(p. 271) khaḍ়i chalk (also চা-খড়ি, ফুলখড়ি); silt or alluvial clay (with which the forehead is painted); a cardinal number or a figure (খড়ি পাতা); dry dirt in the form of a crust on the skin (খড়ি ওড়া). খড়ি ও়ড়া, খড়ি ওঠা v. (of skin or body) to give off dry dirt (esp. when rubbed). খড়ি পাতা v. to divine or foretell by means of writing down numbers or drawing figures. হাতে-খড়ি see হাত । 44)

(p. 293) gaṇana, gaṇanā act of reckoning or counting, enumeration (সংখ্যাগণনা); act of doing a mathematical sum; act of deciding or judging (as); decision, judgment (দোষী বলে গণনা করা); act of considering or regarding (as), consideration (মানুষ বলে গণনা); act of pointing out (as), mention (শত্রু বলে গণনা); (astrol.) prediction, foretelling, divination. গণনা করা v. to reckon, to count, to enumerate; to calculate, to compute; to do (a mathematical sum), to work out; to judge; to consider, to regard (as); to point out, to mention; (astrol.) to predict, to foretell, to divine. গণনাকারী n. an enumerator. ̃যন্ত্র a counting instrument, a calculator. গণনার্হ a. worthy of being reckoned or counted; worth considering or counting. গণনীয় a. countable; calculable; worth considering or mentioning. 40)

(p. 296) ganatakāra a foreteller, an astrologer, a palmist; a soothsayer. 20)

(p. 296) ganā to count, to enumerate; to calculate, to compute; to consider; to regard as (মানুষ বলে গনা); to anticipate, to apprehend (বিপদ গনা); to foretell, to divine; to read as a palmist. a. counted, enumerated; calculated; considered, reckoned; anticipated; exactly just (গনা দশ বত্সর). ̃গনতি, ̃গুনতি a. neither more nor less, exact, just. 21)

(p. 296) ganānō to cause to count or enumerate or calculate or compute; to cause to anticipate; to cause to foretell or divine; to cause to read (one's palm, horoscope etc.) as by an astrologer. 23)

(p. 625) parīkṣaka a tester; an examiner; a trier; an investigator; an experimenter; a foreteller, a diviner. ভগ্যপরীক্ষক n. a fortune-teller; a soldier of fortune, an adventurer. 54)

(p. 625) parīkṣaṇa act of testing or examining or trying or investigating or foretelling or divining. পরীক্ষণীয় a. that which or one who is to be tested or examined or tried or investigated or experimented upon or divined; examinable. 55)

(p. 625) parīkṣā a test; an examination; a trial; an ordeal (অগ্নিপরীক্ষা); a cross-examination; an investigation; an experiment; foretelling, divination, reading (হস্তরেখা পরীক্ষা) ; অদৃষ্টপরীক্ষা, ভাগ্যপরীক্ষা n. fortune-telling; act of seeking fortune. পরীক্ষা করা v. to test; to examine; to try; to test by an ordeal; to cross examine; to investigate; to experiment; to divine. পরীক্ষা দেওয়া v. to appear at an examination; to take an examination; to undergo a trial; to submit to an ordeal. পরীক্ষা নেওয়া v. to examine, to test; to hold an examination; to test by an examination. পরীক্ষায় উতরে যাওয়া v. to stand a test or scrutiny. ̃গার, ̃গৃহ, ̃ভবন, ̃মন্দির, ̃শালা n. an examination-hall; a laboratory. ̃ধীন a. subject to or under examination or trial or test or investigation or experiment. ̃র্থী a. appearing at an examination. n. an examinee. fem. পরীক্ষার্থিনী । 56)

(p. 808) bhāgya fate, fortune, luck, destiny; chance; good fortune, good luck. ̃ক্রমে adv. fortunately, luckily; by chance. ̃গণনা n. fortune-telling. ভাগ্যগণনা করা v. to foretell or tell one's fortune. ̃গণনাকারী n. a fortune-teller, an astrologer. ̃গুণে adv. by dint of one's good fortune; (often ironically) as one's fate would have it; because of one's ill fate. ̃চক্র n. the wheel of fortune; everchangeful fortune. ̃দেবতা n. the god or goddess of fortune or destiny, Destiny, (cp.) the Fates. fem. ̃দেবী । ̃দোষে adv. through bad luck, unfortunately, as ill luck would have it. ̃নিয়ন্তা same as ̃বিধাতা । ̃পরীক্ষা n. a trial of luck. ভাগ্য পরীক্ষা করা v. to try one's luck. ̃পুরুষ same as ̃বিধাতা । ̃ফল n. one's destiny; astrological reading of one's fortune. ̃বতী fem. of ̃বান । ̃বন্ত same as ̃বান । ̃বল n. strength of one's good fortune; fortune's favour. ̃বাদী n. a fatalist. ̃বান a. fortunate, lucky. ̃বিড়ম্বনা n. bad or ill luck; misfortune; reverses of fate. ̃বিধাতা n. the divine ordainer of fortune or destiny, Destiny. fem. ̃বিধাত্রী । ̃বিপর্যয় n. reverses of fortune; reversal of fortune; misfortune. ̃মন্ত same as ̃বান । ̃লিখন, ̃লিপি n. one's foreordained fortune (esp. as supposed to have been written on one's forehead by the god of destiny). ̃হীন a. unfortunate, luckless, ill-fated, unlucky. fem. ̃হীনা । ভাগ্যি n. dial. corrup. of ভাগ্য । int. expressing: it is fortunate that, luckily (ভাগ্যি তুমি এলে). ভাগ্যিস int. same as ভাগ্যি (int.). ভাগ্যোদয় n. dawning of one's good fortune. 42)