(p. 90) asāra unsubstantial, vapoury; negligible; worthless; false; pithless, marrowless, sapless (অসার কাঠ); futile, pointless (অসার যুক্তি). ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. unsubstantiality; vaporiness; negligibility; worthlessness; falseness, falsity; lack of pith or marrow or sap; futility; pointlessness. অসার সংসার the inane and unmeaning world, the insubstantial world. 2)

(p. 114) ānartha, ānarthya, ānarthakya futility; ineffectualness. 14)

(p. 165) upayōga good, benefit; necessity; service; use, usefulness, utility; assistance, support; eating, enjoyment; application; suitableness. ̃বাদ n. utilitarianism. ̃বাদী a. utilitarian. n. a utilitarian. 18)

(p. 692) prānta an extremity, an end; a tip; a border, a margin; a brim; a rim; the outskirts (নগরপ্রান্ত). ̃গ্রাবরেখা v. (geog.) the terminal moraine. ̃বর্তী, ̃স্হ, ̃স্হিত a. lying or situated in or on or at the border; terminal; marginal; bordering. ̃স্পর্শী a. (bot.) valvate. প্রান্তিক, প্রান্তীয় a. lying or situated in or on or at the border; terminal; (esp. in bot.) marginal; bordering; (arith.) extreme. প্রান্তিক উপযোগীতা marginal utility. বহুপ্রান্তীয় a. parietal. প্রান্ত্য a. (esp. in phys.) terminal; marginal. 51)

(p. 761) biphala fruitless, unsuccessful, vain, futile, abortive, unavailing, inefficacious, ineffective; useless. বিফল করা v. to baffle, to foil, to frustrate. বিফল হওয়া v. to abort, to be of no avail; to be foiled; to become unsuccessful, to fail. বিফলতা n. failure, futility, fruitlessness; uselessness. ̃প্রযত্ন a. failed in one's attempt, baffled. বিফলীকরণ n. baffling or foiling. বিফলীকৃত a. baffled, foiled. বিফলীভূত a. baffled, foiled, frustrated. বিফলে adv. in vain; in case of failure. 77)

(p. 794) byartha futile, abortive, unavailing, vain; useless; unsuccessful. ব্যর্থ করা v. to baffle, to foil. ব্যর্থ হওয়া v. to abort, to be of no avail; to be foiled; to fail. ̃তা n. futility, failure. ̃কাম a. foiled, baffled, frustrated, unsuccessful, of one who has failed to achieve the desired object. ব্যর্থ চেষ্টা n. futile or abortive attempt; unsuccessful attempt. ̃মনোরথ a. foiled or baffled; frustrated; unable or unsuccessful to fulfil one's object. 47)

(p. 852) mānē meaning, interpretation, import, significance, implication; motive, purpose, cause (আন্দোলনের মানে); utility (জমি পতিত রাখার মানে কী?). মানে করা v. to interpret; to expound; to explain. মানে বোঝা v. to comprehend the meaning or motive or intention or utility of. মানে বোঝানো v. to mean, to signify; to imply; to explain the meaning of. মানে হওয়া v. to serve a purpose; to be of any use; to convey a meaning. 126)

(p. 1007) sārtha moneyed, wealthy; significant, meaningful. n. a companion; a collection; a flock, a herd; a company; merchants collectively; a company of merchants. সার্থক a. significant (esp. in arith.); successful; effective; useful; realized, gratified. সার্থকজন্মা a. successful in life. সার্থকতা n. (rare) significance; success; fruition; effectiveness; utility, use; realization; gratification. সার্থকনামা a. one who has fully justified one's name (esp. by one's attainments and deeds); famous. ̃নিবন্ধক n. a registrar of firms. ̃বাহ n. a company of merchants travelling together, a caravan of merchants; a merchant; a guide. 66)

(p. 1018) supraẏōga proper application, appropriate use, good or profitable utilization. 27)