(p. 2) akathana bad or abusive language; obscene words. a. unspeakable; indescribable. 6)

(p. 2) akāla an inauspicious time; hard times; an unusual time (অকালের বর্ষা); premature time (অকালপক্ব); inappropriate time; (loos.) scarcity, famine. ̃কুষ্মাণ্ড n. a gourd grown at an unusual time; (fig.) a useless or stupid person. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born at an unusual time; untimely or prematurely born. ̃জলদোদয় untimely gathering of clouds. ̃পক্ক a. (of fruits) prematurely ripened; (of persons) precocious, pert. ̃পক্কতা n. premature ripeness; precocity, pertness. ̃বর্ষণ n. untimely rain. ̃বার্ধক্য n. premature ageing. ̃বৃদ্ধ a. gone old prematurely. ̃বোধন n. (myth.) untimely awakening of Goddess Durga by Ramachandra; (fig.) any untimely performance. ̃মরণ, ̃মৃত্যু n. premature death. 41)

(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. 2) akṣauhiṇī a division of army in ancient India, comprising 1935 foot-soldiers, 6561 cavalrymen, 2187 fighters on elephant-back and 2187 charioteers. 104)

(p. 2) akhāta (of channels etc.) undug or not made by digging; natural. 109)

(p. 7) agrē at first; at the front; at the outset, in the beginning, before, formerly; beforehand; in the presence of, approaching (বিচারকের অগ্রে আবেদন). 21)

(p. 9) aṅkuśa an iron goad used in driving an elephant; any iron rod for striking with; a hook with a long handle. 12)

(p. 9) aṅkuśagraha an elephant-driver. 13)

(p. 9) aṅgāra coal; carbon; cinder, charcoal; (fig.) a person or thing causing shame or disgrace (কুলের অঙ্গার বা কলন্ক). ̃ময় a. carbonaceous. ̃কৃষ্ণ a. black as coal, very black. ̃ধানী n. an incense-pot, censer. ̃ক n. carbon. অঙ্গারককমণি n. coral. অঙ্গারক রসায়ন n. organic chemistry. ̃ যৌগিক n. carbon compounds. অঙ্গারঃ শতধৌতেন মলিনত্বং ন মুঞ্চতি coal never changes its hue however well it may be washed; black will take no other hue. অঙ্গারাম্ল n. carbonic acid. 21)

(p. 9) ajahalliṅga (gr.) a noun never changing its gender when used as an adjective. 91)

(p. 9) aju (Mus.) act of washing hands and feet before prayer; ablution. 104)

(p. 9) añcala the marginal portion of a sari hanging loosely; border, brim ('নয়নক অঞ্চল'); a region or locality (মেরু অঞ্চল). ̃নিধি n. (lit.) dear one clinging to the border of the mother's sari; dear one (usu) very dear child. ̃প্রভাব n. domination of wife; influence of the harem. 116)

(p. 9) añjali palms of hands folded or cupped together; a present given (esp. to deities) with cupped palms; act of worshipping or serving ('দেবগণ যারে করেন অঞ্জলি'); the amount that may be held in cupped palms, a handful. অঞ্জলি দেওয়া v. to offer a present to a deity with folded palms. ̃পুট n. palms of hands cupped together. ̃বদ্ধ a. having palms of hands folded or cupped togehter. ̃বন্ধ n. act of folding or cupping the palms of hands. 120)

(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. 9) atibāhana spending or passing (time, life, term etc.) অতিবাহন করা v. to spend or pass. 152)

(p. 9) atirikta more than what is needed, redundant; supernumerary; supererogatory; additional; surplus; extra, superfluous; excessive; exceeding (তদতিরিক্ত কিছু); (bot.) accessory. 154)

(p. 17) athāntara (lit.) change of fortune for the worse; distress, worry, anxiety; danger or hazard; difficulty. 14)

(p. 17) adalabadala interchange; alternation; exchange; mutual transfer; modification. অদলবদল করা v. to interchange; to alter; to exchange; to transfer mutually; to modify. 25)

(p. 17) adahanīẏa, adāhya incombustible. অদহনীয়তা, অদাহ্যতা n. incombustibility. 26)

(p. 17) adṛṣṭa not seen, unseen. n. fate, luck, fortune; destiny. ̃ক্রমে adv. as ordained by destiny; as luck would have it; by chance; fortunately. ̃দোষে adv. unluckily, unfortunately, as bad luck would have it. ̃পরীক্ষা n. act of telling or learning one's fortune by means of divination, palmistry, etc., act of trying one's luck (esp. in a game of chance) অদৃষ্ট পরীক্ষা করা v. to tell one's fortune. to try one's luck. অদৃষ্ট পরীক্ষা করানো v. to have one's fortune told. ̃পুরুষ n. masc. Destiny; God. ̃পূর্ব a. not seen before; novel, new. ̃বশত adv. as luck would have it; by chance. ̃বাদ n. fatalism. ̃বাদী n. a fatalist. a. fatalistic. ̃লিপি n. the unseen writing of one's fate; one's destiny. অদৃষ্টের পরিহাস irony of fate. 35)

(p. 17) adhama lowest; inferior; vile; mean; despicable, abominable, hateful; insignificant; worthless (অধম ভক্ত). অধমর্ণ n. a debtor. অধমাঙ্গ n. the part of the body from the waist downwards; (usu.) the foot or the leg. অধমাধম a. worse than the worst; vilest of the vile; most insignificant or worthless. 50)

(p. 17) adhika many, much; more; exceeding, more than (পাঁচের অধিক); additional; superfluous, too many, too much. compar. ̃তর; super. ̃তম i ̃ন্তু con. & adv. moreover; over and above; further, besides, in addition. 61)

(p. 20) adhipāla a vice-chancellor (of a university). 7)

(p. 20) adhibardhana overgrowth. 11)

(p. 20) adhiyantrabāda (phil.) the mechanistic theory. 32)