(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) agastya a mythological sage of India; (astrol.) the Canopus. ̃যাত্রা n. the first day of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র) when the sage Agastya asked the bending Vindhyas to wait till he came back and he never came back (this day has since been regarded by the Hindus as extremely inauspicious to set out on a journey; (cp. a corbie messenger). অগস্ত্যোদয় n. rise of the star Agastya or Canopus (about the 17th or 18th day of Bhadra). 126)

(p. 7) agōchāla, agōchālō of a disorderly kind; unsystematic, unmethodical; slovenly, careless, messy, irregular. 4)

(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. 16) atīta elapsed, passed away, gone by; dead; past; former, existed or occurred in the past. prep. past, beyond. n. past times or days; ancient times; the past; (gr.) the past tense. ̃কাল n. same as অতীত (n.). ̃বেত্তা n. one who knows things or incidents of the past. অতীত হওয়া v. to pass away, to elapse, to become a thing of the past. 4)

(p. 17) adina an inauspicious day; hard times, difficult days. অদিনে পড়া to fall on evil times or days. 28)

(p. 20) adhunā in recent times, at present, nowadays. ̃তন a. of recent times, present-day; modern. ̃লুপ্ত a. now-extinct. 57)

(p. 34) anuyōktā one who blames; a complainant; an accuser. fem. অনুযোক্ত্রী । 44)

(p. 34) anuyōga blaming; censure; reproof, reproach, admonition; complaint; accusation. অনুযোগ করা v. to blame; to censure, to reprove, to reproach, to admonish; to complain. অনুযোগী a. & n. one who blames or censures or reproves or reproaches or admonishes or complains or accuses. fem. অনুযোগিনী ।

(p. 37) anusaraṇa following, pursuit; pursuance; repetition; imitation; similar shape or appearance or behaviour or qualities. অনুসরণ করা v. to go or come after, to follow or succeed, to pursue; to imitate; to come after in similar shape or appearance or with similar behaviour or qualities. ̃কারী a. & n. one who follows, comes after, pursues or imitates. fem. ˜কারিণী । অনুসরণীয় a. to be followed or imitated. 18)

(p. 40) antarbigraha, antarbiplaba an internal feud; a domestic quarrel; a civil war. 31)

(p. 40) antarbirōdha internal feud or dissension, domestic quarrel or strife. 35)

(p. 55) abarē-sabarē (coll.) at times; occasionally; seldom, rarely.

(p. 83) aṣṭa eight. ̃ক n. any collection of eight, an octave; a book containing eight chapters; a verse containing eight couplets. a. eight. ̃আশি see অষ্টাশি । ̃কোণ n. (geom.) an octagon. a. octagonal ̃কোণী a. octagonal. ̃গুণ a. multiplied by eight, eightfold. n. eight times. ̃চত্বারিংশ a. forty-eighth. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ n. & a. forty-eight. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-eighth. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃দিকপাল n. the eight guardian deities of the eight points of the earth. ̃ধা adv. & a. eight times; eightfold; in eight ways. ̃ধাতু n. the eight metals; gold, silver, copper, bronze, bell-metal, zinc, lead and iron. ̃নবতি n. & a. ninety-eight. ˜নবতিতম a. ninety-eighth. fem. ̃নবতিতমী । ̃নাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes. ̃নায়িকা n. the eight minor goddesses; the eight manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (lit.) eight moods of the heroine or the sweetheart (namely, going to assignation, expecting her lover to come to her bed-chamber, worried owing to sudden absence of her lover, deceived by her lover, stricken with anger and jealousy on observing on the person of her lover signs indicating that he had been to another woman, feeling miserable for having quarrelled with and sent back her lover, enjoying domineering control over her lover, and separated from her lover as he has gone abroad). ̃পঞ্চাশত্ n. & a. fifty-eight. ˜পঞ্চাশত্তম a. fifty-eighth. fem. ̃পঞ্চাশত্তমী । ̃পাদ a. octopod. n. an octopod; the spider; a mythological octopod said to be even stronger than the lion (cp. octopus, শরভ). ̃প্রহর n. a whole day and night, twenty-four hours, a form of collective religious chanting by the Hindus continuing for twenty-four hours at a stretch. adv. throughout the whole day and night; always; ceaselessly. ̃বজ্র n. the eight infallible weapons of the eight principal gods. ̃বজ্রমিলন n. simultaneous hurling of অষ্টবজ্র,, which causes the destruction of the universe; precipitation of a highly explosive condition. ̃বসু n. the eight demi-gods (see বসু). ̃বিধ a. of eight kinds. ̃ভুজ a. eight-handed, octagonal. n. an octagon. ̃ভুজা a. & n. fem. of অষ্টভুজ । □ n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃ভৈরব n. the eight terrible manifestations of Shiva (শিব). অষ্টম a. eighth. ̃মঙ্গলা n. a manifestation of Durga (দুর্গা); the custom according to which the newly-wed groom comes back to the father-in-law's house with his wife on the eighth day of marriage. অষ্টমবর্ষীয় a. of or in the eighth year; eight years old. অষ্টমবাত্সরিক, অষ্টমবার্ষিক a. of the eighth year. ̃মাংশ n. one-eighth; the eighth part. ̃মী n. fem. the eighth day of either fortnight of a lunar month. a. fem. eighth; eight years old. ̃মূর্তি n. the eight manifestations of Shiva (শিব). ̃রম্ভা n. (pop.) a mere nothing, a hoax, a mare's nest; a fiasco. ̃ষষ্টি n. & a. sixty-eight. ˜ষষ্টিতম a. sixty-eighth. ̃সপ্ততি n. & a. seventy-eight. ˜সপ্ততিতম a. seventy-eighth. ̃সিদ্ধি n. the eight superhuman qualities attainable by ascetical or austere practice. 17)

(p. 85) asakṛt more than once; time and again, again and again; many times. 22)

(p. 87) asamiẏā an Assamese; the Assamese language. a. of or about Assam or its people or their language; born or produced in Assam; Assamese. 14)

(p. 87) asamiẏā an Assamese; the Assamese language. a. of or about Assam or its people or their language; born or produced in Assam; Assamese. 29)

(p. 87) asamaẏa inopportune or unsuitable time; inauspicious time; hard times; time of stress. অসময়ে adv. at an inopportune or unsuitable time; at an inauspicious time; during or in hard times, in time of need; unseasonably. অসময়ের ফল an unseasonal fruit. অসময়ের বন্ধু a friend in need. অসময়ের বৃষ্টি unseasonal or untimely rain. 13)

(p. 73) aẏana a path, a route, a course; a passage through a military array or a battle order; scriptures; the ground; the earth; a homestead, a dwelling; (astr.) the sun's movement or course. ̃কাল n. (astr.) the interval between the two solstices. ̃চলন n. (astr.) precession. ̃বৃত্ত, ̃মণ্ডল n. the ecliptic. অয়নাংশ n. (astr.) a part or measure thereof of the ecliptic esp. the distance between the vernal equinoctial point and the first point in the Aries. অয়নান্ত n. (astr.) solstice. অয়নান্তবৃত্ত n. any of the two tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. 27)

(p. 99) ākāla famine; scarcity; hard times. 15)

(p. 99) ākrā high in price, dear; costly. আক্রাণ্ডার দিন বা কাল period of high prices or expensive living, hard times. 36)

(p. 106) āḍ়āi two and a half times. 23)

(p. 107) ātma own; belonging to or related to one's own self. আত্ম pfx. self-, by or of one's own self, mutual etc. ̃কলহ n. internal discord or dissension; domestic discord; civil strife. ̃কৃত a. done or performed by one's own self. ̃কেন্দ্রিক a. self-centred; one who thinks only about himself. ̃গত a. kept to one's own self; aside; absorbed in one's own self, self-possessed. ̃গরজি a. preoccupied with self-interest; self-interested. ̃গরিমা same as আত্মগর্ব । ̃গরুজে dial. corrup. of আত্মগরজি । ̃গর্ব n. self-conceit, vanity. ̃গর্বী a. self-conceited, bloated or puffed up with pride. ̃গোপন n. concealment or disguise of one's own self or identity. ̃গোপন করা v. to go into hiding, to hide, to conceal one's own identity. ̃গৌরব n. self-glorification; self-conceit; self-praise. ̃গ্লানি n. self-reproach; remorse. ̃ঘাত n. suicide. ̃ঘাতী a. one who kills himself, self-killing, suicidal. fem. ̃ঘাতিনী । ̃চিন্তা n. meditation about atman or God; spiritual meditation; thinking about one's own interest or welfare. ̃চেতনা n. self-consciousness. ̃জ n. a son fem. আত্মজা a daughter. ̃জীবনী n. an autobiography. ̃জ্ঞ a. possessing selfknowledge; possessing spiritual or metaphysical knowledge or wisdom. ̃জ্ঞান n. spiritual or metaphysical knowledge or wisdom. ̃জ্ঞানী a. in possession of spiritual or metaphysical knowledge n. a spiritualist; a metaphysician. ̃তত্ত্ব n. spiritual or metaphysical knowledge. ̃তত্ত্বজ্ঞ a. in possession of spiritual or metaphysical knowledge. ̃তুষ্ট, ̃তৃপ্ত a. self-complacent. ̃তুষ্টি, ̃তৃপ্তি n. self-complacency, self-content. ̃তুল্য a. like one's own self, self-like. fem. ̃তুল্যা । ̃ত্যাগ n. self-abnegation, self-denial; self-sacrifice. ̃ত্যাগী a. self-denying; self-sacrificing. ̃ত্রাণ n. rescue or salvation of one's own self. ̃দমন n. self-restraint, self-control. ̃দর্শন n. self-examination, introspection; self-realization. ̃দর্শিতা n. practice or capacity of self-examination or introspection or self-realization. ̃দর্শী a. self-examining, introspecting; self-realizing. ̃দান n. self-sacrifice. ̃দোষ n. one's own fault. ̃দোষক্ষালন n. act of clearing oneself of a charge; act of justifying one's own conduct; cleanup of one's own self. ̃দ্রোহ n. self-torment, self-torture; internal discord. ̃দ্রোহী a. self-tormenting, self-torturing; indulging in or involved in internal strife. n. a self-tormentor, a self-torturer; one who indulges in or is involved in internal strife. fem. ̃দ্রোহিণী । ̃নিগ্রহ n. self-torture, self-repression, self-inflicted pain; masochism. ̃নিন্দা n. self-condemnation, self-accusation. ̃নিবিষ্ট a. self-absorbed, egocentric, self-centred, wrapped up in oneself. ̃নিবেদন n. offering one's own self, selfdedication; self-sacrifice. ̃নিয়ন্ত্রণ n. self-control; self-government, self-discipline. ̃নিয়োগ n. engaging one's own self; self-appointment. ̃নির্ধারণ n. selfdetermination. ̃নির্ভর n. self-help; selfreliance. a. working for oneself, independent of external aid, self-reliant, self-supporting. ̃নির্ভরশীল a. self-reliant. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to God or atman; devout; self-devoted; subjective; introspective. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to God or atman; devoutness; self-devotion; subjectivity; introspection. ̃নেপদ n. (Sans. gr.) a mode of conjugating verbs. ̃নেপদী a. of or in or according to this mode. ̃পক্ষ n. one's own side or party or team or supporters or people etc. ̃পক্ষসমর্থন n. self-defence. ̃পক্ষ সমর্থন করা v. to defend oneself. ̃পর n. oneself and others; near and far ones; friend and foe. a. selfish, self-devoted. ̃পরতা n. selfishness; self-love, self-devotion. ̃পরায়ণ a. (phil.) devoted to God or atman; devout; selfish, self-devoted. ̃পরিচয় n. introduction of one's own self. আত্মপরিচয় গোপন করা v. to conceal one's own identity. আত্মপরিচয় দেওয়া v. to introduce oneself. ̃পরীক্ষা n. selfexamination, self-scrutiny; introspection. ̃পীড়ন n. self-torture. ̃প্রকাশ n. public appearance; self-revelation; self-assertion. ̃প্রচার n. self-advertisement. ̃প্রতারণা n. self-deception. ̃প্রত্যয় n. self-confidence; (rare) conviction. ̃প্রত্যয়শীল a. self-confident, self-assured. ̃প্রবঞ্চনা same as আত্মপ্রতারণা । ̃প্রশংসা n. self-praise. আত্মপ্রশংসা করা v. to praise one's own self, to blow one's own trumpet. ̃প্রসাদ n. self-satisfaction, self-complacency. ̃বঞ্চনা n. selfdeception. ̃বত্ adv. like one's own self. a. self-like. ̃বলি, ̃বলিদান n. self-immolation, self-sacrifice. আত্মবলি দেওয়া v. to sacrifice oneself. ̃বশ a. independent; self-directed; self-restrained; (rare) self-devoted. n. self-restraint. ̃বিকাশ n. manifestation or development of one's own self. ̃বিক্রয় n. undesirable and servile submission to somebody or something for some gain; selling out oneself; selling one's soul. ̃বিগ্রহ, ̃বিচ্ছেদ n. internal discord; civil strife; domestic quarrel. ̃বিত্, ̃বিদ same as ̃আত্মজ্ঞ । ̃বিদ্যা n. knowledge about God and atman; theology; spiritual knowledge. ̃বিনাশ same as আত্মবিলোপ । ̃বিরোধ n. self-contradiction; self-repugnance; internal discord; civil strife; domestic quarrel. ̃বিরোধী a. self-contradictory; self-repugnant; given to or involved in internal discord or civil strife or domestic quarrel. ̃বিলোপ n. self-effacement. ̃বিশ্বাস n. self-confidence. ̃বিশ্বাসী a. self-confident. ̃বিসর্জন n. self-sacrifice, self-abnegation, self-denial. ̃বিস্মরণ, ̃বিস্মৃতি n. self-forgetfulness, self-oblivion; absent-mindedness. ̃বিস্মৃত. a. self-oblivious; absent-minded. ̃বিস্মৃত হওয়া v. to forget oneself. ̃বুদ্ধি n. one's own thinking power or intellect or knowledge; knowledge about one's own selfconsciousness. ̃বেদী same as আত্মজ্ঞ । ̃বোধ n. knowledge about one's own self, self-consciousness; self-realization. ̃মগ্ন a. self-absorbed. ̃মগ্ন সংলাপ n. soliloquy. ̃মর্যাদা n. self-respect, self-esteem. ̃মর্যাদাজ্ঞান, ̃মর্যাদাবোধ n. sense of self-respect or self-esteem. ̃মর্যাদাপূর্ণ, ̃মর্যাদাশালী a. full of self-respect or self-esteem. ̃মর্যাদাশূন্য, ̃মর্যাদাহীন a. devoid of self-respect or self-esteem. আত্মম্ভরি a. overwhelmingly self-interested, selfish; self-conceited, egotistical, vain. আত্মম্ভরিতা n. extreme self-interest, selfishness; self-conceitedness, vanity. ̃রক্ষা n. self-protection, self-preservation; self-defence. আত্মরক্ষা করা v. to protect or preserve oneself; to defend oneself. ̃রতি n. auto-erotism, sexual excitement generated by one's own body. ̃রূপ n. selfhood. adv. like one's own self. ̃লোপ n. same as আত্মবিলোপ । ̃শক্তি n. one's own power; power of the spirit. ̃শাসন n. self-government; self-control, self-discipline. ̃শাসিত a. self-governed; self-governing. ̃শিক্ষিত a. self-taught, self-educated. ̃শুদ্ধি, ̃শোধন n. self-purification. ̃শ্লাঘা n. self-praise, boasting, selfapplause. ̃শ্লাঘাপরায়ণ a. given to selfpraise or boasting, boastful. ̃শ্লাঘাপূর্ণ a. boastful. ̃সংবরণ n. checking oneself, self-restraint. আত্মসংবরণ করা v. to check or restrain oneself. ̃সংযম n. continence; self-restraint, collectedness. ̃সংযমী a. self-continent; self-restrained. ̃সংশোধন n. self-correction. আত্মসংশোধন করা v. to rectify oneself. ̃সমর্থন n. self-defence. আত্মসমর্থন করা v. to defend oneself or plead for oneself. ̃সমর্পণ n. surrender; capitulation, selfdedication. আত্মসমর্পণ করা v. to surrender, to yield or give up oneself; to capitulate; to dedicate oneself. ̃সমাহিত a. self-absorbed. ̃সমীক্ষা n. self-assessment. ̃সম্পর্কীয়, ̃সম্বন্ধীয় a. related to or connected with one's own self. ̃সম্ভ্রম, ̃সম্মান n. self-respect, self-esteem. ̃সর্বস্ব a. extremely self-centred or selfloving or selfish. ̃সাত্ n. appropriating to one's own use (usu. unlawfully); misappropriation; filching. a. appropriated to one's own use; misappropriated; filched. আত্মসাত্ করা v. to appropriate to one's own use; to misappropriate; to filch. ̃সার a. self-centred; extremely selfish. ̃সিদ্ধি n. attainment of one's own desires; salvation of one's own soul. ̃সুখ n. one's own happiness. সুখপরায়ণ, ̃সুখী a. happy only to attain one's own desires; extremely selfish. আত্মসুখী পরবৈরাগি highly concerned about one's own interest whilst apathetic to that of others. ̃স্হ a. self-possessed; absorbed; self-absorbed. ̃হত্যা n. self-killing, suicide. আত্মহত্যা করা v. to commit suicide. হত্যাকারী, ̃হন্তা a. killing oneself, committing suicide. n. a self-murderer. fem. হত্যাকারিণী, ̃হন্ত্রী । ̃হনন n. same as আত্মহত্যা । ̃হারা a. one who has lost self-possession, beside oneself. আত্মহারা হওয়া v. to lose self-possession; to be beside oneself. ̃হিত n. one's own good or welfare. 28)

(p. 107) ādi beginning; origin; source; birth. a. first; original, fundamental, primary. in comp. (used as a sfx.) and the like, et cetera (সুখদুঃখাদি). ̃কবি n. the first poet; Valmiki. ̃কলা n. the fundamental tissue. ̃কলাতন্ত্র n. the fundamental tissue system. ̃কাব্য n. the first epic. ̃কারণ n. the first cause; the Supreme Being; the fundamental cause; the primary cause. ̃কাল n. ancient times. ̃কোষ n. embryonic cell. ̃দেব n. the Supreme Being; any one of the three principal Hindu gods: Brahma (ব্রহ্মা,), Vishnu (বিষ়্ণু) and Maheswara (মহেশ্বর). ̃নাথ n. the Supreme Being; Shiva (শিব). ̃পুরুষ n. the first progenitor or ancestor of a clan or family. ̃বাসী n. the aborigines. ̃বৃত্ত n. equinoctial colure. ̃ভূত a. born or created first, primordial; primary (আদিভূত কারণ). fem. আদিভূতা । ̃রস n. (rhet.) the emotion of love; sex-passion; eroticism. ̃রূপ n. a prototype, an archetype. 66)

(p. 107) ādyikāla very ancient times; remote days. আদ্যিকালের বুড়ি (usu. facet.) a very old-fashioned aged woman. 86)