(p. 9) ajñēẏa unknowable; unintelligible; incognizable; incomprehensible. 115)

(p. 17) adṛṣṭa not seen, unseen. n. fate, luck, fortune; destiny. ̃ক্রমে adv. as ordained by destiny; as luck would have it; by chance; fortunately. ̃দোষে adv. unluckily, unfortunately, as bad luck would have it. ̃পরীক্ষা n. act of telling or learning one's fortune by means of divination, palmistry, etc., act of trying one's luck (esp. in a game of chance) অদৃষ্ট পরীক্ষা করা v. to tell one's fortune. to try one's luck. অদৃষ্ট পরীক্ষা করানো v. to have one's fortune told. ̃পুরুষ n. masc. Destiny; God. ̃পূর্ব a. not seen before; novel, new. ̃বশত adv. as luck would have it; by chance. ̃বাদ n. fatalism. ̃বাদী n. a fatalist. a. fatalistic. ̃লিপি n. the unseen writing of one's fate; one's destiny. অদৃষ্টের পরিহাস irony of fate. 35)

(p. 34) anubāda translation; interpretation; traduction. অনুবাদক n. a translator; one who speaks of or narates a thing repeatedly; an imitator; a traducer, a scandal-monger. অনুবাদিত inc. var. of অনূদিত । অনুবাদী a. translating; (given to) telling or narrating a thing repeatedly; (given to) imitating, imitative; (given to) traducing; corresponding, similar; (mus. of a note) having no direct or essential connection with the chief note (i.e. বাদী) or its essentially subsidiary parts (i.e. সংবাদী and বিবাদী) of a musical composition. 13)

(p. 36) anulāpa telling repeatedly; repeated recitation; tautology. 18)

(p. 46) apariṇata not fully grown-up or developed, immature; embryonic; young, tender, green, raw, verdant. ̃বয়স্ক a. tender-aged, young; under-age, minor. fem. ̃বয়স্কা । ̃বুদ্ধি a. one whose intelligence or judgement has not yet attained maturity; childish, puerile, frivolous. ̃বুদ্ধি যুবক a greenhorn, a callow youth. 25)

(p. 48) apācya indigestible; (fig.-of teaching, writing, books etc.) unintelligible. 30)

(p. 62) abōdhagamya, abōdhya unintelligible, incomprehensible; unknowable, mysterious. 23)

(p. 72) amēdhābī lacking in intelligence, unintelligent; dull-headed. 13)

(p. 78) arbācīna (often dero.) one who or that which is coming after; backward; younger; new; modern; immature; one whose intelligence and knowledge have not matured; inexperienced; unwise; foolish, an ignoramus. ̃তা n. backwardness; state of being younger or new or modern; immaturity in age or intelligence and knowledge; inexperience; lack of wisdom; foolishness. 4)

(p. 80) alpa small in number or amount; a few; a little, a bit; short; of short duration, short-lived (অল্পজীবী); (gr.) unaspirated (অল্পপ্রাণ); illiberal, narrow (অল্পমতি); delicate (অল্পতনু); less than what is necessary or usual, insufficient, inadequate, scanty, poor. pro. a small number of persons or things. ̃ই adv. only a few, a little; but little; rarely, scarcely, seldom; insufficiently. অল্প অল্প করে adv. little by little, bit by bit; by degrees; gradually; slowly. ̃কাল, ̃ক্ষণ n. a short time, a short while. ̃কাল পরে, ̃কাল মধ্যে adv. shortly after, in a short time; before long. ̃চেতা a. narrow-minded; illiberal. ̃জীবী a. short lived. ̃জ্ঞ a. imperfectly educated, not knowledgeable; not erudite. ̃তম a. minimum. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness in number or quantity; shortness; shortness of duration; illiberality, narrowness; insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage. ̃দর্শী a. lacking in foresight, short-sighted; imprudent; lacking in experience, inexperienced; narrow in outlook. ̃দর্শিতা n. want of foresight, short-sightedness; imprudence; want of experience,; narrowness of outlook. ̃ধী a. dull-witted, unintelligent. ̃প্রাণ a. short-lived; narrow-minded, illiberal, mean-minded; (gr.) unaspirated. ̃বয়সী, ̃বয়স্ক a. of tender age, young, minor. ̃বিদ্য a. possessing but a little learning; imperfectly educated. ̃বিদ্যা n. a little learning; imperfect education. অল্পবিদ্যা ভয়ংকরী a little learning is a dangerous thing. ̃বিস্তর adv. & a. more or less. ˜বুদ্ধি same as অল্পধী । ̃ভাষী a. of few words; reserved in speech; taciturn; reticent. ̃ভাষীতা n. taciturnity; reticence. ̃মতি a. meanminded. ̃মাত্র a. just a little. ̃মাত্রা n. a small dose or quantity. ̃মূল্য a. cheap. ̃মূল্যে adv. at a low price, cheaply. ̃শ adv. same as অল্প অল্প করে । ̃সংখ্যক a. a few, small in number. ̃স্বল্প a. a little, a bit; a few; not much or many; not frequent; temperate; moderate. 9)

(p. 85) asatya untrue; false. n. untruth; falsehood; a lie. ̃বাদী, ̃ভাষী a. untruthful; indulging in telling lies. ̃বাদী বা ̃ভাষী ব্যক্তি an untruthful person, a liar. ̃বাদিতা, ̃ভাষিতা n. act or habit of telling lies; untruthfulness. ̃সন্ধ a. one who does not keep one's promise or word. 36)

(p. 99) ākkēla understanding, intelligence, wit; common sense; faculty of judgment; considerateness. আক্কেল গুডুম n. nonplus, bewilderment, confusion. আক্কেল গুডুম হওয়া to be struck with bewilderment or confusion, to be nonplussed, to be at one's wit's end. ̃দাঁত n. the wisdom tooth. ̃পছন্দ n. ability to appraise or assess, the sense of proportion; aptitude or talent for selection and rejection; good practical sense. ̃মন্ত a. considerate; wise. ̃সেলামি n. the penalty paid or the loss suffered on account of folly. 33)

(p. 162) upagraha a satellite; a minor planet; a moon; (coll.) an undesirable dependant or companion; (coll.) a source of trouble. 8)

(p. 176) ṛk the Rig Veda; a Vedic hymn in verse; the esoteric prayer that one says to oneself whilst telling beads. 3)

(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. 206) karṇāntara act of telling another (esp. undesirably); act of passing a piece of information to others. 29)

(p. 215) kahana act of saying or telling; utterance; act of speaking; narration or relation. ̃সাধ্য same as কহতব্য । কহনীয় a. expressible; utterable; worth mentioning. 14)

(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. 253) kērāni an office-clerk, a clerk. ̃গিরি n. clerkship. মাছিমারা কেরানি a. clerk or copyist who does his routine business or daily score or duty without using his discretion; an incompetent or unintelligent worker. 39)

(p. 253) kaitaba chicane, deceit, dissimulation; falsehood; flattery; gambling; fraud. ̃বাদ n. act of telling lies; lying; flattery. ̃বাদী a. given to telling lies. 59)

(p. 269) kṣudra small, little (ক্ষুদ্রকায়, ক্ষুদ্র বালক); base, mean (ক্ষুদ্রমতি); narrow; illiberal (ক্ষুদ্রাশয়); niggardly (ক্ষুদ্র দান); contemptible, insignificant (ক্ষুদ্র লোক); trifling (ক্ষুদ্র ব্যাপার); poor (ক্ষুদ্র অবস্হা); short, short-lived (ক্ষুদ্রপ্রাণ). fem. ক্ষুদ্রা । ̃কায় a. having a short and thin body, little, tiny (ক্ষুদ্রকায় প্রাণী); small and not voluminous (ক্ষুদ্রকায় গ্রন্হ); small (ক্ষুদ্রকায় বাহিনী, ক্ষুদ্রকায় অট্টালিকা). ̃চেতা same as ক্ষুদ্রাশয় । ̃তম a. smallest. ̃তর a. smaller. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness, littleness; baseness, meanness; narrowness, illiberality; niggardliness; contemptibleness; insignificance; triviality; poorness, poverty; shortness; short duration. ̃দৃষ্টি a. narrow in outlook; miserly. ̃প্রাণ a. having low vitality or short span of life, short-lived; mean-minded; miserly. ̃বুদ্ধি, ̃মতি a. of limited intelligence, dull-witted; (inc.) mean-minded. n. dullwittedness; humble opinion (আমার ক্ষুদ্রবুদ্ধিতে). ক্ষুদ্রাকার a. of small size or structure; small, little. ক্ষুদ্রান্ত্র n. the small intestine. ক্ষুদ্রায়তন a. small in size or magnitude; small-scale; small. ক্ষুদ্রাশয় a. mean-minded. ক্ষুদ্রাশয়তা n. mean-mindedness, meanness. 3)

(p. 274) khabara news, tidings; report, information; intelligence. খবর করা v. to inquire about; to communicate with (either personally or through letters). খবর জানা v. to have information; to be in the know; to get intelligence or news. খবর নেওয়া same as খবর করা । খবর পাওয়া v. to get news (of); to be informed (of); to come to know or learn. খবর রাখা same as খবর জানা । খবরের কাগজ a newspaper. খবরাখবর n. pl. all sorts of news or information. খবরাখবর করা v. to keep oneself in intimate contact with, to keep oneself well-informed about, to keep in constant touch with, to enquire after a person etc. off and on. 15)

(p. 277) khājā a kind of crispy sweetmeat made of flour and sugar. a. (of fruits) slightly hard (খাজা কাঁঠাল); (coll.) lacking in intelligence, stupid, good-for-nothing (খাজা লোক). 19)

(p. 278) khāṭō not long or tall, short (খাটো দড়ি, খাটো গড়ন); of short width (খাটো কাপড়); not loud, low (খাটো গলা); backward (পড়াশোনায় খাটো); inefficient (কাজে খাটো); lacking, short, weak (বুদ্ধিতে খাটো). খাটো করা v. to shorten, to reduce; to shorten the width of; to lower; to humble (কাউকে খাটো করা, কারও মান খাটো করা); to disparage, to belittle. খাটো হওয়া v. to become short; to become less wide or long than what is necessary, to be of short measure (জামাটা খাটো হয়েছে); to be inferior to (কারও চেয়ে খাটো হওয়া); to prove oneself inefficient; to be humiliated, to look small (লোকের কাছে খাটো হওয়া). খাটো গলা a low voice. খাটো নজর (lit.) shortsightedness; (fig.) narrowmindedness, mean-mindedness. কানে খাটো hard of hearing. বুদ্ধিতে খাটো lacking in intelligence or understanding. 2)

(p. 293) gaṇana, gaṇanā act of reckoning or counting, enumeration (সংখ্যাগণনা); act of doing a mathematical sum; act of deciding or judging (as); decision, judgment (দোষী বলে গণনা করা); act of considering or regarding (as), consideration (মানুষ বলে গণনা); act of pointing out (as), mention (শত্রু বলে গণনা); (astrol.) prediction, foretelling, divination. গণনা করা v. to reckon, to count, to enumerate; to calculate, to compute; to do (a mathematical sum), to work out; to judge; to consider, to regard (as); to point out, to mention; (astrol.) to predict, to foretell, to divine. গণনাকারী n. an enumerator. ̃যন্ত্র a counting instrument, a calculator. গণনার্হ a. worthy of being reckoned or counted; worth considering or counting. গণনীয় a. countable; calculable; worth considering or mentioning. 40)