(p. 215) kān̐kalāsa the chameleon; (fig.) a person who is reduced to skeleton, a very lean person, one who is only skin and bone. 34)

(p. 228) kāraṇa the instrument (of a work), a means; the body; any of the sense organs; cause, reason; motive, purpose; root; seed; the cause or agent or instrument (of an action); origin; wine (when consecrated or considered sacred). con. because, since, for, as. ̃জল, ̃বারি n. the water that existed everywhere before the creation of the universe; wine (when consecrated or considered holy). কারণ দর্শানো v. to show cause. n. a show-cause or a show-cause notice. ̃শরীর n. the body as conceived in the Vedanta. ̃সম্বন্ধ n. causal relation. কারণে adv. due to, owing to; with a view; for the purpose of. 14)

(p. 228) kālakramē in course of time; after some time. 59)

(p. 253) kētu (astrol. & myth.) the descending node, the dragon's tail; a flag, a banner, a standard. 11)

(p. 228) kālacintaka an astrologer. 66)

(p. 215) kasya a (used chiefly as a legal term) whose. 11)

(p. 194) kaṇṭhi a necklace of the twigs of holy basil worn by Vaishnavas. কণ্ঠি ছেঁড়া to cast out a person from the Vaishnava sect. ̃ধারণ n. initiation into Vaishnavism; act of wearing the holy basil-necklace. ̃ধারী a. wearing a holy basil-necklace. n. a Vaishnava. ̃বদল n. the Vaishnava system of marriage in which the bridegroom and the bride exchange the holy basil-necklaces. 73)

(p. 243) kurtā a small jacket or coat or shirt. লালকুর্তা n. the Red Shirts; patriotic and social welfare organization of NorthWest Frontier formed by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan in India's pre-independence days. 61)

(p. 203) kamiśanāra designation of several high public officials (such as, the Divisional Commissioner, the Food Commissioner etc.); a member of a municipal board, a commissioner. 25)

(p. 253) kēndra the centre (of or as of a circle); the principal place or station; (astrol.) the fourth or the seventh or the tenth house from the birth-house in the zodiac. ̃গত a. lying in or entered into the centre; central; (phys.) centric. ̃বিন্দু n. the centre; the central place; the headquarters. ̃বিমুখ, কেন্দ্রাতিগ, কেন্দ্রাপসারী a. (sc.) centrifugal. ̃শাসিত a. centrally administered. ̃স্হল n. the centre; the principal place or station, the headquarters. কেন্দ্রাভিগ, কেন্দ্রাভিগামী, কেন্দ্রাভিকর্ষী, কেন্দ্রাভিমুখ a. (sc.) centripetal. কেন্দ্রিত a. lying or placed or drawn in the centre; (sc.) centric. কেন্দ্রী a. central; (sc.) centric. কেন্দ্রীয় a. cen(কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার). কেন্দ্রীভূত a. centralized; lying in or brought into the centre; reduced to the centre. 17)

(p. 226) kābya a poetic saying or utterance; poetry; poetic composition; a poetical work; a book of verse. ̃কলা n. poetics; the poetical art. ̃কুঞ্জ n. the grove of the Muses of poetry. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a poetical work; a book of verse. ̃চর্চা n. exercise in poetry, writing poetry; study of poetry. ̃জগত্ n. the realm of poetry; poets of the world collectively; the realm of imagination. ̃নাটক n. a poetic drama. ̃বিশারদ a. skilled in poetry. n. one who is skilled in poetry; (dero. & sarcas.) a poetaster. ˜রস n. the beauty of poetry, the aesthetic value of poetry; political beauty. ̃রসিক n. one who can appreciate poetry, one who finds pleasure in reading poetry. কাব্যিক a. poetic; unduly poetic. 6)

(p. 208) kardama gluey mud, slime; mire; sin. কর্দমাক্ত a. full of gluey mud, slimy; miry; turbid; sinful. 10)

(p. 215) kān̐karōla a kind of cucurbitaceous kitchen vegetable. 33)

(p. 243) kulōka a bad man, a knave, a rogue. 87)

(p. 194) kapōla the cheek. ̃কল্পনা n. false fancy; fanciful imagery or talk or depiction, figments of the imagination. ̃কল্পিত a. imaginary; fictitious. ̃দেশ n. the region of the cheek; the cheek. ̃রাগ n. a glow or flush of the cheek. 156)