(p. 95) āibaḍ়, āibuḍ়ō unmarried. আইবুড়োভাত n. the ceremony of taking the last meal by a Hindu bride or bridegroom on the night immediately preceding their wedding-day. আইবুড়ো মেয়ে a woman who remains single after the conventional age for marrying, a spinster. 8)

(p. 121) ābhyudaẏika pertaining to progress or promotion in life; pertaining to or causing well-being; causing prosperity. n. a ceremony performed on the eve of wedding etc. praying to the spirits of one's forefathers to bless the present occasion. 2)

(p. 157) udbāha marriage, wedding, bridal. ̃ন n. act of giving in marriage. উদ্বাহিত a. married, wedded. উদ্বাহী a. one who marries, marrying; one who wishes to or is going to marry. 5)

(p. 174) ūḍh় married, wedded (নবোঢ়). fem. ঊঢ়া । ঊঢ়ি n. marriage, wedding. 3)

(p. 194) kanakāñjali a ceremonial gift of gold made at wedding or just before the immersion of an idol. 114)

(p. 194) kanyā a daughter; a virgin; a marriageable girl; a bride; (astrol.) the Virgo. ̃কর্তা n. (in a wedding) the chief man amongst the bride's people. ̃কাল n. maidenhood. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of taking a girl as wife; act of receiving a girl in marriage in one's family. ̃দান n. act of giving away a girl esp. a daughter in marriage; the ceremony of committing the bride into the hands of the bridegroom. ̃দায় n. the responsibility of arranging for the marriage of one's daughter; the state of being burdened with a marriageable daughter for whom a husband has not yet been found. ̃দায়গ্রস্ত a. of one who is yet to marry off his daughter, burdened with the responsibility of arranging for the marriage of one's daughter. ̃পক্ষ n. (in a wedding) the bride's people or party. ̃প্রণিধি n. a girl guide. ̃যাত্রী n. a wedding-guest invited by the bride's people. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Virgo. ̃সম্প্রদান same as কন্যাদান । 136)

(p. 204) karaṇa doing or working or performing; accomplishment, execution, action; a work done, a deed, an act; a cause or motive; any of the sense organs; body; physique; a place, a field; a place where business is carried on, an office; (gr.) the instrumental case. ̃কারক n. (gr.) the instrumental case. ̃কারণ n. exchange of gifts at a wedding. 29)

(p. 204) kara3 the hand; the trunk of an elephant. ̃কণ্টক n. a finger-nail. ̃কণ্ডূয়ন n. itching of the palm; intense or burning desire to do something. ̃কবলিত a. held or seized firmly with the hand, grasped; (fig.) occupied or taken possession of or brought under control esp. by force (and usu. unlawfully). ̃কমল n. a hand conceived as a lotus; a hand as beautiful as a lotus. ̃কোষ্ঠী n. lines of the palm from which fortune is told; the readings of a palmist. ̃কোষ্ঠী বিদ্যা n. palmistry. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ n. act of wedding (by a bridegroom), marriage. ̃গ্রাহ, ̃গ্রাহক a. mas. marrying (a girl). n. a husband. ̃জোড়ে adv. with folded hands (indicating submission and humility). ̃তল n. the palm of a hand; (fig.) full control or possession, easy reach. ̃তলগত a. (lit.) lying or held in the palm; taken firm hold of; taken complete possession of; brought or kept under full control or easy reach; thoroughly mastered over or learned; conquered or dominated or subjugated. ̃তলধৃত a. held in one's palm or palms. ̃তলন্যস্ত a. placed or put or lying in one's palm. ̃তলস্হ a. grasped, lying in the palm; of the palm. ̃তলাকার a. palmate. ̃তাল n. (usu. in pl.) a cymbal. ̃তালি n. clapping of the hands. ̃তালি দেওয়া v. to clap hands. ̃ধৃত a. held in or seized with the hand or hands. ̃ন্যাস n. a typical system of gesticulation with fingers at the time of prayer. ̃পদ্ম n. a hand conceived as a lily; a hand as beautiful as a lily. ̃পল্লব n. a hand as delicate and beautiful as a young twig. ̃পীড়ন same as করগ্রহণ । ̃পুট n. palms joined to form a cup. ̃পুটে adv. in or with cupped hands. ̃ভূষণ n. a bracelet, a wristlet; a bangle. ̃মর্দন n. handshake. ̃মর্দন করা v. to shake hands. ̃মুক্ত a. released from grasp or grip. ̃স্পর্শ n. a touch of or with the hand. 21)

(p. 301) gān̐ṭa a knot; a joint (esp. of bones); a knuckle; a knob; a node; a large bundle, a bale; a rim of the loincloth round one's waist where money is kept concealed. গাঁট কাটা v. (fig.) to cut the rim of one's loincloth and steal one's money, to pick one's pocket. ̃কাটা n. a cutpurse, a pickpocket. ̃ছড়া n. the Hindu custom of tying a corner of the bride's sari (শাড়ি) with a corner of the bridegroom's scarf at wedding. গাঁটছড়া বাঁধা v. (lit.) to tie a corner of the bride's sari (শাড়ি) with a corner of the bridegroom's scarf at wedding; (fig.) to marry; (fig.) to unite inseparably. ̃বন্দি a. baled, packed in a bale, made into a bale. গাঁট বাঁধা v. to tie up in a bale or in a large bundle. গাঁটে বাঁধা v. to keep (esp. money) concealed in the rim of one's loincloth. গাঁটের কড়ি (fig.) one's own money. 67)

(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) granhibandhana act of tying into a knot, knotting; the Hindu practice of tying a corner of the bride's sari with a corner of the bridegroom's scarf at wedding. গ্রন্হিবন্ধন করা v. to tie into a knot, to knot; to tie a corner of the bride's sari with a corner of the bridegroom's scarf at wedding. 19)

(p. 327) grāma a hamlet, a village; a small settlement; (as a sfx.) a collection (গুণগ্রাম, স্বরগ্রাম); (mus.) a scale (উচ্চগ্রাম). ̃খরচা same as গ্রামভাটি । ̃জ, ̃জাত a. produced in a village, rural. ̃ণী n. (hist.) a village headman. ̃ধর্ম n. sexual intercourse (esp. with one's wife). ̃বাসী n. a villager, a village-dweller. ̃ভাটি n. a monetary contribution to be given for village welfare at the time of wedding etc. ̃মৃগ n. a (village) dog. ̃সম্পর্ক, ̃সুবাদ n. the relation that arises owing to living in the same village. ̃সম্পর্কীয় a. rural; pertaining to co-villagers. ̃স্হ a. of or in or living in a village; rural. 18)

(p. 379) chāẏā a reflection, a shadow; shade, umbra (ছায়ায় বসা); semblance, resemblance, likeness (ছেলেটি বাপেরই ছায়া); slight influence (এ কবিতায় রবীন্দ্রনাথের ছায়া আছে); a faint shadow (এ উত্সবে আনন্দের ছায়াও নেই); a constant companion (ছায়া হয়ে সঙ্গে থাকা); a spectre, an apparition, a ghost (ছায়াশরীর); darkness (রাতের ছায়া, সন্ধ্যার ছায়া); glow, shine, lustre (রত্নচ্ছায়া); shelter or protection ('দেহ পদচ্ছায়া'); the name of the wife of the Hindu sungod. ছায়া না মাড়ানো to keep one's distance, to stand or keep aloof. ̃চিত্র n. a cinematographic film; a cinema. ̃তরু n. a large tree giving shade. ̃ত্মজ, ̃সুত n. Saturn, the son of the sungod. ̃দেহ, ̃শরীর n. a spectre, an apparition, a phantom, a ghost. ̃নট n. an Indian musical mode. ̃পথ n. galaxy, the Milky Way. ̃বাজি n. magic; magic lantern. ̃ভিনয় n. shadow-play. ̃মণ্ডপ n. a canopied place in the open (esp. where a Hindu wedding-ceremony is held). ̃ময় a. shady, umbrageous, shadowy, bowery (ছায়াময় স্হান); spectral, apparitional, ghostly (ছায়াময় দেহ). ̃মুর্তি n. an apparition, a phantom, a spectre, a ghost. 11)

(p. 481) dadhi curdled milk, curd. ̃ভান্ড n. a pail containing curd. ̃মঙ্গল n. a ritual of feeding a Hindu bride in the small hours previous to the wedding day. ̃মন্হন n. act of churning milk into butter or act of churning curd into whey. দধিমন্হন করা v. to churn milk into butter or to churn curd into whey. ̃মন্হনদণ্ড n. a churning rod or stick. ̃সার n. butter or cream. 34)

(p. 492) dāna2 act of giving; act of giving away; bestowal; award; charitable giving or distribution (অন্নদান); act of giving in marriage (কন্যাদান); offering, sacrifice, dedication (পরার্থে জীবনদান); contribution; a gift or a charitable gift (মহামূল্য দান); an offering, a sacrifice; a donation; a throw or cast (at dice. etc.); a turn (for doing something). দান করা v. to give; to give away; to give or distribute in charity; to donate, to contribute; to bestow; to confer; to award; to give in marriage; to offer, to sacrifice; to dedicate. ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. practice of charity; act or instance of charity. ̃কাতর, ̃কুন্ঠ a. slow or unwilling to give, not charitable; miserly, parsimonious, stingy, close-fisted, niggardly. ̃খয়রাত n. bounty, charity; charitable deeds; act or practice of charity. ̃ধর্ম n. the virtue of charity. ̃ধ্যান n. charity and religious meditation. ̃পত্র n. a deed of gift. ̃বীর a. & n. one who is extremely (lit. heroically) bountiful. ˜যোগ্য a. worthy of being given. ̃শীল a. bountiful, munificent, charitable, generous. ̃শীলতা n. bounty, munificence, charity; generosity. ̃শৌন্ড same as দানবীর । ̃সজ্জা n. (in a wedding) display of gifts given to the bride and the bridegroom. ̃সত্র n. an almshouse; a charitable institution. ̃সাগর n. sixteen sets of gifts given in a sraddha (শ্রাদ্ধ) ceremony. ̃সামগ্রী n. an article of gift (esp. one given to the bride or bridegroom at a wedding). যেমন দান তেমনি দক্ষিণা (fig.) a niggardly master will have a lazy servant. 40)

(p. 495) dāra1 (usu. in comp.) a wife. ̃কর্ম ̃গ্রহণ, ̃পরিগ্রহ n. act of taking a wife, marriage or wedding (of a man). 40)

(p. 508) dēnamōhara (Mus.) the marriage portion or dower that a husband has to allot for his wife at wedding. 129)

(p. 543) dhṛti act of holding, catching, wearing, assuming, bearing or containing; conception; impression; a notion; an idea; patience; self-possession; complacence; satisfaction, content; perseverance, persistence. ̃বিন্দু n. a point of support. ̃মান a. patient; self-possessed; complacent; content; persevering. ̃হোম n. a sacramental sacrifice done at a wedding.

(p. 555) namaskāra a bow, an obeisance; a salute; genuflection. নমস্কার করা v. to bow, to make a bow or obeisance; to salute; to genuflect. নমস্কারি n. a present (usu. a cloth or money) given in obeisance to respectable relatives by a bride or a bridegroom at a Hindu wedding. 36)

(p. 619) pariṇaẏa marriage, wedding. (কারও). পরিণয় হওয়া to be married or wedded to ̃বন্ধন, ̃সূত্র n. marriage-tie, wedlock. 78)

(p. 638) pāṇi the hand. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ, ̃পীড়ন n. marriage, wedding. পাণিগ্রহণ করা, পাণিপীড়ন করা v. to marry, to wed. ̃প্রার্থী n. & a. one willing to marry somebody. 19)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 721) barānugamana act of accompanying a bridegroom to a wedding. 68)

(p. 721) barāsana a seat for the bridegroom at a wedding; a seat of honour; highest seat; a dignified or beautiful seat. 73)

(p. 721) basu one of a class of demigods; wealth, riches. ̃ধা n. the earth. ̃ধারা n. an auspicious symbol painted on the inner wall of a room by Hindus at wedding etc. বসুন্ধরা, ̃মতী n. the earth (often personified as mother-earth). 181)