(p. 114) ānanda joy, delight; happiness; gladness, cheerfulness; pleasure; merriment. আনন্দ করা v. to rejoice; to make merry. ̃কর a. delightful; pleasant; gladdening. ̃কানন n. a delightful woodland or grove; a pleasure-grove. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. causing joy; delightful; pleasant. ̃ন n. producing joy, delight etc. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with joy, overwhelmed with joy. ̃ময় a. full of joy, joyful; delightful; happy; cheerful; pleasant; merry. ̃ময়ী a. fem. of আনন্দময় । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃লহরী n. a wave of delight; a musical instrument with one string held in one hand and played with a plectrum by the other. 2)

(p. 122) āmānna uncooked rice. 10)

(p. 99) ākāra-iṅgita gestures and postures. 9)

(p. 99) ākṛṣṭa attracted; charmed, enticed; drawn, pulled; (rare) ploughed, tilled. 31)

(p. 118) ābēṣṭaka surrounding, enclosing. n. a fence, a wall; that which encloses, an enclosure. 46)

(p. 107) ātmārāma the soul; life; the mind; life as imagined as a bird enclosed by the prison of a body; a term of endearment with which a pet parrot, or parakeet, or magpie is addressed (বলো বাবা আত্মারাম). আত্মারাম খাঁচাছাড়া হওয়া v. to die. আত্মারাম শুকিয়ে যাওয়া v. to cower. 37)

(p. 97) ān̐cala an expanse of a part or an end of a loin-cloth (esp. one worn by women). ̃-ধরা a. (said of a man) very obedient to women or to one's wife; henpecked; (of a boy) very much dependent on his mother. 2)

(p. 126) ārtanāda groaning; cry of pain or grief or affliction etc. 5)

(p. 115) āpāta the present or the actual time in question, the time being; incidence; occurrence. ̃কঠিন a. appearing as hard or difficult at first or for the time being (but not actually so); apparently or seemingly hard or difficult. ̃গতি n. apparent motion. ̃ত adv. at the present time or actual time in question, for the time being, for the nonce. ̃দৃষ্টিতে adv. at the first sight; to the cursory view or consideration; seemingly. ̃প্রসারণ n. apparent expansion. ̃মধুর a. seemingly sweet or sweet for the time being only. ̃রমণীয় a. agreeable or pleasant for the time being; seemingly alluring or fascinating. 47)

(p. 115) āpaṇa a shop; a market. আপণিক a. of a shop or shops, of a market or markets; commercial. n. a shopkeeper; a trader. 28)

(p. 106) āḍ়āla a device or a thing that intercepts the view; a screen, a cover; a position or place intercepted from the view, hiding, concealment. আড়াল করা v. to put out of view; to hide, to conceal. আড়াল হওয়া v. to go out of view; to go behind the screen; to go in hiding, to hide. আড়াল আবডাল n. secrecy; cover; hiding. আড়ালে আবডালে adv. secretly, confidentially, in camera; in a hidden place, in concealment.

(p. 107) ādṛta received cordially, well-received; treated with cordiality, welcome; wellappreciated; esteemed, honoured. 77)

(p. 115) āpaśōsa regret; chagrin; repentance. আপশোস করা v. to regret; to become chagrined; to repent. 42)

(p. 107) ātapatra a sunshade; an umbrella; a parasol. 12)

(p. 107) ādhāna placing or depositing; installation; infusion, instillation; (phy.) charge; receiving or taking; putting on. বদ্ধ আধান bound charge. মুক্ত আধান free charge. 93)