(p. 9) acira of short duration, brief. ̃কারী a. prompt. ̃কাল n. a very short time. ̃কালে adv. soon, shortly; without much delay. ̃ক্রিয় a. prompt in action or execution; not dilatory. ̃জীবী a. short-lived; impermanent, transient; not lasting long; not immortal. ̃স্হায়ী a. not permanent; transitory; perishable, frail, mortal (অচিরস্হায়ী দেহ), অচিরাত্, অচিরে adv. soon; without delay; immediately. 59)

(p. 22) anatibilambē not long after, without much delay, before long; shortly, soon. 50)

(p. 125) ārāma1 recovered from illness, cured; relieved. আরাম করা v. to cure. আরাম হওয়া v. to be cured or soothed. 9)

(p. 126) āṣāḍh় the third month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of June to the middle of July); (poet. & fig.) the monsoon. আষাঢ়ে a. of or in or during the month or Ashara (আষাঢ়); produced or growing or occurring in Ashara (আষাঢ়); false, fantastic. আষাঢ়ে গল্প a queer or fantastic tale, a cockand-bull story. 134)

(p. 183) ēta so much or so many; to such a great extent (এত করে); in such a great number. ̃ক্ষণ adv. so long; by this time. ̃গুলি a. so many; so much. এত তাড়াতাড়ি বা শীঘ্র so soon. এতদিকে in so many directions. এতবার so many times. এতরাতে so late at night. 44)

(p. 232) kālijhuli soot, smut. 17)

(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. 248) kuhu, kuhu the cooing of a cuckoo. ̃কণ্ঠ n. the cuckoo. ̃তান n. the dulcet note of the cuckoo, a cuckoo's sweet and soothing song. ̃রব n. the cooing of a cuckoo; the cuckoo. 22)

(p. 293) gaṇaka an astrologer, a soothsayer; a palmist; a calculator. a. one who or that which calculates, calculating. 39)

(p. 296) ganatakāra a foreteller, an astrologer, a palmist; a soothsayer. 20)

(p. 301) gā4 the body (গায়ের জোর); the surface of the body, the skin (খসখসে গা); sensibility, sensitiveness (অপমান গায়ে না লাগা); attention, heed, interest, willingness (কাজে গা নেই). গা করা v. to set one's mind (to); to pay heed (to); to take interest (in). গা কাঁপা v. to shudder in fear; to shiver. গা কেমন করা, গা কেমন-কেমন করা v. to be stricken with nausea, to feel uneasy or have nausea; to feel indisposed; to be stricken with fear. ̃-গতর n. the whole body. ̃-গরম n. state of having or running a temperature. গা গরম হওয়া v. to have one's body warmed up; to have a temperature, to run a temperature; to become feverish. গা গুলানো v. to be stricken with nausea, to have nausea, to feel queasy. গা ঘামানো v. to toil (esp. earnestly); (of an athlete, performer, etc.) prepare for a contest, performance, etc. by practising, warm up. গা ঘেঁষা v. to get very close to; to try to be intimate with. গা জুড়ানো v. to soothe, to gratify, to please; to refresh. -জুড়ানো a. soothing; pleasant; refreshing (গা-জুড়ানো বাতাস). ̃-জোরি n. application or showing of undue force. গা জ্বালা করা v. to have burning sensation in the body; (fig.) to be malicious or spiteful; to be jealous; to grudge; to be displeased; to get angry. গা ঝাড়া দেওয়া v. to shake one's body. গা ঝাড়া দিয়ে ওঠা v. (lit.) to get up after shaking one's body; (fig.) to become active again with an effort, to shake off inertia. গা ঝিমঝিম করা v. to feel dizzy. গা ঢাকা দেওয়া v. to go into hiding, to abscond. গা ঢেলে দেওয়া v. to lie down; to relax one's efforts and let things have their own course; to join (in a work) wholeheartedly. গা তোলা v. to get up. গা দেওয়া same as গা করা । গা পেতে নেওয়া v. to invite (punishment, insult etc.) upon oneself. গা বমি-বমি করা same as গা গুলানো । গা মাটি-মাটি করা v. to feel like lying down in idleness. গা ম্যাজম্যাজ করা v. to feel uneasy, to feel out of sorts; to feel sluggish. গায়ে কাঁটা দেওয়া v. to have horripilation; to have one's hair stand on end, to have gooseflesh. গায়ে গায়ে very close, closely situated, standing very close; side by side; clinging together. গায়ে থুতু দেওয়া v. to spit upon one's face; (fig.) to detest extremely, to abhor, to abominate. গায়ে দেওয়া v. to wear, to put on. গায়ে পড়ে officiously; uninvitedly. গায়ে ফুঁ দিয়ে বেড়ানো v. (fig.) to move about avoiding toil and responsibility. গায়ে ফোসকা পড়া v. (fig.) to fret with pain or malice or jealousy; to be over-sensitive. গায়ে মাংস (বা মাস) লাগা v. to grow fat, to gain flesh, to put on flesh or weight. গায়েপড়া a. officious; talking or doing something unsolicitedly. গায়ে মাখা v. (fig.) to pay heed to, to care for. গায়েহলুদ n. the Hindu ceremony of besmearing the bridegroom and the bride with a paste of turmeric and then bathing them on the eve of their wedding. গায়ে হাত তোলা v. to beat, to lay hands on. গায়ের জোরে by brute force, by physical force. গায়ের জ্বালা burning sensation of the body; (fig.) malice, spite, jealousy, hatred, anger, displeasure. গায়ের ঝাল ঝাড়া বা মেটানো v. to vent one's grudge (against another), to vent one's spleen. গা জ্বালা same as গায়ের জ্বালা । গা-সওয়া, গা-সহা a. accustomed (to an evil) by repeated suffering (from it). 48)

(p. 326) granhika a soothsayer, an astrologer, a fortune-teller. 16)

(p. 327) grahācārya a soothsayer, an astrologer. 10)

(p. 346) caturmāsa the four monsoon months. 15)

(p. 390) jalada1 that which gives water. n. the cloud. ̃কাল n. the rainy season. ̃ক্ষয় n. autumn. ̃গম্ভীর a. as grave or deep as the rumbling of the cloud. জলদাগম n. the break of monsoon; the rainy season, the rains. 60)

(p. 390) jalātyaẏa the end of the monsoon; autumn. 70)

(p. 399) jāna1 a soothsayer, a diviner; an allknowing person; a person possessing occult power to know things; (erron.) a wizard or a witch. 4)

(p. 418) jhula act of stooping, inclination (অত ঝুল দিলে পড়ে যাবে); vertical or downward length (জামার ঝুল); soot or dirt caught in cobweb (ঝুলকালি); lampblack, soot (হারিকেনের ঝুল); (coll. & sl.) trash, worthless. 2)

(p. 442) taka (used chiefly as a sfx.) up to, till (শেষতক), as soon as (যাহাতক). 6)

(p. 449) tarasā quickly, soon, promptly. 54)

(p. 464) tūrṇa quickly, swiftly; promptly; hastily; soon. a. quick, swift, prompt; hasty; early. ̃পত্র n. an express letter.

(p. 508) dṛṣṭi act of seeing or viewing; power of seeing; the organ of sight or vision; sight, vision, observation; perception; cognition; knowledge; wisdom; foresight, careful attention or observation (ছেলের দিকে দৃষ্টি রেখো); a sinister or malicious look, a covetous or evil glance (আমার খাবারের দিকে দৃষ্টি দিয়ো না); an aspect esp. a sinister one (শনির দৃষ্টি). দৃষ্টি দেওয়া v. to cast a glance, to look at; to keep an eye on; to pay heed to; to cast a sinister or malicious look; (astrol.) to influence esp. unfavourably. ̃কৃপণ a. one who grudges any large expenditure, niggardly. ̃কোণ n. an angle of vision, a view-point. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. (phys.) a field of vision or view. ̃ক্ষুধা n. morbid or unwarranted hunger which is roused as soon as one sees an article of food. ̃ক্ষেপ same as দৃষ্টিপাত । ̃গোচর a. visible. দৃষ্টিগোচর হওয়া v. to be visible, to come into sight or view. ̃নন্দন a. beautiful to look at, nice to look at, that gives pleasure to the eye, pleasing. ̃নিবন্ধ n. (phys.) persistence of vision. ̃পথ n. the range or direction of vision; sight, view. ̃পথবর্তী হওয়া v. to come into view, to appear in sight; to become visible. ̃পাত n. act of casting a glance; a glance, a look; notice; observation. দৃষ্টিপাত করা v. to cast a glance, to look at; to notice; to pay heed to. ̃বিক্ষেপ n. a side-glance, a leer; a casual or neglectful look. দৃষ্টিবিক্ষেপ করা v. to cast a side-glance, to leer; to look casually or neglectfully. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. optics. ̃বিভ্রম n. an optical illusion. ̃ভঙ্গি n. attitude of looking at, view-point. দৃষ্টি রাখা v. to keep an eye on; pay attention to; look after. ̃শক্তি n. power of seeing, eye-sight, sight, vision; perception. ̃শক্তিহীন a. sightless, blind; deprived of or lacking in perception or foresight. ̃হীন, ̃শূন্য a. sightless, blind, paying no heed to, careless; lacking in perception or foresight. ̃হীনতা n. sightlessness, blindness. 103)

(p. 508) dēkhā to see, to behold, to view, to notice, to espy; to look (at); to visit (চিড়িয়াখানা দেখতে যাব); to experience directly (দেখে শেখা); to judge or consider (অবস্হা দেখা); to examine (পরীক্ষার খাতা দেখা); to observe (যুদ্ধের গতি দেখা); to inspect (অডিটর হিসাব দেখবেন); to feel (নাড়ি দেখা); to attend on or nurse (অসুস্হ লোকটিকে দেখা); to attend to, to look after (জমিজমা দেখা); to treat (এ রোগীকে কোন ডাক্তার দেখছে); to witness (থিয়েটার দেখা, খেলা দেখা); to search (চাকরি দেখা); to come across, to meet (পথে একটা পাগল দেখলাম); to read through (বইয়ের শেষ পাতা দেখো); to think (ছেলেটা বকে গেছে দেখছি); to endeavour, to try (আর দেখে লাভ কি-এ রোগী বাঁচবে না); to think over (ভেবে দেখা); to take to or follow (নিজের পথ দেখো); to wait (আর খানিকক্ষণ দেখিহয়তো সে আসবে). a. seen, beheld, viewed, noticed, espied; visited; experienced; examined; inspected; read. দেখতে কুত্সিত ugly to look at, ugly-looking. দেখতে ভাল, দেখতে সুন্দর good or beautiful to look at, good-looking; beautiful, handsome. দেখতে-দেখতে adv. very soon; within a short while; in an instant; gradually. দেখা করা v. to call on, to see. দেখা যাক let me or let us try; let us wait. দেখাদেখি n. mutual seeing or meeting ord visits (তাদের দেখাদেখি নেই, মুখ দেখাদেখি); an act of copying from another's paper by adoption of unfair means (as by examinees). adv. in imitation of (বাপের দেখাদেখি ছেলেও মদ ধরল). দেখানো v. to cause to see; to show; to point out; to demonstrate; to exhibit; to display; to cause to experience directly (মজা দেখানো); to cause to examine or inspect; to cause to feel; to cause to treat; to take (to) for enjoyment; to bear the expenses of (থিয়েটার দেখানো). দেখানিয়া, দেখানে a. (chiefly used as a sfx.) ostentatiously formal; showy, ostentatious; pretended, affected. ̃শোনা, ̃শুনা n. act of looking after; attendance; supervision; direct experience (এ জীবনে অনেক দেখাশুনা হল); examination or inspection (অনেক দেখা-শোনার পর সে মালটা কিনল); a visit esp. for examination or negotiation (পাত্রপক্ষ দেখাশোনা করে গেছে); meeting (দুজনে দেখাশোনা নেই). দেখাশোনা করা v. to look after; to attend to or on; to supervise; to examine or inspect; to visit esp. for examination or negotiation; to meet or visit mutually. ̃সাক্ষাত্ n. meeting or visits; continuous or repeated visits; a visit for negotiation of a marriage. দেখে শুনে adv. from what one has seen or experienced. দেখে শেখা v. to learn from experience; to learn from example; to learn in imitation of. 121)

(p. 517) daiba providence; destiny; luck, fate; a chance occurrence. a. pertaining to or caused by gods, divine, heavenly; providential; accidental; miraculous. ̃কর্ম n. rites performed to propitiate gods or deities; a religious rite. ̃ক্রমে, ̃গতিকে adv. by providence; by chance; accidentally, luckily; (rare) miraculously. ̃ঘটনা n. a providential incident; a chance occurrence; a miraculous incident; an accident. ̃জ্ঞ a. prescient. n. a diviner, a prognosticator, a soothsayer; a fortune teller, an astrologer. ̃দুর্ঘটনা n. a mishap, an accident. ̃দুর্বিপাক n. a misfortune, an unforeseen calamity or adversity. ̃দোষ n. misfortune, ill fate, ill luck. ̃দোষে adv. through ill luck. ̃ধন n. heaven-sent treasure; a treasure found by chance, a windfall; (loos.) a hidden treasure. ̃নির্দিষ্ট a. ordained by God; predestined, foreordained. ̃প্রেরিত a. heaven-sent. ̃বল same as দৈবশক্তি । ̃বশে same as দৈবক্রমে । ̃বাণী n. an oracle; a voice from heaven (conveying a divine message), the word of God, a revelation; a prophecy. ̃বিড়ম্বনা n. irony of fate; antipathy of fortune; misfortune. ̃যোগে same as দৈবক্রমে । ̃লব্ধ a. obtained by chance; god-gifted. ̃শক্তি n. divine power; godgifted power. ̃শক্তিসম্পন্ন a. endowed with god-gifted power. 49)

(p. 577) nimitta a cause or reason; a motive, an end in view, an aim; necessity, need; an omen, a prognostic, a presage, a portent (দুর্নিমিত্ত); one who acts as an instrument of another, a tool, an agent. prep. for, because of, on account of, owing to, due to (রোগের নিমিত্ত). নিমিত্তের ভাগী responsible only for an action and not for its cause, one held responsible for an action because of one's mere presence although one has taken no part in it. নিমিত্তের ভাগী হওয়া to have to share the responsibility and consequence of another person's action. নিমিত্তজ্ঞ , নিমিত্তবিদ n. an augur, a diviner, a soothsayer. ̃মাত্র n. a mere agent or instrument. নিমিত্তার্থ n. (gr.) the gerundial force or the infinitive mood. a. gerundial. 14)