(p. 80) alpāẏu shortlived; doomed to die early. 11)

(p. 77) ardhārdha a quarter. a. sharing or dividing equally in halves. 14)

(p. 9) ajahalliṅga (gr.) a noun never changing its gender when used as an adjective. 91)

(p. 90) astara2 a mixture of slaked lime, sand etc. used for coating walls, ceilings; plaster; material sewn to the inner surface of a garment, lining. 37)

(p. 37) anuṣṭupa, anuṣṭubha (pros.) a Sanskrit metre (e. g. 'মা নিষাদ প্রতিষ্ঠাং ত্বমগমঃ শাশ্বতীঃ সমাঃ'). 8)

(p. 63) abhisāra lover's appointed meeting, a love tryst. অভিসারক, অভিসারী a. (of a lover) going to assignation; convergent. n. a lover going to the place of assignation. fem. অভিসারিকা, অভিসারিণী । 139)

(p. 51) aprāpti non-availability; non-receipt; non-acquisition; non-procurement; non-realization, non-attainment. 49)

(p. 2) akalpita not imaginary or fanciful; real; unthought-of, unimagined. ̃পূর্ব a. unpremeditated; unthought-of; not thought-of before. 28)

(p. 90) ahna (used as a sfx.) day; the fixed part of a day (usu. three hours পূর্বাহ্ণ, মধ্যাহ্ন). 108)

(p. 38) anṛta untrue, false. ̃বাদিতা n. untruthfulness. ̃বাদী, ̃ভাষী a. untruthful. n. a liar. fem. ̃বাদিনী, ̃ভাষিণী । 16)

(p. 22) anatikāla not a long time; a short time. ̃মধ্যে adv. ere or before long; in a short time, shortly. 44)

(p. 63) abhinētā (in a film or drama) an actor. 79)

(p. 80) aśauca uncleanness; impurity; profanity; (scriptural) impurity of one's person owing to the birth or death of a relative, the period of duration of this personal impurity. অশৌচান্ত n. termination or end of the period of personal impurity. 44)

(p. 22) anaḍ় motionless, immobile; still; fixed, firm, stolid, never to be retracted, irrevocable (আমার কথা অন়ড়). 42)

(p. 83) aśrabaṇīẏa same as অশ্রাব্য । 7)