(p. 262) kratu a holy sacrifice or oblation at which a fire is enkindled or a burnt-offering is given; the name of a Vedic sage or rishi (ঋষি) supposed to have been transformed into one of the group of stars forming the Great Bear of Ursa Major. ̃পুরুষ n. an appellation of Vishnu; the Kratu appellation of Vishnu. 4)

(p. 261) kkātha decoction. ক্কাথ করা v. to decoct. 13)

(p. 248) kuhari (obs. & poet.) cooing. 18)

(p. 240) kunhana act of straining to evacuate one's bowels; act of groaning (esp. when one strains to apply all one's strength). see কোঁথ । 57)

(p. 262) kliśyamāna suffering; in sorrow or misery; in trouble; suffering from pain. 54)

(p. 253) kēẏūra an ornament for the arm, an armlet. 36)

(p. 216) kān̐ṭācuẏā the hedgehog. 14)

(p. 208) karpūra camphor. কর্পূরের আরক spirit of camphor. 12)

(p. 262) krauñca a species of the heron or the curlew, the stork. fem. কৌঞ্চী । ̃মিথুন n. pl. a couple or pair (one male and one female) of this bird. 47)

(p. 220) kāṭhisāra very lean and thin. 42)

(p. 253) kēbalātmā pure-souled. n. God. 23)

(p. 219) kāchā2 the part of the loincloth which the wearer tucks behind him at the waist. ̃আলগা, ̃খোলা a. uncareful, neglectful, careless, heedless. ̃ধরা a. cringing; parasitical. কাছা ধরা v. to cringe; to hang on as a parasite. 5)

(p. 232) kāliẏa (myth.) a terrible serpent living in the river Yamuna. ̃দমন n. (myth.) subdual of Kaliya (কালিয়) by Lord Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); Lord Krishna. 22)

(p. 228) kārikuri workmanship; artistry; artistic skill; deftness. 28)

(p. 194) kapāla the skull, the cranium; the forehead; a beggar's bowl; a shred of an earthen pitcher. কপাল চাপড়ানো v. to beat one's forehead in despair; to complain bitterly against bad luck. কপাল ঠোকা v. to strike one's forehead against something (in order to express grief, complaint etc.); to try one's luck; to undertake a venture abandoning oneself into the hands of destiny. কপাল পোড়া v. to lose the favour of fortune, to be down on one's luck; (coll.) to become a widow, (of women) to be widowed. কপাল ফেরা v. to win the favour of fortune; to improve one's state and position; to begin to flourish; to be on the rise. কপাল ভাঙা same as কপাল পোড়া । কপালের লিখন decree of fate or providence. ̃ক্রমে adv. luckily, fortunately; by luck; as luck would have it; unfortunately, unluckily (কপালক্রমে সুযোগ হারানো) ̃জোর, জোর কপাল n. good luck, good fortune. ̃গুণে, ̃জোরে adv. by good luck (and esp. by chance). ̃পোড়া a. luckless, down on one's luck, unfortunate. ̃ভৃত্, ̃মালী, কপালী n. appellations of Shiva (শিব) ̃মালিনী, কপালিনী n. fem. appellations of Goddess Kali (কালী) কপালিয়া, কপালে a. fortunate, lucky, favoured by fortune. হায় কপাল int. oh dear! dear me! 145)