(p. 126) ālasya idleness, laziness, sloth; procrastination; dilatoriness; lethargy, indolence. আলস্য ত্যাগ করা v. to give up idleness; to be up and doing; to shake off lethargy by moving one's limbs; to yawn. ̃পরায়ণ a. lazy; lethargic; given to idleness; slothful. আলস্য ভাঙা v. to shake off lethargy by moving or stretching one's limbs; to yawn. 48)

(p. 133) āstara2, āstaraṇa bed; a bedcover, a coverlet; a bedsheet; a carpet or any similar article (esp. to sit upon); an ornamental cloth placed on the back of an elephant for the rider to sit upon. আস্তর মেঘ stratus. 18)

(p. 118) ābhāsā (poet.) to blaze up, to glow; (poet.) to be revealed. 58)

(p. 122) āmṛtyu till death; till the end of one's life. 21)

(p. 107) āditya the name of the sungod (cp. Apollo, Sol); the sun. 70)

(p. 102) ācchā well; yes; fine; that's right. a. good, excellent; (iron.) fine (আচ্ছা বুদ্ধি); perfect (আচ্ছা সাধু) adv. thoroughly (usu. আচ্ছামতো). আচ্ছা ঘা কতক দেওয়া to give a good or sound drubbing, to give a good licking, to beat soundly.

(p. 126) ālaṭapakā suddenly, unexpectedly; suddenly and thoughtlessly. 31)

(p. 107) ātmōpama like one's own self, equal to one's own-self, selflike. 44)

(p. 115) āpluta flooded; inundated; bathed; drenched; (fig.) overwhelmed or begone (ভাবে আপ্লুত). 67)

(p. 96) ān̐kābān̐kā zigzag, winding, meandering; tortuous. 23)

(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. 118) ābēśyatā (phy.) inductive capacity. 45)

(p. 98) ām̐ṣa any article of non-vegetarian food such as fish or meat. a. used in cutting or dressing or cooking articles of non-vegetarian food. (আঁষবটি).̃টে a. smelling of fish or meat. 7)

(p. 123) āradāli an orderly; an office bearer. 36)

(p. 123) ārabdha that which has been undertaken or begun. আরব্ধ কার্য n. a task undertaken or commenced. 38)