(p. 107) ādhṛta caught hold of; held; taken, received; arrested; seized, captured; accepted. 108)

(p. 118) ābēṣṭana surrounding or enclosing; a fence; a wall; that which encloses, an enclosure; surroundings, environment. আবেষ্টনী n. a fence; a wall; that which encloses, an enclosure; a circurmference; environment, surroundings. 47)

(p. 123) āẏu the span of one's life, longevity; lifetime; life. ̃প্রদ, ̃বর্ধক a. that which prolongs life; rejuvenating; that which bestows long life. ̃বর্ধন n. prolonging life; prolongation of life; rejuvenation. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. prolongation of life; rejuvenation. ̃ষ্কর same as আয়ুপ্রদ । ̃ষ্কাল n. the span of one's life, lifetime. ̃ষ্মান a. long-lived. fem. আয়ুষ্মতী । আয়ুষ্য same as আয়ুপ্রদ । 17)

(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. 118) ābēṣṭita surrounded, enclosed, encircled. 48)

(p. 99) āgāma advance. adv. in advance. 78)

(p. 115) ānētā & n. one who brings or fetches. 4)

(p. 126) ālima (Mus.) a learned man. 67)

(p. 114) ānuṣṭhānika ritual, ceremonial; formal.

(p. 104) ājēbājē of little or no value, trash, worthless, useless, not worth a straw, meaningless, nonsensical. আজেবাজে কথা বলা v. to talk nonsense. 31)

(p. 133) āsānaḍ়i a thick stick; a staff. 4)

(p. 126) ālō light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light; a lamp, a lantern. আলো করা v. to brighten; to light up; to lighten; to illuminate; to glorify. আলো দেখানো v. to show light to; (fig.) to give hope, to promise good. 81)

(p. 126) ālaṅkārika figurative; rhetorical; relating to ornament; decorative. n. a rhetorician; an author of a treatise on rhetoric or poetics. 22)

(p. 133) āstīrṇa, āstṛta spread out; stretched out; extending; pervaded with, covered by, strewn with (কুসুমাস্তীর্ণ) 23)

(p. 118) ābōlatābōla incoherent talk; nonsense; delirium; nonsense rhymes. a. incoherent and nonsensical. 49)