(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. 30) anuttama (ori.) not best or excellent or superb; not good; bad, inferior. 53)

(p. 30) anuttara that which or one who has nothing or none to follow, final; supreme, best; not responding or answering, unresponsive; silent; not northern. 54)

(p. 30) anupama incomparable, peerless, unequalled; best, excellent. fem. অনুপমা । অনুপমেয় a. incomparable. 98)

(p. 77) arpaṇa giving or offering; placing or depositing; handing over or making over; committal; bestowal; award; investment. অর্পণ করা v. to give, to offer; to place, to deposit; to hand over, to make over; to commit (to); to bestow; to award; to invest (with). অর্পণীয় a. that which is to be or should be given or offered or placed or deposited or handed over or made over or committed to or bestowed or awarded or invested (with).

(p. 78) arpita given, offered; placed, deposited; handed over, made over, committed, bestowed, awarded, invested. fem. অর্পিতা । 3)

(p. 78) arpaẏitā one who gives or offers or places or deposits or hands over or makes over or commits (to) or bestows or awards or invests (with). fem. অর্পয়িত্রী । 2)

(p. 87) asamarpita not given or handed over; not bestowed. 20)

(p. 95) āuōla first; chief; best. 12)

(p. 99) ākīrṇa strewn, bestrewn; scattered, bespattered. 19)

(p. 107) ādya first, prime; primeval; primitive: primordial; chief; best; primary. ̃কৃত্য n. the work to be done first (also see আদ্যশ্রাদ্ধ). ̃প্রাণী n. the protozoa. ̃প্রান্ত adv. from beginning to end; from top to bottom. ̃শ্রাদ্ধ, ̃কৃত্য n. solemn obsequies performed in memory of the deceased on the day following the period of mourning. 83)

(p. 125) ārōpa ascription or attribution of a quality of one thing to another; imputation; imposition; assignment; bestowal. আরোপ করা v. to ascribe, to attribute; to impute; to impose; to assign; to bestow. ̃ক a. attributing, ascribing; imputing; imposing; assigning; bestowing; placing; implanting. n. an imputer; an imposer; one who assigns; one who bestows or places; one who strings (a bow); a planter. ̃ণ n. attribution, ascription; imputation; imposition; assignment; bestowal; placing, emplacement; mounting a thing or person upon something; stringing a bow; act of planting; implantation. আরোপণ করা v. to attribute, to ascribe; to impute; to impose; to assign; to bestow; to place; to mount; to string (a bow); to plant; to implant. আরোপিত a. attributed, ascribed; imputed; imposed; assigned; bestowed; placed; mounted; (of a bow) strung; planted; implanted. 14)

(p. 126) ārya the Aryan race; an Aryan; the people who spoke the Aryan language; a venerable person. a. Aryan; venerable; best; of noble birth; civilized. ̃তা n. Aryanism; civilized conduct and behaviour. ̃পুত্র n. a son of the father-in-law, (usu.) husband. ̃সমাজ n. a Vedic community founded by Dayananda Saraswati. ̃সমাজী a. of or belonging to the Arya Samaj (আর্যসমাজ). 14)

(p. 126) ālā2 first; highest; best. 49)

(p. 123) āẏu the span of one's life, longevity; lifetime; life. ̃প্রদ, ̃বর্ধক a. that which prolongs life; rejuvenating; that which bestows long life. ̃বর্ধন n. prolonging life; prolongation of life; rejuvenation. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. prolongation of life; rejuvenation. ̃ষ্কর same as আয়ুপ্রদ । ̃ষ্কাল n. the span of one's life, lifetime. ̃ষ্মান a. long-lived. fem. আয়ুষ্মতী । আয়ুষ্য same as আয়ুপ্রদ । 17)

(p. 149) utkṛṣṭa excellent, best; elevated. ̃তা n. excellence; elevatedness. 5)

(p. 150) uttama (also adv.) very good; excellent; best; fine; delicious. ̃পুরুষ n. (gr.) the first person. ̃মধ্যম n. (facet.) a sound drubbing. উত্মমধ্যম দেওয়া v. to beat or drub soundly, to give a sound drubbing, to larrup or whack. 44)

(p. 176) ṛṣabha the ox; a mythological mountain; (mus.) the second note in the natural scale; (as a sfx.) the best one (মনুষ্যর্ষভ). 19)

(p. 187) aiśbarya wealth, riches; splendour; magnificence; glory; Godhead; godhead; divinity; supremacy; overlordship, majesty; supernatural power obtained through asceticism; divine grace; unction. ̃গর্ব, ̃মদ n. purse-pride; insolence from wealth. ̃গর্বিত, ̃মত্ত, ̃মদোন্মত্ত a. purse-proud; insolent from wealth, arrogant through wealth. fem. ̃গর্বিতা, ̃মত্তা, ̃মদোন্মত্তা । ̃বান, ̃মণ্ডিত, ̃শালী a. wealthy, opulent, affluent, rich; full of glory, glorious; majestic; possessed of supernatural power obtained through asceticism; bestowed with divine grace. fem. ̃বতী, ̃মণ্ডিতা, ̃শালিনী । 25)

(p. 240) kuñjara the elephant; (as a sfx.) the best one (নরকুঞ্জর = the best of men,). fem. কুঞ্জরা, কুঞ্জরী । 2)

(p. 243) kula3 family; a clan; lineage, pedigree; good pedigree or lineage, a kulin (কুলীন) family (সে কুলের ছেলে); purity of blood; dignity of one's family, family prestige, aristocracy, high or noble birth (কুলগর্ব); descendants, line (তার কুল আজও টিকে আছে); one's own house or family or society (কুলত্যাগ); family religion or cult; residence (গুরুকুল); a race, a tribe (রক্ষঃকুল); a species or kind or class (নরকুল); a collection, a herd, a flock, a swarm (শিবাকুল). কুল করা v. to enter into a matrimonial alliance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. কুল মজানো v. (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's family. কুল রাখি কি শ্যাম রাখি (fig.) on the horns of a dilemma. কুলে কালি দেওয়া (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's (own) family, to tarnish the good name of one's (own) family. কুলের বার হওয়া same as কুলত্যাগ করা । একুল-ওকুল দুকুল খাওয়া বা হারানো (lit.—of a married woman) to lose shelter and support of both one's husband and parents; (fig.) to reject one alternative and lose the other; to be utterly ruined, to leave one's friends and be ill-treated by one's foes. ̃কণ্টক n. one who is a disgrace to or a pest of one's family. ̃কন্যা n. a girl born of a high (kulin) family. ̃কর্ম same as কুলক্রিয়া । ̃কলঙ্ক n. one who is a disgrace to his family. fem. কুলকলঙ্কিনী । ̃কলঙ্কী a. masc. bringing disgrace on one's family. ̃কামিনী n. a wife of a good family; a girl born of a good family; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana.) ̃কুণ্ডলিনী same as কুণ্ডলিনী । ̃ক্রিয়া, ̃কার্য n. traditional customs and practices of a family or befitting a family; act of entering into a matrimonial alliance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃ক্ষয় n. destruction or decay of a family or line. ̃ক্ষয়কর a. causing decay or destruction of a family or line. ̃গত a. pertaining to a family. ̃গরিমা, ̃গর্ব n. dignity of a family, family prestige; pride of birth. ̃গুরু n. a family preceptor; the hereditary religious guide of a family. ̃গৌরব same as কুলগরিমা । ̃ঘ্ন a. destroying a family, causing destruction of a family. ̃চ্যুত a. expelled from one's family, interdicted, ostracized; one who has lost his family prestige or status. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born of a good family; born of a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃জি n. a (descriptive) genealogy (often composed in verse). ̃জিনামা n. a genealogical table. ̃জ্ঞ a. acquainted with the genealogy of a family. n. a herald. ̃জ্ঞতা n. knowledge of heraldic lore. ̃টা n. a woman who has brought disgrace upon her family (usu. by leaving it for good); a woman of bad moral character. a. of or like such a woman. কুলটার স্বামী the husband of such a woman, (cp.) a cuckold. ̃তিলক n. (one who is) the glory or pride of one's family. a. glorifying one's family. ̃ত্যাগ n. (of women) leaving one's home for good for immoral purposes; (of men) abandoning one's family, giving up the customs and practices of one's family. কুলত্যাগ করা v. (of women) to leave one's home for good for immoral purposes or to elope with her paramour; (of men) to abandon one's family, to repudiate the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগী a. masc. one who has abandoned one's family or has repudiated the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগিনী a. fem. one who has left her home for good for immoral purposes or eloped with one's paramour. ̃দূষক, ̃দূষণ a. bringing disgrace upon one's family. n. (one who is) the disgrace to one's family. ̃দেবতা n. the hereditary or tutelary or guardian deity of a family. ̃ধর্ম n. the traditional customs and practices of a family. ̃নারী same as কুলকামিনী । ̃নাশন same as কুলঘ্ন । ̃নাশা a. bringing disgrace upon one's family. ̃নিন্দা n. family scandal. ̃পঞ্জি, ̃পঞ্জী same as কুলজি । ̃পতি n. the headman or chief of a clan; a patriarch; an arch-sage. ̃পাংশুলা n. an unchaste woman; a woman who is a disgrace to the family. ̃পুরোহিত n. a family priest. ̃প্রথা n. a family custom or practice. ̃প্রদীপ n. (fig.) one who glorifies one's family. ̃বতী, ̃বধূ n. a virtuous wife; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana). ̃বালা same as কুলকামিনী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. loss of one's family prestige or status (esp. due to matrimonial alliance with a family of inferior prestige or status). ̃ভূষণ, ̃মণি n. one who glorifies one's family, the ornament of one's family. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as কুলচ্যুত । ̃মজানে a. bringing disgrace upon a family. ̃মর্যাদা n. the dignity of a family, family prestige; the heraldic sign or mark of a family. ̃মান n. the dignity of a family, family prestige. ̃লক্ষণ n. any of the nine good qualities of a kulin (কুলীন) namely; (1) observance of rites, (2) politeness, (3) education, (4) good or reputable social position, (5) pilgrimage, (6) constancy or firm devotion, (7) honourable profession, (8) penance, and (9) benevolence or charity. ̃লক্ষ্মী n. fem. the guardian goddess of a family; the guardian goddess of fortune of a family; a housewife who brings prosperity to a family. ̃শীল n. lineage and character. ̃শীলমান n. lineage, character and dignity. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. the best or most distinguished person in a family or line. ̃সম্ভব a. born of a particular family; born of a good family. ̃স্ত্রী same as কুলবধূ । 68)

(p. 253) kēśara (bot.) a pollen-tube, a stamen; mane (of lions, horses). কেশরী n. the lion. in comp. (used as a sfx.) the chief or best one (বীরকেশরী = the chief amongst the heroes, a lion of heroes etc.). 51)

(p. 259) kōhinura the famous diamond called kohinoor; (fig.) a very costly thing; (fig.) one's most valuable treasure; (fig.) the best specimen or person. 20)

(p. 293) gajēndra a leader of a herd of wild elephants; the best elephant; a superb elephant. ̃গমন n. majestic or stately gait (of a well-built person) resembling that of an elephant. a. moving majestically like an elephant. fem. ̃গমনা, ̃গামিনী । 7)

(p. 396) jātya well-born, nobly-born; of a high lineage; legitimate; noble; best. 67)