procure money. ̃তত্ত্ব n. political economy; economics. ̃দণ্ড n. a fine; pecuniary loss. ̃নীতি n. political economy, economics; principles of economics. ̃নীতিজ্ঞ, ̃নীতিবিদ n. an economist. ̃নৈতিক same as আর্থনীতিক । ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ a. avaricious, mammonish; miserly. ̃পাল n. a treasurer. ̃পিপাসা n. thirst for money. ̃পিপাসু a. thirsty for money. ̃পিশাচ n. one who is unscrupulously greedy of money; one having an inordinate lust for money; a Mammon-worshipper. ̃প্রদ a. that which fetches money, money-earning. ̃প্রাপ্তি n. act of obtaining or earning money. ̃বল n. financial strength or competency; power of wealth. ̃বান a. rich, wealthy. ̃বিদ্যা n. same as অর্থতত্ত্ব । ̃বিনিয়োগ n. investment of money. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. same as অর্থতত্ত্ব । ̃বিজ্ঞানী n. an economist. ̃ব্যয় n. act of spending money; expenditure, expense, cost. ̃ভাণ্ডার n. treasury; fund. ̃মন্ত্রক n. the ministry of finance. ̃লাভ n. same as অর্থপ্রাপ্তি । ̃লালসা, ̃লিপ্সা, ̃লোভ n. (chiefly morbid) desire for money; avarice, cupidity. ̃লিপ্সু, ̃লোভী a. avaricious. ̃শালী a. rich, wealthy. ̃শাস্ত্র n. political economy, economics; political science, politics (কৌটিল্যের অর্থশাস্ত্র). ̃শূন্য a. unprovided with money; grossly short of money; penniless, insolvent. ̃শূন্যতা n. lack of money; gross shortage of money; insolvency, pauperism. ̃সংকট n. financial crisis. ̃সংগ্রহ n. procurement or collection or acquisition or earning of money. ̃সংগ্রহ করা v. to procure or collect or acquire or raise or earn money. ̃সংস্হান n. provision or procurement of money. সংস্হান করা v. to provide or procure money (for). সংগতি n. provision or possession of money; solvency. সংগতি থাকা v. to possess money or funds (for); to be well-to-do or solvent. ̃সচিব n. finance secretary. ̃সঞ্চয় n. saving or hoarding or accumulating money or wealth. ̃সঞ্চয়ী a. money-saving. ̃সাহায্য n. monetary aid or grant; donation. ̃সাহায্য করা v. to grant monetary aid; to help with money. ̃হানি n. loss of money. ̃হীন n. same as অর্থশূন্য । অর্থাগম n. inflow or influx of money; income. 32)

(p. 80) aśba the horse. fem. অশ্বা । অশ্বী a mare. ̃কোবিদ a. experienced about horses; skilled in horse-breaking or horse training. n. one experienced about horses; a horse-breaker; a horsetrainer; a skilled horesman, an equestrian. ̃খুর n. a horse's hoof; a plant used as perfume. ̃খুরা n. a creeper of the clitoria genus; its flower. ̃গতি n. the pace (usu. galloping) of a horse. ̃গন্ধা n. a medicinal plant, withania somnifera. ̃গ্রীব n. having a neck curved like that of a horse, horse-necked. ̃চক্র n. a move in chess in which the two knights are placed in a position where the opponent's king is checkmated. ̃চালনা n. driving or riding a horse. ̃চালনা করা v. to drive or ride a horse. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a horse-doctor, a farrier; a veterinary surgeon. ̃চিকিত্সা n. farriery. ̃ডিম্ব n. a mere nothing, a hoax, (cp.) fiddlesticks! (int.), (cp.) a mare's nest. ̃তর n. the mule. fem. ̃তরী । ̃তুল্য a. like a horse, equine. ̃পাল, ̃পালক n. a professional caretaker of horses; an equerry; a groom. ̃পৃষ্ঠে adv. on horseback. ̃বিদ a. same as অশ্বকোবিদ । ̃বৈদ্য n. same as অশ্বচিকিত্সক । ̃মেধ (যজ্ঞ) n. a solemn ritual performed by the princes of ancient India to have their sins condoned; in this ritual a horse was given in sacrifice, the horse-sacrifice. ̃যান n. a horse-drawn carriage; a horse-cart. ̃রক্ষক n. same as অশ্বপাল । ̃রজ্জু n. a horse's rein or bridle. ̃শক্তি n. (mech.) horsepower, about 745 watts. ̃শাবক n. a colt, a foal (fem. filly). ̃শালা n. a stable. ̃সংক্রান্ত a. relating to the horse, equine. 45)

(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. 96) āōlāta, āōlāda fruit-trees and other immovable property; offspring, progeny. 8)

(p. 102) āṅula a finger or a toe. আঙুল দিয়ে দেখানো n. v. to point or pointing with fingers. আঙুল ফুলে কলা গাছ (fig.) a sudden increase in wealth or power or importance. আঙুলের গাঁট n. a knuckle. আঙুল মটকানো v. n. cracking or to crack the knuckles. ̃হাড়া n. whitlow. হাতের আঙুল a finger. পায়ের আঙুল a toe. বুড়ো আঙুল the thumb. কড়ে আঙুল the little finger. আঙুলের ছাপ fingerprint. 19)

(p. 104) āchaḍ়ā a spell of sprinking. এক আছড়া বৃষ্টি a spell of light shower. 5)

(p. 107) ādi beginning; origin; source; birth. a. first; original, fundamental, primary. in comp. (used as a sfx.) and the like, et cetera (সুখদুঃখাদি). ̃কবি n. the first poet; Valmiki. ̃কলা n. the fundamental tissue. ̃কলাতন্ত্র n. the fundamental tissue system. ̃কাব্য n. the first epic. ̃কারণ n. the first cause; the Supreme Being; the fundamental cause; the primary cause. ̃কাল n. ancient times. ̃কোষ n. embryonic cell. ̃দেব n. the Supreme Being; any one of the three principal Hindu gods: Brahma (ব্রহ্মা,), Vishnu (বিষ়্ণু) and Maheswara (মহেশ্বর). ̃নাথ n. the Supreme Being; Shiva (শিব). ̃পুরুষ n. the first progenitor or ancestor of a clan or family. ̃বাসী n. the aborigines. ̃বৃত্ত n. equinoctial colure. ̃ভূত a. born or created first, primordial; primary (আদিভূত কারণ). fem. আদিভূতা । ̃রস n. (rhet.) the emotion of love; sex-passion; eroticism. ̃রূপ n. a prototype, an archetype. 66)

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