(p. 122) āmi I. n. self-knowledge; the soul, the ego; egoism, pride, vanity, self-importance. ̃ত্ব n. egoism, vanity. 14)

(p. 133) āhuta invited; called; asked to come; summoned; invoked. আহুতি n. invitation; a call; a summons; invocation. 53)

(p. 133) āstika having faith in God and in life beyond death and in the scriptures, theistic. n. a person having such faith, a theist. ̃তা, আস্তিক্য n. theism. 21)

(p. 122) āmāni the water in which cooked rice has been soaked overnight. 9)

(p. 107) ādyā born or created or originated first, primordial. n. fem. Nature; (Hindu theol.) the Supreme Goddess associated with God in the work of creation, Goddes Durga (দুর্গা). ̃শক্তি same as আদ্যা (n.). 85)

(p. 102) āghāta a blow, a stroke, a hit; a shock; a wound, an injury; act of beating. ̃ক a. & n. one who or that which deals a blow or strikes or hits or gives a shock or wounds or injures or beats. ˜ন n. act of dealing a blow or striking or hitting or giving a shock or wounding or injuring or beating. ̃সহ a. capable of withstanding or resisting. আঘাত করা v. to deal a blow, to strike, to hit; to give a shock, to shock; to wound, to injure; to beat. আঘাত পাওয়া v. to receive or sustain a blow, to be struck or hit; to receive or sustain a shock, to be shocked; to be wounded or injured; to be beaten. 13)

(p. 123) āẏāsa pain, trouble; exhaustion, fatigue; an exertion of strength or power, labour, strain; an endeavour, an effort. ̃সাধ্য a. involving effort, strenuous, laborious, arduous, toilsome, uphill. 16)

(p. 126) āsatti union, amalgamation; proximity, adjacency, acquisition, acquirement; profit; (gr.) proximity of related words within a sentence (cp. collocation). 143)

(p. 106) āṭānna fifty-eight. 4)

(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. 133) āsphōṭa, āsphōṭana collision, clash; sound of clashing or thrashing; (in wrestling) slapping on one's own arms etc. as an indication of preparing to attack. 35)

(p. 126) ālāpa conversation; talk, conference, discussion; greeting; acquaintance; (mus.) introductory singing or playing of a tune (esp. a conventional one in Indian classical music) in detail. আলাপ করা v. to converse; to talk, to confer, to discuss; to greet; to make one's acquaintance (with); to cultivate acquaintance (with); (mus.) to sing or play a tune in detail. ̃ন n. conversation, talk, conference. ̃নীয় a. conferrable, discussable. ̃পরিচয়, ̃সালাপ n. (coll.) acquaintance and speaking terms; familiarity, intimacy; discussion. 56)

(p. 99) ākṣarika relating to a letter or letters of the alphabet; literal (আক্ষরিক অর্থ); accurately faithful; to the letter or literal (আক্ষরিক অনুবাদ). 41)

(p. 133) āsēcana watering or wetting thoroughly. 13)

(p. 115) āpakāōẏāstē for one's own self. a. self-seeking, selfish. 22)