(p. 259) kōṣṭhī a horoscope, a nativity. কোষ্ঠী করা v. to cast one's horoscope. কোষ্ঠী গণনা করা v. to predict the future of one's life from one's horoscope. নষ্ট কোষ্ঠী উদ্ধার করা v. to cast one's horoscope from hypotheses or insufficient or uncertain data. ̃গত a. horoscopic. ̃গণক n. a horoscopist, an astrologer. ̃গণনা n. horoscopy. 18)

(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. 194) kanakācala (myth.) a mountain of gold or as bright as gold. 113)

(p. 248) kusaṃskāra superstition. ̃গ্রস্ত, কুসংস্কারাচ্ছন্ন a. superstition-ridden, superstitious. ̃মূলক a. caused by superstition, superstitious. 2)

(p. 203) kamaṇḍalu a water-pot used for religious purposes and also by Hindu ascetics. 6)

(p. 253) kēśara (bot.) a pollen-tube, a stamen; mane (of lions, horses). কেশরী n. the lion. in comp. (used as a sfx.) the chief or best one (বীরকেশরী = the chief amongst the heroes, a lion of heroes etc.). 51)

(p. 206) karṇikā an ornament for the ear, an earring; a seed-vessel of lotus; a stalk, a stem; a pen. 30)

(p. 194) kaniṣṭha smallest; youngest; (loos. but pop.) younger (সহদেব কনিষ্ঠ পাণ্ডব). n. a younger or the youngest brother or son. কনিষ্ঠা a. & n. fem. of কনিষ্ঠ । □ n. the little finger or toe. 118)

(p. 228) kāru an artisan; a craftsman. a. making, doing, causing. ̃কর্ম, ̃কলা, ̃শিল্প n. crafts, handicraft; artistry; handiwork. ̃কর্মী, ̃শিল্পী n. a craftsman, an artisan. ̃কার্য n. artistic design; artistry. ̃সমবায় n. a guild-organization. 32)

(p. 216) kān̐ccā a measure of weight (=.51z. or 14 gms.). 11)

(p. 194) kaṇā, kaṇikā a very small or fine particle; a grain of dust or powder; a grain of corn. কণাকার a. granular. 59)

(p. 256) kōn̐ta, kōn̐tha act of straining esp. to evacuate one's bowels, straining oneself as during defecation, tenesmus. কোঁত পাড়া v. same as কোঁথা । 12)

(p. 208) kala4 a low sweet and indistinct sound, a sweet murmur; warble (of birds); babble (of streams). a. (of sound) sweet low and indistinct. ̃কণ্ঠ a. making a sweet low and indistinct sound; sweetly murmuring; warbling; babbling; sweet-voiced, sweet-toned; (fig.) composing sweet poems (কলকণ্ঠ কবি). fem. কলকণ্ঠী । ̃কল, ̃কলানি n. repeated sweet murmur or babble or warble, (usu. coll.) rapid loud talk. ̃কল করা ̃কলানো v. to murmur or babble or warble sweetly or repeatedly; (usu. coll.) to talk rapidly and loudly. ̃ঘোষ n. the cuckoo. ̃তান n. a sweet note. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃নাদ same as কল4 (n.). ̃নাদী a. making a low sweet and indistinct sound, murmuring or babbling or warbling sweetly. fem. কলনাদিনী । ̃রব, ̃রোল n. confused loud noise as made by a multitude of people shouting and talking at a time, an uproar, a hullabaloo, tumult. ̃স্বন, ̃স্বর n. a low sweet and indistinct sound or voice, a sweet murmur or babble. a. murmuring or babbling sweetly. fem. কলস্বনা । ̃হংস n. the swan, the gander (fem. the goose); a small aquatic bird akin to the sandpiper. fem. কলহংসী । ̃হাস, ̃হাস্য n. a gentle articulate smile with a sweet cackling noise. n. fem. ̃হাসিনী one who smiles gently with a sweet cackling noise. ̃হাস্য করা v. to laugh cacklingly. 40)

(p. 256) kōn̐ca3 a kind of small harpoon for catching fish. 7)

(p. 243) kubēra the Hindu god of wealth (cp. Pluto, Mammon). ̃পুরী n. the abode or city of Kuvera (কুবের) which is full of wealth and pomp and grandeur. ̃সদৃশ, ̃তুল্য a. as rich as Kuvera (কুবের); extremely wealthy, very rich. 12)