(p. 29) anirbhara non-reliance, non-dependence. ̃তা n. same as অনির্ভর । ̃যোগ্য a. not reliable, unreliable, not dependable. 27)

(p. 118) ābharaṇa anything worn for personal embellishment, an ornament. কলঙ্ক তার অঙ্গের আভরণ scandal she wears as a jewel on her person. 52)

(p. 194) kaṇṭhābharaṇa an ornament for the throat; a necklace. 72)

(p. 194) kapikētana a chariot on the top of which sits a monkey; Arjuna (অর্জুন) of the Mahabharata for he had such a chariot. 150)

(p. 234) kirīṭa a crown, a coronet, a diadem. কিরীটী a. wearing a crown or diadem, coroneted; crested. n. an appellation of Arjuna (অর্জুন) of the Mahabharata. fem. a. কিরীটিনী । 44)

(p. 234) kīcaka a variety of hollow bamboo which whistles with the wind; the name of the giantlike brother-in-law and commander-in-chief of Virata (বিরাট) who was killed by Bhima (ভীম) and turned into a rounded heap as described in the Mahabharata. কীচক বধ n. killing of or like Keechaka (কীচক), beating to a mummy. 60)

(p. 243) kurukṣētra a place near New Delhi where the Kauravas (কৌরব) and the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) of the Mahabharata fought each other; (fig.) a terrible fight or noisy quarrel or brawl (কুরুক্ষেত্র বেধেছে). কুরুক্ষেত্র ব্যাপার (fig.—often facet.) an affair as terrible as the fight of Kurukshetra (কুরুক্ষেত্র). 55)

(p. 251) kṛṣṇa (myth.) an incarnation of God Vishnu or Narayana (নারায়ণ), Krishna who was one of the chief characters of the Mahabharata. a. black or deepblue or dark-complexioned (কৃষ্ণকায়, কৃষ্ণমেঘ); dark, gloomy (কৃষ্ণরাত্রি). কৃষ্ণ পাওয়া v. (usu. sarcas.) to have access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) after one's death; to die. ̃কলি n. a flower-plant; its flower. ̃কায় a. dark-complexioned. ̃চন্দন n. the white Sandalwood, Santalum album. ̃চূড়া n. a flowering shrub; its red-coloured flower. ̃জীরে, ̃জীরক n. the black cummin. ̃তা n. blackness. ̃তিথি n. any of the lunar days of the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষীয় a. of the dark fortnight. ̃প্রাপ্তি n. access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); death. ̃বর্ণ a. black, dark-coloured. n. black or dark colour. ̃বর্ত্মা n. fire; (myth. & astro.) the dragon's head, the ascending node. ˜ভক্ত a. devoted to Lord Krishna. n. a devotee of Lord Krishna. ̃মুগ n. a black variety of pigeon-pulse. ̃যাত্রা n. any of the openair dramatic performances enacting the life and activities of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃লোহিত a. & n. purple. ˜লৌহ n. a magnet. ̃সর্প n. a venomous black snake, the krait. ̃সার, ̃শার n. the antelope. ̃সারথি n. Arjuna (অর্জুন) of whom Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) is the charioteer as told in the Mahabharata. ̃সীস n. graphite, black lead. কৃষ্ণা a. fem. dark complexioned. n. a name of Draupadi (দ্রৌপদী) of the Mahabharata. কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ n. the black-skinned; the black people. a. black-skinned. opp. শ্বেতাঙ্গ । কৃষ্ণাগুরু same as কৃষ্ণচন্দন । কৃষ্ণাজিন n. skin of an antelope. কৃষ্ণাভ a. blackish; bluish; darkish. কৃষ্ণাষ্টমী n. the birth-day of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র). 19)

(p. 259) kauntēẏa a son of Kunti (কুন্তী) of the Mahabharata. 26)

(p. 261) kauraba a descendant of King Kuru (কুরু); any of the one hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra (ধৃতরাষ্ট্র) of the Mahabharata. কৌরব্য, কৌরব্যেয় a. descended from King Kuru (কুরু); relating to the one hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra (ধৃতরাষ্ট্র). 2)

(p. 291) gaṅgā the Ganges, the Ganga; a river; a wife of Shiva (শিব). (poet.) গঙ্গা, গঙ্গজ a. Gangetic; riverine. গঙ্গাজলি1 n. act of putting the water of the Ganges into the mouth of a dying person; act of swearing by taking the water of the Ganges in one's palm. গঙ্গাজলি2 a. having the colour of the water of the Ganges, of a brownish cream colour. ̃তীর n. bank of the Ganges. ̃ধর n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পুত্র n. (in the Mahabharata) Bhishma; one belonging to a Hindu caste whose business is to cremate or to help cremation, (cp.) an undertaker by caste. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. (lit.) one whose mortal remains have been thrown in the Ganges; dead. গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to die (esp. holily). ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death (esp. in a holy manner). ̃ফড়িং n. the grasshopper (of the green and large variety). ̃বাসী a. living near or on the bank of the Ganges; riverine. ̃মাহাত্ম্য n. the glory of the Ganges; a hymn glorifying the Ganges. ̃যমুনা n. the Ganges and the Jumna or their confluence. a. black-and-white; mixed with gold and silver, bimetallic. ̃যাত্রা n. act of carrying a dying person to the bank of the Ganges. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করা v. to be carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of one's death. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করানো v. to carry (a dying person) to the bank of the Ganges. ̃যাত্রী n. a person who is being carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of his death; a dying man; a pilgrim to the mouth of the Ganges esp. on a holy occasion. fem. ̃যাত্রিণী । ̃লাভ same as গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্তি । ̃সংগম, ̃সাগর n. the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, the mouth of the Ganges. ̃স্নান n. bathing in the Ganges. গঙ্গাস্নান করা v. to bathe in the Ganges; (fig.) to cleanse oneself of guilt, sin etc. to make oneself pure. 6)

(p. 311) guḍ়ākēśa (lit.) one who has won over sleep, an appellation of Shiva (শিব) and of Arjuna (অর্জুন) of the Mahabharata. 33)

(p. 485) daśābatāra the ten incarnations of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু), namely, the Fish, the Tortoise, the Hog, the Man-Lion (that is, half man and half lion), the Dwarf, Parashuram (or the Axe-man), Rama (the hero of the Ramayana), Balaram or Krishna or Krishna and Balaram together (characters of the Mahabharata), Buddha, and Kalki (কল্কি). 76)

(p. 492) dātā one who or that which gives away in charity or gives or pays or contributes or donates; munificent, charitable. n. a giver, a payer, a contributor, a donor; a charitable or munificent man. ̃কর্ণ n. (fig.) a person as boundlessly charitable or bountiful as Karna of the Mahabharata. 24)

(p. 508) durbhara hard to bear or carry; very heavy; hard to sustain or endure. 29)

(p. 508) duryōdhana hard to cope with in battle. n. the name of the arch-villain of the Mahabharata; (fig.) a rare villain. 42)

(p. 522) dbaipāẏana one who is born in an island; an appellation of Vyasa ব্যাস the author of the Mahabharata. 71)

(p. 522) drauṇi a son of Drona (দ্রোণ) the master archer of the Mahabharata. 116)

(p. 522) draupadī the name of the heroine of the Mahabharata as she was the daughter of the King Drupada (দ্রুপদ). রন্ধনে দ্রৌপদী a female cook of incomparable efficiency. 117)

(p. 532) dharma religion, faith, creed; piety, virtue (অহিংসা পরম ধর্ম); scriptural laws or directions (ধর্মসম্মত); a form of worship (তান্ত্রিক ধর্ম); theology (ধর্মগ্রন্হ); natural quality or behaviour or disposition, property or function (মানবধর্ম, কালধর্ম, আগুনের ধর্ম); virtuousness, righteousness, morality (ধর্মহীন আচরণ); law (ধর্মপত্নী); justice (ধর্মাধিকরণ); holiness, sacredness (ধর্মের সংসারে পাপ); Yama (যম) the god of piety and death; a popular god of Bengal (ধর্মঠাকুর); chastity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মনাশ); (astrol.) the ninth house from the house of birth in the zodiac. ধর্মে সওয়া v. (of a sin, misdeed etc.) to be tolerated by God or the Divine Judge. ধর্মের কল বাতাসে নড়ে, ধর্মের ঢাক আপনি বাজে (fig.) truth cannot be kept concealed, truth must come out; the irrevocable rod of Nemesis is sure to strike in course of time. ধর্মের ষাঁড় (fig.) a wildly wayward man allowed to move scotfree. ধর্মের সংসার a family practising virtue, a pious family. ধর্ম-অর্থ-কাম-মোক্ষ n the four principal aims of human life; piety, wealth, love or fulfilment of desire, and salvation of the soul. ̃কন্যা n. fem. one solemnly accepted as a daughter by a person other than one's parents; (loos.) a god-daughter. ধর্ম-কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. religious practices (esp. as enjoined by scriptures). ̃কাম a. desirous of attaining virtue through religious practices. ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া same as ধর্মকর্ম । ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a holy or consecrated place, a place of pilgrimage. ̃গত a. pious, virtuous; concerning or pertaining to religion, religious. ̃গতপ্রাণ a. having one's life devoted to religion or piety; very religious-minded; profoundly or deeply pious. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a holy book or text, a scripture; a religious book; a theological treatise. ̃ঘট n. (ori.) a religious practice consisting in giving away pitchers filled with holy water; (pol. & pop.) cessation of work as a means of putting pressure on employers, a strike. ধর্মঘটকালীন ভাতা strike-pay. ধর্মঘটী n. (pol.) a striker. ˜চক্র n. the four laws or directives of Buddha conducive to attaining final salvation. ̃চর্চা n. religious discussion or practice. ̃চর্যা n. observance of religious rules and rites, religious practice; practice of virtue. ̃চারী a. observant of religious rules and rites, devoted to religious practices; virtuous, pious. ̃চিন্তা n. religious meditation; spiritual meditation; theological meditation; theology. ̃চ্যুত same as ধর্মভ্রষ্টা । ̃জ a. legitimately born. ̃জিজ্ঞাসা n. religious inquiry; spiritual inquiry. ̃জিজ্ঞাসু a. seeking after or inquisitive about religious or spiritual truths. ̃জীবন n. religious or spiritual life; pious or virtuous life; ecclesiastical life. ̃জ্ঞ a. conversant with religious rules and duties; conversant with religion; pious, virtuous, religious. ̃জ্ঞান n. religious knowledge; religious-mindedness; deep sense of piety. ̃ঠাকুর n. a popular god of Bengal named Dharma (ধর্ম). ̃তা adv. in the eye of righteousness or piety; according to or conforming to righteousness, piously. ̃তত্ত্ব n the mysteries of religion; theology; theosophy, a religious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. one conversant with the mysteries of religion; a theologian; one conversant with a religious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্বীয় a. concerning the mysteries of religion, religious; theological; concerning a religious doctrine. ̃ত্যাগ n. abandonment of one's religion, adoption of another religion, apostasy. ধর্মত্যাগ করা v. to abandon one's religion, to adopt another religion. n. an apostate, a renegade. ̃দ্বেষী, ̃দ্রোহী a. revolting against or hostile to religion; irreligious; impious; ungodly. fem. ধর্মদ্বেষিণী, ধর্মদ্রোহিণী । ̃দ্রোহ, ̃দ্রোহিতা n. revolt against or hostility towards religion; irreligion; impiety; ungodliness. ̃ধ্বজী a. simulating piety or virtuousness; sanctimonious; hypocritical. n. one simulating piety or virtuousness, a religious imposter. ̃নাশ n. ravishment of a woman's chastity, rape; profanation or defilement of one's religion or idol. ধর্মনাশ করা v. to ravish or outrage one's chastity, to rape; to profane or defile one's religion or idol. ̃নিন্দা n. disparagement of religion; blasphemy. ধর্মের নিন্দা করা v. to disparage religion; to blaspheme. ̃নিরপেক্ষ a. irrespective of creed (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ বিচার); secular (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ রাষ্ট্র). ̃নির্দিষ্ট a. enjoined by religion; enjoined by scriptures, scriptural. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to religion or religious practices; pious, virtuous, righteous. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to religion or religious practices; piety, virtuousness, righteousness. ̃নীতি n. a religious principle or principles; a principle or principles of virtue; a moral principle or principles; ethics. ̃পত্নী n. a lawful wife; a lawfully married wife. ̃পথ n. the path of virtue or piety. ধর্মপথে থাকা v. to follow the path of virtue or piety, to practise virtue or piety; to walk in the presence of God. ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ same as ধর্মনিষ্ঠ । ̃পাল n. a defender of religion; (Christ.) a bishop. ̃পালক n. one who observes religious rites and practices; a defender of religion or faith. ̃পালন n. observance of religious rites and practices; defence of religion. ̃পিতা n. one solemnly accepted as father by a person other than one's children; (loos.) a godfather. ̃পিপাসা n. a strong desire for learning religious truths, thirst for religion. ̃পিপাসু a. desirous of learning religious truths, thirsty of religion. ̃পুত্র, (coll. corrup.) ̃পুত্তুর n. (loos.) a godson; a son of Yama (যম) the god of piety; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata; (sarcas.) one who poses to be a profoundly pious or truthful man; sanctimonious. ধর্মপুত্র যুধিষ্ঠির (sarcas.) a profoundly pious or truthful man, a sanctimonious person. ̃পুস্তক same as ধর্মগ্রন্হ । ̃প্রচার n. preaching of religion; religious preaching or propaganda; evangelization; evangelism. ধর্মপ্রচার করা v. to preach religion; to evangelize. ̃প্রচারক a. preaching religion; evangelizing. n. a religious preacher; an evangelist. ̃প্রধান a. chiefly guided by religion or religious principles; religious-minded, devout. ̃প্রবক্তা n. a prophet. ̃প্রবণ a. having propensity towards religion; religiousminded. ̃প্রবনতা n. leaning towards religion; religious-mindednesss. ̃প্রবর্তক n. the founder of a religion. ̃প্রাণ a. counting or regarding religion as precious as one's life; profoundly devout. ̃প্রাণতা n. act of counting religion as precious as one's life; profound devoutness. ̃বন্ধন n. the bond of religion; a sacred or solemn bond or tie; the holy bondage of being members of the same religious community. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend or servant of religion; a friend or helper in religious matters. ̃বল n. force of piety or virtuousness. ̃বাণী n. a word or teaching of religion; a holy word; an evangel, a gospel. ̃বিধান, ̃বিধি n. a religious law or rule; a sacred law; a scriptural injunction or prescription. ̃বিপ্লব n. a revolution in the world of religion; a great religious change, a religious revolution. ̃বিরুদ্ধ, ̃বিরোধী a. hostile to religion or piety; irreligious or impious, ungodly. ̃বিশ্বাস n. a religious faith, a creed; faith in religion. ̃বিশ্বাসী a. having faith in a particular religion or creed; following a particular creed; having faith in religion; virtuous, pious, godly. ̃বুদ্ধি n. virtuous or pious or just thought or intention; conscientiousness, conscionableness; good conscience. ̃বৃদ্ধ n. a religious or ecclesiastical elder; a member of a priesthood, a father. ̃ভয় n. fear of God; religious qualm. ̃ভগিনী n. one solemnly accepted as a sister by a person other than one's brother or sister; a female disciple of the same teacher; a member of a sisterhood, a nun, a sister. ̃ভাই coll. form of ধর্মভ্রাতা । ̃ভীরু a. God-fearing. ̃ভীরুতা n. God-fearing conduct or nature. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. gone astray from the religious or righteous course; fallen from one's religious belief. ̃ভ্রাতা n. one solemnly accepted as a brother by a person other than one's brother or sister; a disciple of the same teacher or preceptor; a member of a brotherhood or sect or faith; a brother. ̃মঙ্গল n. a long poem narrating the glory of Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর). ̃মত n. a religious tenet or doctrine. ̃মন্দির n. a house of worship, a temple, a shrine. ̃ময় a. full of piety; devout or pious. ̃মা, ̃মাতা n. one solemnly accepted as mother by a person other than one's child. ̃মূলক a. concerning religion, religious. ̃যাজক n. an ecclesiastic; a clergyman; a priest. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a war for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusade, a holy war. ̃যোদ্ধা n. one fighting for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusader; a holy warrior. ̃রক্ষা n. defence of religion; preservation of one's religion or piety; preservation of chastity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মরক্ষা). ̃রাজ n. the lord of justice; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata or that of Yama (যম) or Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর) or Buddha. ̃রাজ্য n. a state or kingdom administered with scrupulous justice, a realm of justice; a state or kingdom founded on religion or piety, a holy state. ̃রাষ্ট্র n. a theocratic state. ̃লক্ষণ n. any one of the (ten) characteristic signs of piety or virtuousness. ̃লোপ n. destruction or extinction of religion or piety; profanation of one's religion; ravishment of (a woman's) chastity. ̃শালা n. a guesthouse where pilgrims and travellers are accommodated temporarily at a low cost or free of cost; (ori.) a court of justice. ̃শাসন n. a religious or scriptural edict; administration of justice; lawful judgment; rule of the ecclesiastics, theocracy. ̃শাস্ত্র n. scripture. ̃শাস্ত্রব্যবসায়ী n. a dealer in religious books and scriptures; an expounder and teacher of scriptures, a scribe. ̃শাস্ত্রানুমত a. conforming to or as prescribed by scriptures. ̃শিক্ষক n. a religious teacher or preceptor. ̃শিক্ষা n. religious education or teaching. ̃শীল a. pious, virtuous. ̃সংস্কার n. religious reformation; a holy sacrament. ̃সংস্কারক n. a religious reformer. ̃সংস্হাপন n. introduction or founding of a religion; firm establishment of a religion; rejuvenation or reinforcement or restoration of a religion. ̃সংহিতা n. a religious code, a book of holy laws. ̃সংগত same as ধর্মসম্মত । ̃সংগীত n. a devotional song or hymn, a psalm. ̃সভা n. a religious gathering or congress or convention or congregation or society. ̃সম্প্রদায় n. a religious community, a religious group or sect. ̃সম্মত a. conforming to the rules and prescription of religion or piety; pious, virtuous; rightful; just. ̃সাক্ষী a. having or claiming the god of piety as witness. n. an oath in the name of the god of piety. ধর্মসাক্ষী করে বলা to take an oath in the name of God, to take a solemn oath. ̃সাধন n. practice of virtue or religion. ̃হানি same as ধর্মনাশ । ̃হীন a. godless, ungodly, irreligious, impious; blasphemous. ̃হীনতা n. ungodliness; impiety. 17)

(p. 540) dhārtarāṣṭra a son of King Dhritarashtra of the Mahabharata. 30)

(p. 555) nara2 a human being, man; a male person, a male. a. (chiefly in comp.) male (নরহরিণ). fem. see নারী ̃কঙ্কাল n. a human skeleton. ̃কপাল n. a dead person's skull. ̃কেশরী n. a lionamongst men; a man of great prowess. ̃খাদক a. man-eating, eating human flesh. n. a man-eater; a cannibal. ̃ঘাতক n. a homicide. a. homicidal. ̃ঘাতী a. homicidal. ̃ত্ব n. manhood, humanity; virility. ̃ত্বারোপ n. anthropomorphism. নারায়ণ n. the two great mythological sages: Nara নর and Narayana (নারায়ণ) who were born as Arjuna (অর্জুন) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) of the Mahabharata. ̃নারী n. men and women. ̃পতি n. a king. ̃পশু n. a beast of a man, a brute. ̃পাল n. a king. ̃পিশাচ n. a man with instincts as abominable as those of necrophagous goblins. ̃পুঙ্গব n. (fig.) a great man; (lit.) a bull of a man. ̃বর n. the best man; a great man. ̃বলি n. immolation of human beings; human sacrifice. ̃ব্যাঘ্র same as নরশর্দূল । ̃ভুক a. anthropophagous, feeding on human flesh, man-eating. নরভুক প্রাণী an anthropophagite, a man-eater. ̃ভুক মানুষ a cannibal. ̃মাংস n. human flesh (esp. when eaten). ̃মাংসভোজন n. cannibalism. ̃মাংসভোজী a. cannibalistic. n. a cannibal. ̃মালিনী n. a woman wearing a necklace or garland of human skulls; an appellation of goddess Kali (কালী). ̃মেধ same as নরবলি । ̃রূপী a. having the form or shape of a human being, man-shaped. ̃রূপে adv. in the form or shape of a human being. ̃লীলা n. activities (of a god) in a human existence or incarnation. নরলীলা সংবরণ করা v. (joc. or for.) to die. ̃লোক n. the abode of human beings or mortals, the world, the earth. ̃শার্দূল n. a tiger of a man; (fig.) a man of great prowess. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. the greatest or best amongst men. ̃সিংহ n. (lit.) a lion of a man; (fig.) a great or valiant man; (myth.) same as নৃসিংহ । ̃সুন্দর n. a barber; (cp.) a coiffeur (fem. coiffeuse). ̃হত্যা n. homicide, murder. নরহত্যা করা v. to commit a murder or homicide, to murder. ̃হত্যাকারী same as নরহন্তা । ̃হত্যাঘটিত a. homicidal. ̃হন্তা n. a homicide, a murderer. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী a murderess. ̃হরি same as নৃসিংহ । 61)

(p. 581) nirābharaṇa not wearing any ornaments, unornamented; bare. fem. নিরাভরণা 21)

(p. 587) nirbhara a prop or support; dependence, reliance; confidence. নির্ভর করা v. to depend (upon), (coll.) to bank (on), to rely (on). ̃তা n. (loos.) dependence, reliance. ̃যোগ্য a. dependable, reliable. ̃যোগ্যতা n. dependability, reliability. ̃শীল a. relying on, depending on; dependent. 10)

(p. 587) nirbharasā bereft of trust or confidence or hope. 11)