(p. 2) akārya a misdeed; a useless act; a mischief; a wrong-doing; a bungle. ̃কর a. impractiable; ineffectual, futile, serving no purpose, useless; unpractical. ̃কারিতা, ̃করতা n. ineffectiveness. ̃কারী a. ineffective, inffectual, useless. 40)

(p. 9) acala motionless, immobile; stationary, static (অচল তড়িত্); unwavering; firm, steady; gone out of practice, not current, obsolete (অচল প্রথা); counterfeit or forged (অচল টাকা বা নোট); that which cannot be kept going, unmaintainable (অচল সংসার); invalid; untenable (অচল যুক্তি); unserviceable (অচল ঘড়ি); impracticable (অচল প্রস্তাব); (of persons) cast off (সমাজে অচল). n. a mountain, a hill. অচল অবস্হা, অচলাবস্হা lack of progress; a deadlock, an impasse, a stalemate, standstill. ̃ন n. state of being out of practice or currency, obsoleteness. ̃নীয় a. incapable of being introduced or circulated. 44)

(p. 9) acalita not in vogue or practice, not current; obsolete. 48)

(p. 17) adharma any act in contravention of scriptural or moral laws; a sinful act, a sin; irreligiousness; an unrighteous act; unrighteousness. a. sinful; unrighteous. অধর্ম করা to do or commit an unrighteous or sinful act, to do an immoral act. ̃চারী, অধর্মাচারী a. irreligious; ungodly. ̃পরায়ণ a. unrighteous; sinful. অধর্মাচরণ n. committing sins; sinful practice; unrighteous practice. অধর্মী a. sinful; unrighteous; unreligious; impious; (loos.) treacherous. 55)

(p. 24) ananuśīlana lack or absence of systematic practice or training. অননুশীলিত a. not practised; without systematic training; uncultivated. 14)

(p. 26) anabhyāsa lack of practice or training; unwontedness. 12)

(p. 26) anācāra unscriptural or unholy practice; uncultured or indecent practice; an immoral or abominable practice. অনাচারী a. abandoned; given to unscriptural or indecent or abominable practice. n. such a man. 40)

(p. 37) anuśīlana repeated study or practice or training or cultivation; exercise. অনুশীলন করা v. to study or practise or undergo training or cultivate repeatedly. ̃সাপেক্ষ a. subject to or requiring repeated study or practice or training or cultivation or exercise. অনুশীলনী n. a set of problems to be worked out by students; a set of exercises. অনুশীলনীয় a. that which should be or is to be studied or practised or cultivated repeatedly. অনুশীলিত a. that which has been or is being studied or practised or cultivated; cultured. 5)

(p. 41) apabyaẏa wrongful or imprudent spending, misuse; waste; wastage; extravagance; squandering away. অপব্যয় করা v. to spend ill, to misspend; to misuse; to waste; to spend money imprudently; to squander away. অপব্যয়িত a. ill-spent, misspent; misused; wasted; (of money etc.) squandered away. অপব্যয়ী a. given to ill-spending or squandering away or misuse; wasteful; prodigal, extravagant; spendthrift. অপব্যয়িতা n. practice of ill-spending or misusing or squandering away; wastefulness; prodigality, extravagance; misuse; waste. 90)

(p. 47) apariśīlana lack of study or practice, non-cultivation. অপরিশীলিত a. uncultivated, uncultured, unrefined; unsophisticated. 18)

(p. 56) abarōdha obstruction, hindrance; blockade; a siege; a prison; a covering; a container or case; imprisonment; detention; zenana (অবরোধবাসিনী). ̃ক a. & n. one who or that which obstructs or hinders or blockades or besieges or imprisons or detains. অবরোধ করা v. to obstruct, to hinder; to blockade; to besiege; to imprison; to detain. ̃প্রথা n. the practice of keeping women confined in the zenana so that they cannot be seen by outsiders, the purdah system. ̃বাসিনী a. fem. secluded in the zenana. n. woman living in the zenana. 2)

(p. 56) abāṅāli a non-Bengali; contrary to customs or characteristics or practices of the Bengali. 56)

(p. 56) abāstaba, abāstabika unreal, immaterial; untrue, false; fanciful (অবাস্তব কল্পনা); unpractical, impracticable (অবাস্তব পরিকল্পনা); non-existent; inexistent; illusory. ̃তা n. unreality, immateriality; untrueness, falseness; fancifulness; impracticability; non-existence; inexistence; illusoriness. 68)

(p. 56) abiṣaẏī indifferent to secular interests; extra-mundane; not mindful of worldly interests; unpractical. 127)

(p. 62) abyabasāẏa lack of practice or training; lack of enterprise; incompetence. অব্যবসায়ী a. lacking knack in business enterprise; unpractical, unbusinesslike; not having any practice or training; unenterprising; inexperienced; incompetent.

(p. 69) abhyāsa practice regular study or exercise; habit; accustoming, acclimatization. ̃গত a. habitual. অভ্যাসাধীন a. (to be) mastered by constant practice. অভ্যাসী a. & n. one who practises or studies or learns regularly. fem. অভ্যাসিনী । 9)

(p. 71) amitācāra intemperance in food, drink, practice and conduct. অমিতাচারী a. intemperate, immoderate, over-indulgent. 14)

(p. 75) arīti improper practice or usage; bad custom. 2)

(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) aśakya that which cannot be accomplished; impracticable; lying beyond the reach of one's power. 16)

(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) asadācāra indecent or dishonest or evil practice; wickedness. a. given to indecent or dishonest or evil practice; indulging in wickedness. অসদাচারী a. same as অসদাচার (a.). 41)

(p. 85) asadgrāhī one who accepts improper or unlawful gifts; given to accepting unlawful gratification. অসদ্গ্রাহিতা n. acceptance of improper or unlawful gifts; practice of accepting unlawful gratification; practice of accepting bribes. 37)

(p. 85) asadbṛtti dishonest or evil practice or occupation; bad conduct. 39)

(p. 89) asādhya incapable of being done or accomplished or attained or realized; unperformable, impracticable, unattainable, unrealizable, unachievable through meditation, asceticism etc. (অসাধ্য সাধনা); irremediable, incurable (অসাধ্য রোগ). ̃সাধন n. making the impossible possible; realization of the unrealizable, attainment of the unattainable; (loos.) accomplishment of a seemingly impossible task (esp. through extraordinary efforts). শিবের অসাধ্য even gods cannot do, even beyond the power of gods. 11)