(p. 2) akaṣṭakalpanā spontaneous (and not forced or far-fetched) imagination or (literary) composition. অকষ্টকল্পিত a. not forced or far-fetched, spontaneous, facile, easygoing. 30)

(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. 22) anakṣara illiterate, unlettered; ignorant. 33)

(p. 34) anuprāsa (rhet.) an alliteration. 5)

(p. 36) anulikhana similar writing; copying a writing, transcription; transliteration; taking down dictation; a piece of similar writing; a reproduction of written matter, a copy, a transcript; a piece of transliterated or dictated writing. 19)

(p. 36) anulipi a piece of similar writing, a facsimile or duplicate copy of written matter, a transcript, a copy; a piece of transliterated or dictated writing. 20)

(p. 38) antḥprabēśana literary interpolation. 36)

(p. 55) abamarṣa, abamarṣaṇa extinction, destruction, obliteration. 25)

(p. 80) aśikṣā lack of education or training or instruction; bad or improper or harmful education or training or instruction; (loos.) ill-breeding. অশিক্ষিত a. uneducated; untrained; uninstructed; illiterate. fem. অশিক্ষিতা । 29)

(p. 83) aślīla obscene; abominable; indecent; lascivious, wanton, অশ্লীল বাক্য obscene or filthy words or talk; bawdy talk. অশ্লীল সাহিত্য obscene or blue literature, pornography. ̃তা n. obscenity; abomination; indecency; lasciviousness, wantonness. ̃ভাষী a. & n. one who indulges in obscene or bawdy talk. 15)

(p. 99) ākṣarika relating to a letter or letters of the alphabet; literal (আক্ষরিক অর্থ); accurately faithful; to the letter or literal (আক্ষরিক অনুবাদ). 41)

(p. 194) kathā a word or words spoken; a saying; an utterance; a statement; mode of speaking, pronunciation (তার কথা আড়ষ্ঠ); voice (তার কথা শুনতে পেলাম); a dialect (বর্ধমানের কথা); a tale, a story; a chronicle or history (ভারত-কথা); news (গ্রামের কথা); a word (সে নিজের কথা রাখে); an opinion (এ বিষয়ে আমার কথা হল যে); professional narration of scriptural and mythological stories (জমিদার বাড়িতে কথা হবে); a topic, a discourse (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversation; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, advice; instigation; comparison (তার সঙ্গে কার কথা); an incident, an affair (যে সে কথা নয়); a request (সে আমার কথা রেখেছে); order, direction (ছেলেটা কথা শোনে না); necessity, need, compulsion (এ কাজ করতেই হবে, এমন কথা আছে?); plea (ভুল হলে কোনো কথা শুনব না); a proverb (কথায় বলে). কথা কওয়া v. to speak; to talk. কথা কাটা v. to refute; to protest. কথা দেওয়া v. to give one's word, to promise. কথা চালা v. to tell one's secrets to another; to indulge in scandal-mongering, to talk scandal, to gossip. কথা পাড়া v. to raise a topic; to propose. কথা না থাকা not to be on speaking terms with; not to be promised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the by, by the way; whilst talking (কথায় কথায় রাত হল). কথায় থাকা to involve oneself in. কথায় না থাকা to have nothing to do with. কথার কথা a word for word's sake; worth serious consideration (এ কি একটা কথার কথা হল ?). কথার খেলাপ breaking a promise. কথার ঝুড়ি (of a person) a chatterbox. কথার ধার sting of words. কথার নড়চড় deviation from one's promise. কথার ফের, কথার মারপ্যাঁচ a sly turn of speech; verbal trickery; jugglery of words; quibble. কথার শ্রাদ্ধ too much or unnecessary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient wartales. কথা কাটাকাটি n. arguments and counter-arguments; bandying of words; altercation; hot exchange. কথা কাটাকাটি করা v. to advance arguments and counter-arguments; to bandy words; to altercate; to be engaged in a hot exchange. কথা চালাচালি n. act of telling one's secrets to another; scandal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandying of words; another topic; interval in course of conversation; a breach of promise. ̃প্রসঙ্গ n. conversation, talk; act of raising a topic; a topic; a context. ̃প্রসঙ্গে adv. in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the way. ̃বার্তা n. conversation; a talk; a chat. ̃বার্তা বলা v. to talk; to chat. ̃মতো adv. in keeping with one's words or promise; in obedience to one's order or direction. ̃মাত্র n. mere words (having no genuine worth). ̃মাত্র সার mere words having no genuine worth, words or promises ending in smoke; false promise. ̃মুখ n. a preface. ̃রম্ভ n. the beginning of a story or conversation. ̃শিল্প n. creative literary works written in prose such as novels, stories etc. ̃শিল্পী n. an author of prose fiction, stories etc. ̃শেষ n. the end of a story or conversation. ̃সাহিত্য same as কথাশিল্প । ̃সাহিত্যিক same as কথাশিল্পী । 89)

(p. 208) kalpa2 one of the principal and most ancient Hindu scriptures forming a part of the Vedic literature (also কল্পসূত্র); one whole day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা) amounting to 432, years (কল্পান্তে); universal annihilation; a scriptural direction (নবম্যাদি কল্প); a ritual rule or a holy time (কল্পারম্ভ); object, aim (রক্ষাকল্পে); resolution (দৃঢ়কল্প); a side or party (মুখ্যকল্প). ̃তরু, ̃দ্রুম, ̃বৃক্ষ n. a (mythological) wishing-tree; (fig.) an extremely liberal and generous person. ̃লতা n. a paradisiacal creeper. ̃লোক n. a fancied land where everything is good and available, a dreamland, a Utopia, Elysium. কল্পান্ত n. end or termination of one whole day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); universal annihilation. কল্পান্তর n. another whole day and night of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). কল্পান্তস্হায়ী a. everlasting, eternal. কল্পারম্ভ n. beginning or commencement of a day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); commencement of a holy tide. 87)

(p. 228) kārikā any treatise, esp. chronological and other than literary (কায়স্হকুলকারিকা); a short couplet having various meanings; an artistic work; artistry; workmanship. a. fem. of কারক । 27)

(p. 232) kāli2 ink; darkness, gloom (মনের কালি); a dark spot, discoloration (চোখের কালি); a. stigma, disgrace (কুলের কালি); soot, smut (ঝুলকালি). চোখের কালি black eye, a black in the eye. জুতোর কালি shoe polish. প্রদীপের কালি lamp-black. কালির আঁচড় (fig.) minimum education or learning. পেটে কালির আঁচড়ও না থাকা not to have even the minimum education or learning, to be completely illiterate. 12)

(p. 293) gaṇḍa the cheek; any morbid fleshy growth on the body, a tumour, a boil (গলগণ্ড); a gland (গণ্ডমালা); any massive thing (গণ্ডশৈল). a. large and important. ̃কূপ n. a dimple on the cheek; a valley. ̃গ্রাম n. a large populous village; a remote village. ̃দেশ, ̃ফলক n. the cheek. ̃মালা n. mumps; scrofula. ̃মূর্খ a. utterly ignorant or illiterate; utterly stupid. গণ্ডশিলা n. a boulder. গণ্ডশৈল n. a volcanic rock. ̃স্হল n. the cheek. 46)

(p. 311) guṇa2 a quality, a property, a characteristic (দ্রব্যগুণ); a good quality, a virtue, a merit, excellence (গুণমুগ্ধ); (ridi.) a bad or mischievous quality or practice, a vice, a demerit (গুণে ঘাট নেই); a good effect or action (শিক্ষার গুণ, ওষুধের গুণ); an effect or action; (ridi.) an evil result or action (মিথ্যার গুণ); an influence (সঙ্গগুণ); an evil influence; power, competency, efficacy (লোক বশ করার গুণ); (sc.) a natural quality or property; (phil.) any of the three primordial qualities in living beings (সত্ত্বগুণ = goodness; রজোগুণ = passion or spiritedness; তমোগুণ = darkness); occult power, charm, sorcery, exorcism (ওঝা গুণ জানে); (rhet.) any of the qualities constituting the excellence of a literary composition (ওজঃগুণ = vigour, মাধুর্যগুণ = elegance, প্রসাদগুণ = lucidity); (math.) multiplication; (math.) one of a number of multiplied instances, so many times (পাঁচ-দু-গুণে দশ); a bowstring; a string, a thread ('গাঁথে বিদ্যা গুণে'); a towline, a towrope. গুণ করা v. to multiply; to allure or charm or influence or control by sorcery, to bewitch, to cast a spell over. গুণ গাওয়া v. to sing in praise of; to praise, to laud, to eulogize, to speak highly of. গুণ টানা v. to tow. গুণ পাওয়া v. to be benefited by the good action or influence (of); to find a virtue (in). ̃ক n. a multiplier, multiplicator; a factor. a. that which multiplies, multiplying, multiplicating. গুণকনির্ণয় n. factorization. ̃কারক a. that which multiplies, multiplying, multiplicating; beneficial; productive of good, efficacious. ̃কীর্তন, ̃গান n. act of singing in praise of; act of praising, laudation; publicity of one's good qualities. গুণকীর্তন করা, গুণগান করা v. to sing in praise of; to praise, to laud; to circulate the good qualities of. ̃গরিমা, ̃গৌরব n. value or glory of one's good qualities or virtues. ̃গ্রহণ n. appreciation of one's good qualities or virtues. গুণগ্রহণ করা v. to appreciate the good qualities or virtues of. ̃গ্রাম n. pl. good qualities or virtues. ̃গ্রাহিতা n. appreciation of others' good qualities or virtues. ̃গ্রাহী a. one who appreciates the good qualities or virtues of others. fem. ̃গ্রাহিণী । ̃জ্ঞ a. conscious or appreciative of the good qualities or virtues of others. ̃জ্ঞতা n. consciousness about or appreciation of the good qualities or virtues of others. ̃ত্রয় n. pl. (phil.) the three primordial qualities in living beings (namely, সত্ত্বগুণ, রজোগুণ, তমোগুণ)̃ধর a. full of good qualities or parts; (ridi.) full of vices or demerits. ̃ধাম, ̃নিধি n. a man richly endowed with good qualities or parts. ̃ন n. (math.) multiplication. ̃নীয় a. (math.) that which is to be or may be multiplied (by). n. a multiplicand. ̃নীয়ক n. (math.) a factor, a measure; (math.) a multiplicand. গরিষ্ঠ সাধারণ গুণনীয়ক see গরিষ্ঠ । ̃পনা n. skill; good qualities; attainment, accomplishment. ̃ফল n. (math.) a product (of multiplication). ̃বত্তা n. possession of good qualities or parts or merits. ̃বর্ণন, ̃বর্ণনা n. description or account of one's good qualities or merits. গুণ বর্ণনা করা v. to describe the good qualities or merits (of), to give an account of one's good qualities or merits. ̃বাচক a. expressing the good qualities or merits of; (fig.) adjectival, attributive; (log.) connotative. ̃বাদ n. praise, laudation. ̃বাদ করা v. to praise, to laud. ̃বান a. possessing good qualities or parts. fem. ̃বতী । বান পুরুষ a man of qualities or parts. ̃বৃক্ষ n. a mast. ̃বৈষম্য n. dissimilarity or disparity of qualities or virtues or properties; combination or mixture of contrary qualities or virtues or properties. ̃মণি n. a man possesed of the noblest qualities or the highest excellence. ̃ময় same as ̃বান fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃মুগ্ধ a. fascinated by one's good qualities or virtues or merits. fem. ̃মুগ্ধা । ̃মুগ্ধ ব্যক্তি n. (masc. & fem.) an admirer. ˜যুক্ত a. having good qualities or virtues or merits; having a (particular) quality or property. ̃শালী same as ̃বান । fem. ̃শালিনী । ̃শালিতা same as ̃বত্তা । ̃শূন্য a. having no good quality or virtue or merit; lacking in a (particular) quality or property. ̃সম্পন্ন same as ̃যুক্ত fem. ̃সম্পন্না । ̃সাগর same as ̃নিধি । ̃হীন a. destitute of good qualities or merits or parts. fem. ̃হীনা । 39)

(p. 321) gōmāṃsa beef. গোমাংসভোজী a. beef-eating. গোমাংসভোজী লোক a beef-eater. কঅক্ষর গোমাংস (fig.) utterly illiterate. 60)

(p. 321) gōmūrkha utterly ignorant or illiterate or stupid. 63)

(p. 348) campū a literary composition in which both prose and verse are used. 22)

(p. 351) carya that which is to be practised or observed. চর্যা n. practice or observance (ধর্মচর্যা, ব্রতচর্যা); observance of rules or routine (দিনচর্যা); culture (দেহচর্যা, সাহিত্যচর্যা); act of looking after (রোগীচর্যা). চর্যাপদ n. any of the lyrics composed by a sect of Buddhists about their religion and religious practice, supposed to be the earliest specimen of Bengali literature. 6)

(p. 348) caẏana act of collecting or plucking, collection (পুষ্পচয়ন); a number collected or plucked, a collection, an anthology (কবিতাচয়ন, গল্পচয়ন). চয়ন করা v. to collect or cull or gather or pick or pluck. চয়নিকা n. fem. a small collection; a collection of poems or other literary works, an anthology. চয়নীয়, চেয় a. worthy of being collected; that which is to be collected. 24)

(p. 400) jālma a vulgar or base or vile person, a rascal. a. ignorant; illiterate; vulgar; base; vile, wicked. 47)

(p. 440) ḍhērā a cross-mark; a bobbin. ̃সই n. a cross-mark put instead of signature by an illiterate person. 17)

(p. 464) tulanā comparison; similarity; an equal (বীরত্বে তার তুলনা নেই). তুলনা করা v. to compare; to liken. ̃মূলক a. comparative. তুলনামূলক সাহিত্য comparative literature. ̃হীন a. incomparable, beyond compare; peerless. 26)