(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) akrūra not crooked; not cruel or merciless; simple, straightforward. n. (myth.) uncle of Krishna. 82)

(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) 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) atala (myth.) the first of the seven underworlds. a. bottomless, abysmal; unfathomable; extremely deep. ̃স্পর্শ a. abysmal; unfathomable; extremely deep. 141)

(p. 9) ati too; over; beyond; improperly; going beyond; excessively; beyond the compass or range (of), outside. a. very improper or unbecoming; excessive; excellent (অতি নাগর). n. an improper or excessive amount (কিছুরই অতি ভালো নয়) pfx. ex-, extra-, hyper-, out-, over-, super-, sur-, trans-, ultra-. ̃কথা n. exaggerated or useless talk; a myth. ̃কায় a. of immense size; gigantic. ̃কোমল a. too soft, too tender; very tender or soft. ̃চার n. quick passage (from one place to another); passage or forward movement of a planet from one zodiacal sign to another in a shorter period than usual. ̃চালাক a. over-clever, too clever by half; oversmart. ̃চালাকের গলায় দড়ি an over-clever person hangs himself; the fox must pay his skin to the furrier. ̃জন n. the majority. ̃তপ্ত a. superheated. ̃তর a. very much excessive. ̃দর্প n. excessive pride or vanity. ̃দর্পে হতা (বা হত) লন্কা (lit.) the fall of Lanka was caused by (King Ravana's) excessive vanity; (fig.) pride will have a fall. ̃নাটকীয় a. melodramatic; unnecessarily over-dramatic. ̃নাটকীয়তা n. melodrama. ̃দূর a. far-away; remote. n. a great distance. ̃দৈন্য n. utmost poverty. ̃নৈতিকতা n. puritanism, rigid adherence to moral principle or behaviour. ̃পাতক n. any of the most heinous sins, a deadly sin. ̃পাতকী n. a great sinner. ̃পান n. (habitual) overindulgence in intoxicating liquor, intemperance. ̃প্রজতা n. overpopulation. ̃প্রাকৃত a. supernatural; supernal. ̃বড় a. too big; too much. ̃বল a. extremely strong or mighty. ̃বাড় n. overgrowth; unnatural growth or development; excessive haughtiness or pride; extreme immoderation or excess. ̃বাড় বাড়া v. to grow extremely haughty or arrogant. অতিবাড় বেড়ো নাকো ঝড়ে প়ড়ে যাবে (lit.) don't grow too high lest a storm makes you tumble down; (fig.) pride will have a fall. ̃বাদ n. exaggeration. ̃বুদ্ধি same as অতিচালাক । ̃বৃদ্ধ a. very old; decrepit. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. overgrowth. ̃বৃষ্টি n. excessive or heavy rainfall. ̃বেগনি, ̃বেগুনি a. ultraviolet. ̃ব্যয় n. extravagance. ̃ব্যস্ত a. (usu. dero.) very busy; very anxious; fussy. ̃ভক্তি n. excessive devotion or reverence (usu. insincere). অতিভক্তি চোরের লক্ষণ too much courtesy, too much craft. ̃ভুজ a. (geom.) a hypotenuse. ̃ভোজন n. over-eating, surfeit; gluttony. অতিভোজন করা v. to overeat; to gourmandize, to gormandise. ̃ভোজী a. voracious, gourmand. n. a gourmand, a glutton. ̃মন্দা n. (comm.) slump. ̃মাত্র, ̃মাত্রায় adv. beyond measure; extremely. ̃মান n. excessive vanity. ̃মানব n. a great man or a man of exceptional uqalities and powers, a superman; a greatly wise man. ̃মানবিক, ̃মানুষিক a. superhuman; supernal; spiritual; divine. ̃রঞ্জন n. exaggeration. ̃রঞ্জিত a. exaggerated. ̃রথ n. a great warrior capable of fighting innumerable enemies simultaneously. ̃রাষ্ট্রিক a. extra-territorial. ̃লোভ n. too much greed, overgreediness. 145)

(p. 17) aditi (myth.) the mother of gods. ̃নন্দন n. a son of Aditi; a god. 27)

(p. 29) aniruddha unobstructed; unhindered; unchecked; free. n. (myth.) grandson of Krishna. অনিরুদ্ধ পথ passage without any impediment or obstacle; the sky. 15)

(p. 75) aruṇa the sun; (myth.) the name of the charioteer of the sun; the newly-risen sun, the morning sun; glow of the morning sun; purple or crimson colour. a. purple, crimson; sanguine, florid. ̃নয়ন, ̃লোচন a. purple-eyed, crimsoneyed. অরুণিত a. crimsoned, purpled; reddened. অরুণিম a. having a purple or crimson glow; rosy. অরুণিমা n. crimson or purple glow; rosiness. অরুণোদয় n. sunrise; dawn, daybreak. অরুণোপল n. the ruby. 5)

(p. 75) arundhatī (astr.) a dim star in the Ursa Major; (myth.) the devoted wife of sage Vasistha (বশিষ্ঠ). 8)

(p. 83) aśbinī the first of the twenty-seven stars according to Hindu astronomy; (myth.) the horse-shaped wife of the sun-god; (pop.) the mare. ̃কুমার, ̃নন্দন n. either of the twin brothers who are physicians of heaven. 3)

(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. 90) asura (myth.) one of a superhuman race hostile to gods, (cp.) a Titan; a demon; a giant; a monster; (fig.) a man of gigantic appearance or superhuman strength, a monster of a man. fem. অসুরী । 14)

(p. 90) asta (myth.) an imaginary mountain behind which the sun goes down whilst setting (also অস্তগিরি, অস্তাচল); the setting of the sun, moon etc., going below the horizon; decline; end; fall. ̃গত, ̃মিত a. (of the sun, moon etc.) that which has set or gone below the horizon, declined. ̃গমন, ̃মন n. setting or going below the horizon, decline. ̃গামী, অস্তাচলগামী a. going to set, setting. অস্তোদয় n. the rising and setting (of the sun). adv. throughout the day; from dawn to dusk. 36)

(p. 133) āsura, āsurika of or like the mythological demons, (cp.) Titanic; of or like a demon, demoniac; giant-like, gigantic, titanic; terrible; vile; unholy. fem. আসুরী, আসুরিকী । আসুর বিবাহ, আসুরিক বিবাহ a form of marriage in which the bridegroom purchases the bride from her parents in exchange of money. 12)

(p. 143) uccaiśrabā (myth.) the horse owned by Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. 43)

(p. 150) udaẏa dawn; rise (সূর্যোদয়) sunrise (উদয়াস্ত); flourishing; (first) appearance or coming into view (মেঘোদয়); a debut; coming into existence; stirring, first sensation (ক্ষুধার উদয়); dawning (আশার উদয়); awakening (জাতির উদয়) ̃কাল. n. the time of sunrise. ̃গিরি, উদয়াচল n. (myth.) a mountain from the top of which the sun rises every morning; a hill in Orissa. উদয়াস্ত n. the time from sunrise to sunset; the whole day; sunrise and sunset; (fig.) rise and fall. adv. from sunrise to sunset; all day long. উদয়োন্মুখ a. on the point of rising; on the point of flourishing. 94)

(p. 176) ṛṣabha the ox; a mythological mountain; (mus.) the second note in the natural scale; (as a sfx.) the best one (মনুষ্যর্ষভ). 19)

(p. 182) ēkāghnī (myth.) a missile which was sure to kill only one person aimed at. 9)

(p. 187) airābata (myth.) an elephant on which Indra (ইন্দ্র) rides. 22)

(p. 192) kaṃsāri (myth.) the slayer of the notorious king Kamsa (কংস); an appellation of Krishna (ক়ৃষ্ণ). 12)

(p. 194) kathaka a professional narrator of scriptural and mythological stories (usu. কথকঠাকুর); a speaker. ̃তা n. professional practice of narrating scriptural and mythological stories. 86)

(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. 194) kanakācala (myth.) a mountain of gold or as bright as gold. 113)

(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)