(p. 7) agni fire; the fire-god; digestive power; hunger; burning; affliction (শোকাগ্নি). ̃কণা n. a spark. ̃কর্তা n.& a. one who performs the rite of singeing the mouth of the deceased at cremation. ˜কর্ম n. the rite of agnihotra (অগ্নিহোত্র); cremation of the dead. ̃কল্প a. fire-like; fiery; extremely hot; extremely severe or violent; terribly angry, furious. ̃কাণ্ড n. a great fire, a conflagration. ̃কুণ্ডু n. a pit in which a fire is made or a pit full of fire, a firepit; a furnace. ̃কোণ n. the south-east. ̃ক্রিয়া same as ̃কর্ম । ̃গর্ভ a. impregnated with fire, containing fire; fiery; impetuous (অগ্নিগর্ভ বক্তৃতা). ̃চূর্ণ, ̃চূর্ণক n. gun-powder, explosive substance. ̃জিতা n. fem. a woman who has passed successfully through an ordeal by fire. ̃তপ্ত a. heated with fire; as hot as fire. ̃তুল্য a. fire-like; fiery; furious. ̃দগ্ধ a. burnt; consumed by fire. ̃দাতা n. & a. one who sets fire to anything; one who singes the mouth of the dead at cremation. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. act of setting fire to; act of singeing the mouth of the dead at cremation. ̃দাহ n. a conflagration, combustion, the heat of fire. ̃দাহ্য a. combustible. ̃দীপক a. causing or promoting fire or hunger or digestion. ̃দীপ্ত a. illuminated or brightened with fire. ̃দেব, ̃দেবতা n. the god of fire, the firegod. ̃পক্ক a. cooked with fire; hardened in fire (অগ্নিপক্ক ইট). ̃পরীক্ষা n. an ordeal by fire (esp. the one which Sita of the Ramayana passed through); (fig.) a crucial test, an extremely dangerous or unsafe test (cp. baptism of fire). ̃প্রবেশ n. act of mounting or falling on a burning pyre. ̃প্রভ a. glowing as fire. ̃প্রভা n. glow of fire. ̃প্রস্তর n. flint. ̃বর্ণ a. red as fire; crimson. ̃বর্ধক a. promoting fire or hunger or digestion. ̃বাণ n. a fire-emitting mythical arrow. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. promotion or stimulation of appetite or digestion. ̃বৃষ্টি n. a shower of fire (esp. from the sky, instead of rain); a spell of scorching heat; discharge or firing of gun. ̃মন্ত্র n. any formula of words or spell that makes one determined to achieve an extremely difficult or dangerous end; the doctrine of revolution or terrorism. ̃মন্ত্রে দীক্ষা initiation in the cult of armed agitation or revolution. ̃ময় a. full of fire. ̃মান্দ্য n. loss of appetite; indigestion. ̃মূর্তি a. extremely angry or haughty, furious. n. furious appearance or state. ̃মূল্য a. extremely costly; unpurchasably dear. ̃যুগ n. the age or times of revolution. ̃শর্মা a. extremely angry, furious, livid with rage. n. a furious person, a spitfire. ̃শিখা n. the flame of fire, the flame. ̃শুদ্ধ a. purified by burning in fire; sanctified by undergoing rigorous penance. ̃শুদ্ধি n. purification by burning in fire; sanctification by undergoing rigorous penance. ̃সংস্কার n. cremation by burning the dead. ̃সখ n. the wind. ̃সত্কার n. cremation by burning the dead. ̃সহ a. fire-proof. ̃সহ ইট fire-brick. ̃সহ মৃত্তিকা fire-clay. ̃সাত্ a. completely consumed by fire. ̃সেবন n. act of warming up oneself in the heat of fire. ̃স্ফুলিঙ্গ n. a spark. ̃হোত্র n. the Hindu rite of maintaining the sacred fire perpetually. ̃হোত্রী n. one who maintains the sacred fire perpetually and worships with it. 8)

(p. 9) aṅgada an ornamental armlet, bracelet, etc.; son of Bali, the monkey-king of Kishkindhya (Ramayana). 16)

(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) 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. 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. 34) anubala grace, favour, countenance ('ধর্ম অনুবলে'); one who aids or renders assistance, a patron ('কেবা মোর হবে অনুবল'); power, strength, dint ('তপের অনুবলে'). a. as much as one's strength or power or capabilities or competency may permit. 11)

(p. 79) alakṣmī the goddess of misfortune and misery; a woman or girl who brings misfortune and misery; a sinister woman or girl. অলক্ষ্মীতে পাওয়া v. to get under the evil influence of the goddess of misfortune and misery; to be stricken with misfortune and misery; to become addicted to such practices as may bring misfortune and misery. অলক্ষ্মীর দশা n. influence of the goddess of misfortune and misery; (state of being constantly in) misfortune and misery; utter poverty, indigence. অলক্ষ্মীর দৃষ্টি n. the sinister look of the goddess of misfortune and misery; (the state of being in) misfortune and misery. 2)

(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. 90) astu (imp.) let there be, may there be, let it be, may it be. 40)

(p. 96) ā expressing: dismay, pain etc. 15)

(p. 102) āguna fire. আগুন ধরা বা লাগা v. to take or catch fire. আগুন ধরানো বা লাগানো v. to set fire to. আগুন হওয়া v. to become inflamed; (fig.) to be heated or enraged. কপালে আগুন (fig.) extremely unfortunate, wretched; extremely scarce (মাছের কপালে আগুন). পেটে আগুন intolerable hunger. (তার) মুখে আগুন (in imprecation) may the Devil take (him). রেগে আগুন burning with rage, in a towering rage, furiously angry. 3)

(p. 115) āpada danger; distress; misery; calamity; any unpleasant person or thing. ̃গ্রস্ত a. involved in danger, endangered, imperilled; involved in difficulty or distress; troubled or distressed. ̃ধর্ম, আপদ্ধর্ম n. a course or measure (usu. not thoroughly honest) that may be adopted in time of danger or disaster or emergency. ̃বালাই n. pl. dangers and harms. ̃-বিপদ n. dangers and difficulties. 34)

(p. 149) uttrasana, uttrāsa great fear or dread; alarm, dismay. উত্ত্রাসন n. intimidation. 16)

(p. 208) karbura, karbūra (myth.) one of an anthropophagous race, a rakshas; an anthropophagite, a cannibal; sin. a. many-coloured, variegated with colours. ̃পতি n. Ravana (রাবণ) as mentioned in the Ramayana (রামায়ণ). কর্বুরিত, কর্বূরিত n. variegated with colours, many-coloured. 13)

(p. 231) kālanēmi the name of the maternal uncle of Ravana (রাবণ) of the Ramayana. কালনেমি মামা (fig.) a venerable man who is an abettor in wicked deeds, a Devil's counsel. কালনেমির লঙ্কাভাগ (fig.) to count the chickens before they are hatched, to build castles in the air. 7)

(p. 234) kiṣkindhyā, kiṣkindhā the land of the monkeys as described in the Ramayana. 54)

(p. 243) kumbhakarṇa the monstrous second brother of Ravana (রাবণ) as described in the Ramayana (he used to keep awake only for a day after sleeping for six months at a stretch); (hence—fig.) a man who sleeps overmuch. 32)

(p. 243) kuśa a kind of holy grass; Rama's son in the Ramayana; a mythological island. ̃পুত্তলি, ̃পুত্তলী, ̃পুত্তলিকা n. an effigy of a dead or living person made of this grass, a jackstraw. কুশপুত্তলি দাহ করা v. to burn an effigy (in order to express dislike against a person or to consummate cremation scripturally of a person who is believed to be dead but whose body has not been found). কুশ-পেয়ে a. having the tip of one's feet turned inside, suffering from knockfeet or pedis valgum. কুশাগ্র n. the tip of a blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. a. as pointed or sharp as the tip of a blade of kusha grass. কুশাগ্রধী, কুশাগ্রবুদ্ধি a. very sharp-witted, having very keen intelligence. কুশাগ্রীয় same as কুশাগ্র (a). কুশাঙ্কুর n. a sharp-pointed young shoot or blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. কুশাঙ্গুরী, কুশাঙ্গুরীয় n. a ring for the finger made of kusha grass (worn during the performance of a holy rite). কুশাসন n. a small mat made of kusha (কুশ) grass (used for sitting upon by holy persons or during the performance of a holy rite). 89)

(p. 243) kuśala1 well-being, weal. a. being well, in weal. কুশলী a. being well, in weal. কুশল জিজ্ঞাসা, কুশল প্রশ্ন n. inquiries about well-being or weal; cordial greeting; good wishes. কুশল হোক may you be in weal, may peace and happiness be with you. 91)

(p. 243) kuśīlaba (as pl.) the characters of a drama or play, dramatis personae; (as sing.) an actor, a singer, a dancer, an artiste; (as pl.) Kusha (কুশ) and Laba (লব) of the Ramayana; (hence) twins. 96)

(p. 248) kṛtti skin or hide of beasts; skin of human beings, epidermis, cutis. ̃ক n. cuticle. ̃কা n. (astro.) the Pleiads, the Pleiades; (myth.) any of the six nymphs who nursed Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়). ̃বাস n. a name of Shiva (শিব) who wears a tiger's skin. ̃বাসী a. composed by Krittibas (কৃত্তিবাস) who rendered the Sanskrit Ramayana into Bengali. 56)

(p. 262) kṣatriẏa the second caste amongst Hindus according to the scriptural order; they were chiefly entrusted with the administration and defence of the realm; a member of this caste; a caste amongst up-country Hindus, a member of this caste, a Kshetri (ক্ষেত্রি). fem. ক্ষত্রিয়া । ক্ষত্রিয়াণী n. Kshatriya (ক্ষত্রিয়) woman. fem. ক্ষত্রিয়ী n. wife of a Kshatriya (ক্ষত্রিয়) who may not necessarily be a Kshatriya woman herself. ̃জাতি n. the Kshatriyas (ক্ষত্রিয়). ক্ষত্রিয়োচিত a. becoming a Kshatriya (ক্ষত্রিয়). 70)

(p. 296) gamana act of going, departure; movement; motion; gait; sexual intercourse, coition (পরদারগমন). গমন করা v. to go; to depart, to leave; to move. ̃পথ n. a route; a way. ̃শীল a. going, moving. গমনাগমন n. going and coming; departure and arrival; frequentation. গমনাগমন করা v. to go and come; to depart and arrive; to frequent. গমনার্হ, গমনীয় a. where one may go to; that which can be traversed, passable, accessible; where one is to go, destined. গমনোদ্যত a. about to go or depart or move. গমনোন্মুখ a. eager or about to go or depart or move. 63)

(p. 296) gamya where one may go; fit to be visited; that which can be traversed, passable, accessible; where one is to go, destined; obtainable; comprehensible; enjoyable; fit for sexual intercourse. ̃তা n. visitability; accessibility; motion. fem. গম্যা । 66)

(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)