(p. 102) ācamana washing one's mouth and hands (esp. after meals); formal purification of one's body with water before religious worship as prescribed in the Hindu scriptures. আচমন করা v. to rinse and wash. আচমনীয় n. water for such washing or purification. 28)

(p. 118) ābhīra a member of the cowherd class; a cowherd. fem. আভীরী । ̃পল্লি n. a locality or village where cowherds live. 65)

(p. 126) āśī2 a serpent's fang. ̃বিষ n. that which has venom in its fang; a venomous snake; the snake. 118)

(p. 126) ālōkita illuminated; glowing; brightened. আলোকিত করা v. to illuminate; to brighten up. আলোকিত হওয়া v. to become illuminated; to brighten up. 85)

(p. 96) ā expressing: dismay, pain etc. 15)

(p. 98) ākapila, ākapiśa greyish, of light ash colour. 16)

(p. 99) ākhyā an appellation, a name; a title, a designation; a denomination. ̃ত a. named, called; entitled, designated; denominated; spoken, mentioned, said; known, renowned, celebrated. ̃ন n. history; a legend; a tale (esp. historical or legendary); a narrative; a story; a fable; narration, naming; act of designating or denominating. ̃বস্তু n. a theme. ̃পত্র n. a title-page (of a book). ̃য়ক n. a narrator; a story-teller. ̃য়িকা n. a tale, a story, a narrative. 55)

(p. 114) ānamita bent down, inclined. 10)

(p. 126) ālōcanī a subject or subjects for discussion; a place or an institution where discussions are held. 87)

(p. 115) āpta2 (used as a pfx.) own, self̃গরজি, ̃গরুজে a. preoccupied with self-interest; extremely self-seeking. 62)

(p. 102) ācābhuẏā very strange, queer; queerly shaped. 33)

(p. 133) āsphālita brandished; moved violently. 34)

(p. 99) āgaḍ় an unfixed door usually made of straw, bamboo, wattles etc.; a hurdle. 58)

(p. 123) āraṇi whirlpool; eddy. 32)

(p. 115) āpakka imperfectly ripened, half-ripe; half-cooked, half-baked, half-roasted, half-boiled. 23)