(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. 7) agōcara beyond the reach of comprehension or of sense-organs; beyond one's knowledge; invisible. অগোচরে adv. without or beyond one's knowledge; behind one's back; unobservedly; stealthily. 3)

(p. 7) agra the top, the summit; an apex; an end or extremity; the front; the front portion; the surface or the portion at the surface (দধির অগ্র); an aim, a purpose (একাগ্র). a. first, foremost, primary, leading; chief; anterior. ̃ক্রয়াধিকার n. the right of pre-emption. ̃গণ্য a. deserving first preference or consideration or mention; foremost; best; principal. ̃গতি, ̃গমন n. forward movement, advancement; progress, promotion, development, increase; (astr.) progressive motion, progression. ̃গামী a. moving forward or to the front; leading; progressive. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃জ a. born earlier, senior in age, elder, older. n. the eldest or an elder brother. ̃জিহ্বা n. the uvula, the epiglottis. ̃জ্ঞান n. foreknowledge; anticipation. ̃ণী a. leading, chief, best. n. a leader; an inaugurator or initiator; a pioneer. ̃দত্ত n. imprest money. ̃দানী n. a Brahmin (ব্রাহ্মণ) who receives offerings on behalf of a dead person's soul and consequently is socially degraded. ̃দূত n. (mil.) a pioneer; an escort, a guide; a leader; (loos.) a forerunner, a precursor, a harbinger. ̃নেতা n. a leader; an army commander. ̃পশ্চাত্ adv. considering what is before and after; having foresight and hindsight; pro and con; comprehensively. ̃বর্তী a. situated in the front; leading; advanced. fem. ̃বর্তিনী । ভাগ n. the first part or share; top peak; an extremity or end. ̃মহিষী n. the queen-consort. ̃সর, ̃সার a. going first or commencing, leading; moving forward, advancing. ̃সরণ n. advancement. অগ্রসর হওয়া v. to move forward, to advance; to progress. ̃স্হ, ̃স্হিত a. situated in the front, on the top or at end, apical. 14)

(p. 9) ajña having no knowledge, unknowing, ignorant, uninformed; stupid; foolish; uneducated. ̃তা n. lack of knowledge, ignorance; stupidity; foolishness; want of education. ̃তামূলক, ̃তাপ্রসূত a. caused by ignorance; relating to ignorance. 110)

(p. 9) ajñāta unknown; unpublished, unrevealed; secret, hidden; obscure; mysterious. ̃কূলশীল a. one whose family and behaviour are unknown; of unknown identity. ̃নামা a. one whose name is not known; (of persons) not famous, obscure. ̃পরিচয় a. one whose identity is not known. ̃পূর্ব a. not known before; hitherto unknown. ̃বাস n. act or period of living incognito. ̃রাশি n. (math.) an unknown quantity. ̃সারে, অজ্ঞাতে adv. not to one's knowledge, unknowingly; secretly, stealthily. 111)

(p. 9) ajñāna lacking in knowledge; ignorant; foolish; uneducated; unconscious, fainted; infatuated. n. lack of knowledge; ignorance; (phil.) illusion, maya. ̃কৃত a. done by mistake or owing to ignorance. ̃জনিত a. caused by ignorance, owing to ignorance. ̃তা n. lack of knowledge, ignorance. ̃তিমির n. gloom of ignorance, infatuated condition. ̃বাদ, অজ্ঞাবাদ n. (phil.) agnosticism. ̃বাদী, অজ্ঞাবাদী a. agnostic. n. an agnostic. অজ্ঞানী a. unwise; lacking in knowledge, ignorant. অজ্ঞানে adv. unknowingly; unconsciously; owing to ignorance or foolishness. 112)

(p. 17) adhikāra ownership; possession, occupation; right, title; claim; domination, control; overlordship; authority; experience, knowledge (গণিতশাস্ত্রে অধিকার); jurisdiction; a public directorate (শিক্ষাধিকার); ablity, competency or claim (রাজ্যশাসনে অধিকার). অধিকার করা. v. to occupy, to possess. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. jurisdiction. ̃গত a. in one's possession; concerning one's possession or rights or claim or office; titular. ̃চ্যুত, ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. dispossessed. অধিকারী a. having ownership or right or claim or title or possession or competency or authority. n. an owner, a proprietor (who is also the motion-master) of an opera-party, orchestra-party, etc. (যাত্রাদলের অধিকারী); any venerable person of the Vaishnava (বৈষ্ণব) community. অধিকারী হওয়া v. be entitled to. অধিকারিণী a. fem. of অধিকারী n. a proprietress, a mistress. 68)

(p. 17) adhigamya accessible, attainable, acquirable; capable of being learnt or known, knowable, comprehensible; capable of being studied; capable of being mastered. অধিগম, অধিগমন n. attainment; acquisition of knowledge, comprehension. 76)

(p. 22) adhyātma pertaining to the Supreme Being; pertaining to the individual soul; spiritual; metaphysical; physical. ̃চেতনা n. spirituality; spiritualism. ̃তত্ত্ব n. knowledge about God; knowledge about the soul; metaphysics. ̃তত্ত্ববিত্ n. one who has knowledge about God or the soul; a metaphysician. ̃বাদ n. subjectivism; spiritualism. ̃বাদী a. subjectivistic; spiritualistic. n. a subjectivist; a spiritualist. অধ্যাত্মিক var. of আধ্যাত্মিক । অধ্যাত্মীয় a. subjective. 17)

(p. 26) anātmajña ignorant of one's own self, lacking in self-knowledge; not moving or acting in accordance with one's status or power or circumstances. 43)

(p. 30) anudbhinna (of bulbaceous plants) not come or grown out of the soil, not bulbed; unsprouted; unprotuberant; unprotuberated ̃পক্ষ a. unfledged. ̃যৌবনা a. fem. one who has not yet attained full lustre of youth, not yet grown to womanhood; adolescent. 74)

(p. 34) anubēdana imparting knowledge of, enlightenment, instruction, intimation. information, sympathy, compassion. 20)

(p. 34) anubhaba knowledge; realization, perception; feeling. অনুভব করা v. to learn; to realize, to perceive; to feel. অনুভবনীয় a. perceivable; perceptible; that which can be or should be perceived or felt. 23)

(p. 46) aparicita not familiar; unacquainted, unknown; unfamiliar; strange. fem. অপরিচিতা । অপরিচিত ব্যক্তি an unknown person; a stranger. অপরিচিতি n. non-acquaintance; incognizance; lack of knowledge (in or of), ignorance; unfamiliarity; strangeness. 20)

(p. 46) aparicaẏa non-acquaintance; incognizance; lack of knowledge (in or of). 19)

(p. 53) abagata informed, aware, acquainted; au fait; known, learnt. অবগত করানো v. to inform, to intimate, to acquaint, to apprise of. অবগত থাকা v. to know, to be aware of, to be acquainted with. অবগত হওয়া v. to learn, to come to know, to become acquainted with or apprised of, to receive information or intimation of. অবগতি n. knowledge; awareness; information. 10)

(p. 55) ababōdha1 special or specialized or esoteric knowledge; enlightenment; awakening; state of being awakened. 17)

(p. 63) abhijña (vastly) experienced, veteran; seasoned; specialized, expert, au fait, well versed (in); wise. অভিজ্ঞতা n. (vast) experience; specialized or expert knowledge; wisdom. 63)

(p. 63) abhijñā final knowledge, profound knowledge. 64)

(p. 69) abhyupagata approached, come near; pledged, committed. 16)

(p. 63) abhaẏa fearlessness; courage; assurance that no harm shall be done. a. fearless, dauntless; courageous; that which removes fear. অভয় দেওয়া v. to assure that no harm shall come. ̃বাক্য, ̃বাণী n. assurance or pledge of safety or security. অভয়া n. fem. an appellation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 35)

(p. 78) arbācīna (often dero.) one who or that which is coming after; backward; younger; new; modern; immature; one whose intelligence and knowledge have not matured; inexperienced; unwise; foolish, an ignoramus. ̃তা n. backwardness; state of being younger or new or modern; immaturity in age or intelligence and knowledge; inexperience; lack of wisdom; foolishness. 4)

(p. 80) alpa small in number or amount; a few; a little, a bit; short; of short duration, short-lived (অল্পজীবী); (gr.) unaspirated (অল্পপ্রাণ); illiberal, narrow (অল্পমতি); delicate (অল্পতনু); less than what is necessary or usual, insufficient, inadequate, scanty, poor. pro. a small number of persons or things. ̃ই adv. only a few, a little; but little; rarely, scarcely, seldom; insufficiently. অল্প অল্প করে adv. little by little, bit by bit; by degrees; gradually; slowly. ̃কাল, ̃ক্ষণ n. a short time, a short while. ̃কাল পরে, ̃কাল মধ্যে adv. shortly after, in a short time; before long. ̃চেতা a. narrow-minded; illiberal. ̃জীবী a. short lived. ̃জ্ঞ a. imperfectly educated, not knowledgeable; not erudite. ̃তম a. minimum. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness in number or quantity; shortness; shortness of duration; illiberality, narrowness; insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage. ̃দর্শী a. lacking in foresight, short-sighted; imprudent; lacking in experience, inexperienced; narrow in outlook. ̃দর্শিতা n. want of foresight, short-sightedness; imprudence; want of experience,; narrowness of outlook. ̃ধী a. dull-witted, unintelligent. ̃প্রাণ a. short-lived; narrow-minded, illiberal, mean-minded; (gr.) unaspirated. ̃বয়সী, ̃বয়স্ক a. of tender age, young, minor. ̃বিদ্য a. possessing but a little learning; imperfectly educated. ̃বিদ্যা n. a little learning; imperfect education. অল্পবিদ্যা ভয়ংকরী a little learning is a dangerous thing. ̃বিস্তর adv. & a. more or less. ˜বুদ্ধি same as অল্পধী । ̃ভাষী a. of few words; reserved in speech; taciturn; reticent. ̃ভাষীতা n. taciturnity; reticence. ̃মতি a. meanminded. ̃মাত্র a. just a little. ̃মাত্রা n. a small dose or quantity. ̃মূল্য a. cheap. ̃মূল্যে adv. at a low price, cheaply. ̃শ adv. same as অল্প অল্প করে । ̃সংখ্যক a. a few, small in number. ̃স্বল্প a. a little, a bit; a few; not much or many; not frequent; temperate; moderate. 9)

(p. 83) aśrōtriẏa a Brahman who has not studied the Vedas. a. having no knowledge of the Vedas. 13)

(p. 1) a1 the first vowel of the Bengali alphabet. অ আ (বা অ আ ক খ) elementary knowledge; rudiments of any subject (সংগীতের অ আ ক খ); the alphabet (অ আ শিখছে); A B C. 2)