(p. 126) āsaśēōḍ়ā a kind of wild herb, Glycomis pentaphylla. 151)

(p. 126) āsara a gathering, a meeting, a sitting; a party (চায়ের আসর); a function (গানের আসর); a match, a tournament, a competition (খেলার আসর); a field; a society, a club. আসর গরম করা, আসর সরগরম করা v. to brighten up a party. আসর জমেছে v. the party warms up or becomes interesting; the party becomes crowded. আসর জমানো, আসর জাঁকানো same as আসর গরম করা । আসর মাতানো v. to brighten up a party; to make a party ripple with interest. আসরে অবতীর্ণ হওয়া, আসরে নামা v. to make one's appearance before the public or in society; to take the field; to make one's debut. 149)

(p. 126) ālakātarā tar, pitch, coal-tar. 24)

(p. 104) āchaḍ়ā-āchaḍ়i throwing continuously to the ground with force; mutual knocking to the ground as in wrestling. 7)

(p. 107) ādya first, prime; primeval; primitive: primordial; chief; best; primary. ̃কৃত্য n. the work to be done first (also see আদ্যশ্রাদ্ধ). ̃প্রাণী n. the protozoa. ̃প্রান্ত adv. from beginning to end; from top to bottom. ̃শ্রাদ্ধ, ̃কৃত্য n. solemn obsequies performed in memory of the deceased on the day following the period of mourning. 83)

(p. 126) ālubōkharā a variety of plum or prune of which jelly is prepared. 75)

(p. 118) ābadāra a childish or capricious insistence on having or doing something; an unreasonable demand or claim; a fanciful claim preferred to an affectionate person. আবদার করা v. to insist childishly or capriciously on having or doing something; to demand or claim unreasonably. আবদারে, আবদেরে a. insisting childishly or capriciously on having or doing something. 3)

(p. 126) āśrama a hermitage; a residence (usu. a small one), a cottage (পুণ্যাশ্রম); an asylum or refuge (আতুরাশ্রম, অনাথাশ্রম); a residential institution (esp. an educational or religious one) (বিদ্যাশ্রম); a stage of life (গার্হস্হ্যাশ্রম). ̃ধর্ম n. duties or rites to be performed by inmates of a hermitage or asylum or refuge or residential institution; duties to be performed in each of the stages of life. ̃বাসী a. & n. one who lives in a hermitage or asylum or refuge or residential institution. fem. ˜বাসিনী । ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. fallen from one's religious order. আশ্রমিক, আশ্রমী a. of or living in a hermitage or asylum or refuge or residential institution, or pertaining to the life in it; adopting any of the stages of life. n. an inmate of a hermitage or asylum or refuge or residential institution; one in any of the stages of life. 126)

(p. 133) āhuta sacrificed as burnt-offering. আহুতি n. a burnt-offering; an oblation. 52)

(p. 133) āsura, āsurika of or like the mythological demons, (cp.) Titanic; of or like a demon, demoniac; giant-like, gigantic, titanic; terrible; vile; unholy. fem. আসুরী, আসুরিকী । আসুর বিবাহ, আসুরিক বিবাহ a form of marriage in which the bridegroom purchases the bride from her parents in exchange of money. 12)

(p. 99) āgantuka a visitor; a guest; a caller; a newcomer, a stranger. a. adventitious. 61)

(p. 126) āṣāḍh় the third month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of June to the middle of July); (poet. & fig.) the monsoon. আষাঢ়ে a. of or in or during the month or Ashara (আষাঢ়); produced or growing or occurring in Ashara (আষাঢ়); false, fantastic. আষাঢ়ে গল্প a queer or fantastic tale, a cockand-bull story. 134)

(p. 107) ātmā (Hindu theol.) the conscious immortal independent and active guide of every being which is present in theA body but is not an inseparable part of it; the soul, the atman; the Supreme Being, God; a guardian deity; one's own likeness, self-identify, selfhood, the body; the heart, the mind; natural disposition, nature. 29)

(p. 107) ādāẏa realization or collection (of bills, taxes etc.); winning or earning (সম্মান আদায়)); payment or repayment. আদায় করা v. to realize; to collect. আদায় দেওয়া v. to pay; to repay. ̃পত্র n. realization; collection. আদায়পত্র করা v. to realize; to collect. 64)

(p. 126) ālabāla a ridge of earth raised round the root of a tree for the purpose of watering. 41)