(p. 2) akṣi the eye. ̃কাচ n. lens. ̃কোটর n. the socket of the eye. ̃গত a. lying within the range of vision; visible. ̃গোলক n. the eyeball. ̃তারকা, ̃তারা, ̃কূট n. the pupil of the eye, the apple of the eye. ̃পক্ষ্ম n. eyelash, cilium. ̃পট n. the retina. ̃পটল n. cataract of the eye. ̃পুট n. the eyelid. ̃বিকূর্ণন n. casting of a sidelong glance; squinting. ̃বিভ্রম n. optical illusion. ̃শালাক্য n. ophthalmic surgery. 98)

(p. 9) acala motionless, immobile; stationary, static (অচল তড়িত্); unwavering; firm, steady; gone out of practice, not current, obsolete (অচল প্রথা); counterfeit or forged (অচল টাকা বা নোট); that which cannot be kept going, unmaintainable (অচল সংসার); invalid; untenable (অচল যুক্তি); unserviceable (অচল ঘড়ি); impracticable (অচল প্রস্তাব); (of persons) cast off (সমাজে অচল). n. a mountain, a hill. অচল অবস্হা, অচলাবস্হা lack of progress; a deadlock, an impasse, a stalemate, standstill. ̃ন n. state of being out of practice or currency, obsoleteness. ̃নীয় a. incapable of being introduced or circulated. 44)

(p. 9) atarka unfair or useless argument, sophistry; casuistry. 139)

(p. 17) adhḥ down, below, beneath, under; in or to the underworld. ̃কৃত. a. cast or thrown downwards; felled; vanquished, defeated; lowered. ̃ক্রম n. descending order. ̃ক্ষিপ্ত thrown down, cast or hurled down. ̃পতন, ̃পাত, n. falling down; downfall; degradation; degeneration; moral downfall; abandoned state. ̃পতিত a. fallen down; downfallen; degraded; degenerated; morally degenerate, abandoned. অধঃপাতে যাওয়া v. to be ruined morally or otherwise, to go to the dogs, to reach a state of ruin. ̃স্হ a. lying or situated or placed under; lower; subordinate. 49)

(p. 17) adhikaraṇa anything that holds or contains; a container; a place; a vehicle or medium; proximity; a court of justice (ধর্মাধিকরণ); domination; possession or occupation; (gr.) the locative case. 64)

(p. 17) adhikāṃśa almost all, most; greater number or portion of. অধিকাংশ ক্ষেত্রে বা স্হলে in most cases, mostly. 67)

(p. 20) adhirōha an ascent; an elevation. ̃ণ n. mounting or ascending or climbing or riding. অধিরোহণী n. a flight of steps; a ladder; a staircase. অধিরোহিণী var. of অধিরোহণী; fem. of অধিরোহী । অধিরোহী a. mounting; ascending; climbing; riding. n. a mounter; a climber; a rider. 42)

(p. 20) adhōdṛṣṭi looking downwards; having looks fixed at the tip of one's nose whilst practising yoga. অধোদৃষ্টিতে adv. with downcast looks. 65)

(p. 30) anukta unspoken, untold, unuttered, unpronounced; not mentioned; not expressed, understood. ̃কর্তা n. (gr.) subject having third case-ending in the passive voice. ̃পূরণ n. act of supplying word or words in blank spaces, act of filling up gaps. 20)

(p. 34) anubandha start; outset; (of a question, point, motion etc.) moving or raising, introduction; relation; resolution; endeavour, effort, attempt; context, contextual connection; request; occasion; correlation; (gr.) any of the letters (esp. of suffixes) which are lost or dropped when added to words. অনুবন্ধী a. related, connected; (gr.) syntactically connected; inseparable; (geom.) conjugate; consequential; relevant. 8)

(p. 36) anurūpa similar, like, resembling, cast in the same mould; corresponding; according (to); agreeable (to); in keeping (with). অনুরূপে, ̃ভাবে adv. accordingly, similarly. 14)

(p. 36) anulōma serial order; due or regular succession. a. favourable, conducive, helpful, propitious. adv. according to serial order, serially; in due or regular succession. অনুলোম বিবাহ marriage of a man with a bride of a lower caste (cp. morganatic marriage). 25)

(p. 38) antarita disappeared, vanished; overcast; (thoroughly) covered; overwhelmed, begone; removed, driven away; confined within fixed bounds under government order, interned. 65)

(p. 41) antēbāsī a pupil or student or disciple (esp. one who boards at his master's house); one of a low-caste Hindu community known as the Chandalas (চন্ডাল) who in former days burned dead bodies professionally and dwelt in the outskirts of villages for they were regarded as untouchables. 9)

(p. 41) antya last, ultimate; final; extreme; inferior, base, low; remaining; born of a Shudra (শূদ্র) family. ̃জ a. low-born; base; mean. n. a low-born person; a low caste, a depressed class; one of the Shudra (শূদ্র) or the Chandala (চণ্ডাল) community. ̃বর্ণ n. the last letter of a word. 10)

(p. 41) andhakāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; darkened with gloom, dejection etc. (অন্ধকার মুখ); deprived of hope, delight, etc. (অন্ধকার জীবন). অন্ধকার করা v. to make (something) dark, to darken. অন্ধকার দেখা v. (fig.) to be at one's wit's end to find a means of escape from danger; to be stunned. অন্ধকার দেখানো v. (fig.) to overwhelm or bewilder (a person), to knock senseless. অন্ধকার হওয়া v. to become dark, to darken. অন্ধকারে ঢিল মারা (fig.) to make a stray or random attempt to hit, to take an off-chance; to beat about the bush. অন্ধকারে থাকা v. (fig.) to be quite ignorant (of), to be in the dark (about). অন্ধকারে হাতড়ানো v. (lit. & fig.) to grope in the dark. ˜ময় a. full of darkness or gloom; completely dark. অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন, অন্ধকারাবৃত a. enveloped in or overcast with darkness; utterly dark; (fig.) utterly ignorant, distressed, depressed or obsessed. 15)

(p. 48) apāṅktēẏa debarred from dining together with the members of one's own caste; socially cast out; outcaste. 28)

(p. 48) apādāna (gr.) the ablative case. 34)

(p. 48) apāryamānē in case of failure owing to inability or incapability. 44)

(p. 53) abakṣipta scattered; cast downwards, deposited; ridiculed, jeered at, bantered, taunted. 8)

(p. 53) abakṣēpa, abakṣēpaṇa scattering; casting downwards; depositing, deposition; ridicule, jeer, taunt. 9)

(p. 53) abataraṇa going or coming downwards, descending, descent; alighting or climbing down or dismounting; getting out of a vehicle; disembarkment; (of birds etc.) flying down to or towards the ground; stepping down (from position etc.); relegation to a lower class, position, status etc.; degradation. অবতরণ করা v. to come or go downwards, to get down, to descend; to alight, to climb down, to dismount; to get out of any vehicle, to disembark; (of birds etc.) to fly down to or towards the ground; to step down (from a position, etc.); to be relegated to a lower class. অবতরণিকা n. (of books etc.) a preface, an introduction, a preamble, a prologue, a prelude; a flight of steps, a staircase; a ladder, an escalator. 24)

(p. 53) abatāraṇa bringing down; putting up a proposal or raising a question for consideration; introduction. অবতারণা n. putting up a proposal or raising a question for consideration, introduction etc.; an introduction, a preface. অবতারণা করা v. to put up (a proposal) or raise (a question), to introduce. অবতারণী n. a flight of steps, a staircase; a ladder, an escalator. 27)

(p. 55) abarē-sabarē (coll.) at times; occasionally; seldom, rarely.

(p. 56) abarōdha obstruction, hindrance; blockade; a siege; a prison; a covering; a container or case; imprisonment; detention; zenana (অবরোধবাসিনী). ̃ক a. & n. one who or that which obstructs or hinders or blockades or besieges or imprisons or detains. অবরোধ করা v. to obstruct, to hinder; to blockade; to besiege; to imprison; to detain. ̃প্রথা n. the practice of keeping women confined in the zenana so that they cannot be seen by outsiders, the purdah system. ̃বাসিনী a. fem. secluded in the zenana. n. woman living in the zenana. 2)