(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. 220) kāṭhā cottah, a measure of land (=72 sq. ft.); a dry measure of grain or a receptacle for this measuring. ̃কালি n. (arith.) square-measure. ̃কিয়া n. the table of cottahs (কাঠা). 38)

(p. 204) karapatra a hand-saw; a saw. 36)

(p. 208) kaṣa a kind of astringent juice of some plants (কলার কষ); stain caused by this juice (কষ লাগা); tannin; touchstone. 102)

(p. 208) karṣa2, karṣaṇa act of tilling; cultivation; act of drawing or attracting; attraction (বিপ্রকর্ষণ); act of pressing, pressure; act of rubbing (নিকষে কর্ষণ). কর্ষণ করা v. to till, to plough, to cultivate; to draw, to attract; to press; to rub. কর্ষক a. & n. one who or that which tills or attracts or presses or rubs. কর্ষণীয় a. ploughable, arable; attractable; that which can be pressed or rubbed; that which is to be ploughed or cultivated or drawn or attracted or pressed or rubbed. কর্ষিকা n. a tentacle. কর্ষিত a. ploughed, tilled, cultivated; drawn, attracted; pressed; rubbed. কর্ষী a. attracting; attractive. 36)

(p. 237) kīrtana narration (যশঃকীর্তন); glorification; celebration, extolment; act of singing in praise; a song in praise; act of singing the names of God; any of the songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) or act of singing these songs. কীর্তন করা, কীর্তন গাওয়া v. to sing songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); to narrate; to glorify; to celebrate, to extol; to sing in praise; to sing the names of God. কীর্তনাঙ্গ n. any of the modes of singing songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). কীর্তনীয় a. worthy of being narrated or celebrated; praiseworthy. কীর্তনীয়া,, (coll.) কীর্তনে n. a singer of songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). a. singing those songs. 2)

(p. 194) kaṇṭhya (gr.) guttural. ̃বর্ণ n. (gr.) a guttural letter, a guttural. 76)

(p. 251) kēkā a peacock's call. কেকী n. the peacock. 36)

(p. 228) kārṣṇa pertaining to Lord Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). কার্ষ্ণি n. a son of Lord Krishna. কার্ষ্ণ্য n. blackness. 50)

(p. 204) karakā a grain of ice falling from the clouds, hailstone. ̃পাত n. sleet, hailstorm. 25)

(p. 220) kāṭakhōṭṭā tough and obstinate; stiff; humourless; unfeeling, unsympathetic; hard-hearted, merciless; uncouth and ill-mannered; rough, outspoken (কাটখোট্টা কথাবার্তা). 13)

(p. 194) kaṭhina hard, firm; stiff; stern, strict; severe; difficult; cruel, merciless (কঠিন হৃদয়); tremendous, intense; solid (কঠিন পদার্থ); serious (কঠিন রোগ). fem. কঠিনা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. hardness, firmness; stiffness; sternness, strictness, severity; difficulty; cruelty, mercilessness; tremendousness, intensity; solidity; seriousness. 31)

(p. 194) kapiñjala the Indian swallow; the chatak; the sandpiper, the lapwing. 151)

(p. 237) kun̐ci a small broom or besom; a brush; a bristle. 17)

(p. 215) kastākasti mutual wrestling or struggling, a scuffle. কস্তাকস্তি করা v. to wrestle or struggle (with each other). 8)