(p. 97) ān̐dhāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; deprived of light. আঁধার ঘরের মানিক an object of precious hope and consolation amidst utter misery; silver-lining. মনের আঁধার ignorance; extreme sorrow or dejection. আঁধারি same as আঁধার । 26)

(p. 126) āsakē variety of pancake made of a thin paste of liquefied rice-powder. 137)

(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) āṇubīkṣaṇika microscopic. 7)

(p. 118) ābahamāna existing or continuing since the beginning; traditional and ever-existent. ̃কাল adv. continuing or existing from time immemorial; ever since the beginning. 19)

(p. 107) ādēẏaka a bill. 79)

(p. 107) ādhāra2 food (esp. of birds); a nest. 95)

(p. 107) ādhyāna recollection; meditation; anxiety. 114)

(p. 121) āmaraṇa till death; all through one's life. ̃স্হায়ী a. lasting till death, continuing till the end of one's life. 17)

(p. 98) ākampa, ākampana a slight trembling or thrill or throbbing or vibration. 18)

(p. 104) ācha (2nd. per.) are. 4)

(p. 126) ālapina a pin. 39)

(p. 106) āḍ়āāḍ়i crosswise; across; diagonally. n. mutual ill-feeling or rivalry. 22)

(p. 107) ādālata a court of justice. আদালতি a. pertaining or relating to a court of justice; judicial. 65)

(p. 99) ākrāmaka same as আক্রমণকারী । 38)