(p. 2) akṣa any of the three long cubes marked with dots thrown at dice-playing; a die; a kind of seed used as bead; (geog.) the axis of the equator; (geog.) latitude; (astr.) the angular distance of any star or planet from the solar orbit, the orbit of a heavenly body; (astrol.) the shape of the zodiac; (zoo.) the secand vertebra of the neck; an axle; a sense-organ (অধোক্ষজ). ̃ক n. the collar-bone, the clavicle; a dice player. ̃কর্ণ n. (geom.) a hypotenuse. ̃ক্রীড়া n. game of dice; diceplay. ̃দণ্ড n. (geog.) the axis of the equator, the minor axis. ̃ধুরা n. the front portion of a wheel, an axis; the pole of a cart. ̃ধূর্ত n. an expert or clever dice-player. ̃পাটি n. any of the long cubes marked with dots thrown at dice-playing. ̃বাট n. dice-board; arena for wrestling; wrestling ground; gymnasium. ̃বিচলন n. (astr.) nutation. ̃বিত্, ̃বিদ, ̃বেত্তা a. versed in law or diplomacy; clever at dice-game. n. a lawyer; a diplomat; an expert dice-player. ̃বৃত্ত, ̃সমান্তরাল n. (geog.) the parallels of latitude. ̃মালা, ̃সূত্র n. a string of beads, a rosary. ̃শক্তি n. the Axis Powers in the World War II. 88)

(p. 22) anakṣa having no wheel. 32)

(p. 24) anabahita inattentive, unmindful; heedless; careless, neglectful; not on the alert, unguarded, unwary. 45)

(p. 41) andha blind, sightless; extremely dark or gloomy. ('অন্ধ তামস'); utterly ignorant. n. a blind person. ̃কূপ n. a dark pit; a black hole. ̃কূপহত্যা n. (hist.) the Blackhole Tragedy. ̃তম a. darkest; extremely dark. ̃তমস n. utter darkness; blinding darkness. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. blindness; utter ignorance. ̃তামিস্র n. utter darkness. a. utterly dark. ̃প্রায় a. almost blind; like a blind; like a blind person. ̃বিশ্বাস n. blind faith. ̃ভাবে adv. blindly; rashly; heedlessly, indiscreetly. অন্ধের কিবা দিন কিবা রাত a blind person cannot distinguish between day and night or between brightness and gloom. অন্ধের নড়ি বা যষ্টি (lit.) a stick by the help of which a blind person moves; a blind man's prop; (fig.) a prop for a helpless or incapable person. 14)

(p. 47) aparimlāna fadeless, never-fading; amaranthine; unfaded; tireless; untiring; unwearied; unfatigued; cheerful; lively. 17)

(p. 53) abadhāna careful attention, weighing in mind; deliberation, consideration; hearing attentively. v. imp. o hear, please hear ('অবধান মহীপতি'). অবধান করা v. to pay attention or heed to; to deliberate, to consider; to hear attentively. 36)

(p. 56) abahita attentive, heedful; entirely occupied, absorbed; careful, watchful, alert; aware. ̃চিত্তে adv. attentively; absorbedly. 49)

(p. 56) abahēlā neglect; disrespect, disregard; slight; heedlessness, inattention. অবহেলনীয় a. negligible, trifling; worthless; unimportant. অবহেলা করা v. to neglect; to disrespect, to disregard; to slight; to pay no attention or heed to; to attach no importance to. ̃ভরে adv. neglectfully; slightingly; carelessly, coldly; heedlessly, inattentively; easily, without effort or strain. 50)

(p. 56) abinaẏa lack of modesty or politeness or civility; immodesty, discourteousness, incivility; haughtiness, impertinence; impudence. অবিনয়ী a. impolite, immodest, discourteous; haughty, impertinent; impudent, cheeky, saucy. 98)

(p. 63) abhiyōga accusation, charge; a complaint; allegation, imputation; legal prosecution. অভিযোগ করা v. to complain, to lodge a complaint; to bring a charge, to accuse; to prosecute in a court of law, to bring an action; to allege. ̃কারী n. & a. var. of অভিযোক্তা । fem. ˜কারিণী । অভিযোগ্য a. actionable. ̃পত্র n. a charge-sheet. 112)

(p. 69) amanōyōga inattention; unmindfulness, inadvertence; heedlessness, carelessness; neglect; negligence; indifference. অমনোযোগী a. inattentive; unmindful, inadvertent; heedless, careless; negligent; indifferent. অমনোযোগী হওয়া v. to pay no attention (to); to take no heed (of); to take no care of; to neglect; to treat with indifference; to be inattentive or unmindful or inadvertent or heedless or negligent or indifferent. 32)

(p. 73) ara the spoke of a wheel; (geom.) a radius. 36)

(p. 80) aśōka free from grief. n. a kind of flower or its tree, the flamboyant; the great Maurya emperor of India. ̃কানন n. a flamboyant-grove (esp. one in which Sita in the Ramayana was kept as a captive). ̃চক্র n. the symbolic wheel introduced by King Ashoka illustrating the stages of birth prior to salvation (it is the emblem of the official flag of India). ̃বন n. same as ̃কানন । ̃লিপি n. any of the religious and moral edicts of Ashoka inscribed on stone-pillars, an inscription of Ashoka. ̃স্তম্ভ n. any of the stone-pillars of Ashoka on which his edicts are inscribed, an Ashoka pillar (it is the official emblem of India). 38)

(p. 83) aṣṭāṃśita divided into eight; (of a sheet of paper) octavo. 18)

(p. 89) asābadhāna, asābadhānī uncareful, careless; incautious; unguarded; inattentive, inadvertent, unheeding. ̃তা n. carelessness; incaution; unguarded state; inattention, inadvertence. অসাবধানতাবশত adv. through carelessness or inadvertence, inadvertently. 13)

(p. 121) ā mara indicating : light imprecation, bashfulness, shame, reproach, censure etc.; Devil take thee, go to hell, beshrew me. 16)

(p. 104) ājya ghee as offered in religious sacrifice. 35)

(p. 114) ānanda joy, delight; happiness; gladness, cheerfulness; pleasure; merriment. আনন্দ করা v. to rejoice; to make merry. ̃কর a. delightful; pleasant; gladdening. ̃কানন n. a delightful woodland or grove; a pleasure-grove. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. causing joy; delightful; pleasant. ̃ন n. producing joy, delight etc. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with joy, overwhelmed with joy. ̃ময় a. full of joy, joyful; delightful; happy; cheerful; pleasant; merry. ̃ময়ী a. fem. of আনন্দময় । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃লহরী n. a wave of delight; a musical instrument with one string held in one hand and played with a plectrum by the other. 2)

(p. 121) āmala region, rule, regime; possession, control; age, time, period; attention, heed, indulgence (আমল দেওয়া). আমল না দেওয়া to attach no importance to, to pay no heed to, to refuse to consider; to overlook. মান্ধাতার আমল see মান্ধাতা । 23)

(p. 122) āmudē, āmōdapriẏa given to merriment; sportive, merry; gay, cheerful, jolly; vivacious, sprightly; witty, humorous. 19)

(p. 122) āmbā audacity, effrontery, impudence, (coll.) cheek; bragging, boast, vaunt; audacious ambition. 24)

(p. 123) ārakta, āraktima slightly red, reddish; blood-red; deep red, scarlet, crimson. আরক্তনয়ন, আরক্তনেত্র, আরক্তলোচন a. with reddened or blood-shot eyes; angry. n. such eyes. আরক্তবদন, আরক্তমুখ a. with face (or cheeks) flushed on account of shame or anger. n. such a face. 29)

(p. 125) ārōpapatra a charge-sheet. 15)

(p. 133) āstara2, āstaraṇa bed; a bedcover, a coverlet; a bedsheet; a carpet or any similar article (esp. to sit upon); an ornamental cloth placed on the back of an elephant for the rider to sit upon. আস্তর মেঘ stratus. 18)

(p. 138) iẏāda remembrance; recollection; heed, attention. ইয়াদ করা v. to remember; to recollect; to pay heed to. ইয়াদ রাখা v. to bear in mind, to remember; to be heedful of. 42)