(p. 125) ārādhaka one who worships. n. a worshipper, a devotee. 4)

(p. 133) āskandita the gallop of a horse. 16)

(p. 104) āñcalika local; regional. ̃তা n. regionalism. আঞ্চলিক ভাষা n. a regional language. 38)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭa tightness, tension; compactness (কথার আঁট), restraint, reserve (মুখের আঁট). a. tight; close-fitting; tense. আঁট করা v. to make tight, to tighten. 9)

(p. 104) ājāda free, independent. আজাদ হিন্দ Free India. আজাদ হিন্দ ফৌজ Indian National Army. আজাদি n. freedom, independence. 26)

(p. 123) āẏatana area or its measure; volume or its measure; extension; breadth; width; a house, an abode; an institution (অচলায়তন); an altar. ̃স্হাপকতা n. bulkelasticity. আয়তনাঙ্ক n. bulk-modulus. 4)

(p. 114) ānīla slightly blue, bluish. 26)

(p. 114) ānāja vegetables (usu. green.) ̃পত্র n. spinach and vegetables. 19)

(p. 107) ātura sick; afflicted, distressed; agonized. n. a lying-in room (also আতুরঘর). আতুরাশ্রম n. a refuge for the sick and the distressed. আতুরে নিয়মো নাস্তি necessity knows no law. 25)

(p. 123) ārakṣa police or military station; an outpost; defence force, homeguard. a. engaged in defence. আরক্ষা n. the police. আরক্ষাবাহিনী n. the police force. আরক্ষিক, আরক্ষী n. a policeman; a guardsman. আরক্ষিদল n. a police picket. 30)

(p. 133) āshābāna confident; faithful; devoted. 29)

(p. 114) ānandāśru tears of joy. 3)

(p. 104) āchi (sing.) am; (pl.) are. 13)

(p. 95) āuōla first; chief; best. 12)

(p. 115) āntarikṣa of or in the sky, skyey; atmospherical, aerial; ethereal; heavenly. n. the sky; the cloud. 11)