(p. 123) āẏōjaka one who makes preparation for or collects the things necessary for a purpose; one who organises or makes preparation for a function. 24)

(p. 118) ābaddha bound, tied; shut; confined; besieged; enclosed (আবদ্ধ স্হান); involved; beset; mortgaged, pawned. আবদ্ধ করা v. to bind, to tie; to shut; to confine; to besiege; to enclose; to involve; to beset; to mortgage, to pawn. 4)

(p. 99) ākramaṇa an attack; an invasion; an inroad. আক্রমণ করা v. to attack, to invade; to fall upon. ̃কারী n. one who attacks, an attacker, an assailant; an aggressor, an invader. আক্রমণীয় a. that which can be or is to be attacked or invaded. 35)

(p. 126) āliṅgana embracing or hugging; an embrace; a hug. আলিঙ্গন করা v. to embrace; to hug. 63)

(p. 98) ākanda a kind of tree, the sunplant, Calotropis gigantia, the swallow wort. 15)

(p. 99) āgamana coming; arrival. আগমনী n. any of the songs about the coming of Uma (উমা), Shiva's (শিব) wife, to her father's house as told in the Hindu legend. a. relating to coming or arrival. 63)

(p. 102) āgu the first, the beginning; the past; advance. a. first; preceding; advance; forward. adv. a. first of all. ̃তে adv. at first; in the past. ̃পাছু, ̃পিছু adv. n. from beginning to end, alpha and omega; the past and the future. ̃পাছু করা,̃পিছু করা v. to hesitate. ̃পাছু ভাবা v. to look before and after, to consider the pros and cons of a thing. ̃য়ান, ̃সার a. going or coming forward, advancing; proceeding; leading. আগুয়ান বা আগুসার হওয়া v. to go or come forward, to advance; to proceed; to take the lead. 2)

(p. 95) āuōla first; chief; best. 12)

(p. 122) āmṛtyu till death; till the end of one's life. 21)

(p. 115) āparāh়nika of or in or during the afternoon. 41)

(p. 126) āsaṅga sexual intercourse; company, fellowship, social intercourse; union; desire to enjoy; love, attachment; profound attention. ̃লিপ্সা n. desire for sexual intercourse; desire for company or union. ̃লিপ্সু a. desirous of sexual intercourse or of company or union. 139)

(p. 126) āśrita adopted, resorted to; sheltered, supported, protected; dependent (esp. for maintenance). fem. আশ্রিতা । আশ্রিত ব্যক্তি a person who has been given help and protection, a protege. ̃পালক, ̃রক্ষক n. & a. one who maintains or protects those who ask for maintenance or shelter or aid or support or protection. ˜বত্সল a. affectionate and kind to those who seek shelter and protection. ̃বাত্সল্য n. kindness and affection to a dependant or a person under one's protection. ̃রাজ্য n. a protectorate. 130)

(p. 102) ācārya one who teaches the Vedas; a scriptural teachers; a teacher; a tutor. fem. আচার্যা a woman teacher of the Vedas or scriptures; a woman teacher, a tutoress. fem. আচার্যানী the wife of an acharya (আচার্য) 36)

(p. 99) ākṛti appearance; shape, form. ̃গত a. pertaining to appearance or shape or form; formal; outward. ̃প্রকৃতি n. appearance and nature; demeanour, bearing. ̃বিশিষ্ট a. having a definite or specific form or shape; shaped. 30)

(p. 118) ābṛta covered; encircled, surrounded (মেখলাবৃত); overcast or pervaded with (মেঘাবৃত). আবৃত করা v. to cover; to encircle, to surround; to overcast; to pervade. আবৃতি n. state of being covered or encircled or pervaded; covering; a cover; encirclement; pervasion; a wall; a fence; an enclosure. 38)