(p. 311) guṇa2 a quality, a property, a characteristic (দ্রব্যগুণ); a good quality, a virtue, a merit, excellence (গুণমুগ্ধ); (ridi.) a bad or mischievous quality or practice, a vice, a demerit (গুণে ঘাট নেই); a good effect or action (শিক্ষার গুণ, ওষুধের গুণ); an effect or action; (ridi.) an evil result or action (মিথ্যার গুণ); an influence (সঙ্গগুণ); an evil influence; power, competency, efficacy (লোক বশ করার গুণ); (sc.) a natural quality or property; (phil.) any of the three primordial qualities in living beings (সত্ত্বগুণ = goodness; রজোগুণ = passion or spiritedness; তমোগুণ = darkness); occult power, charm, sorcery, exorcism (ওঝা গুণ জানে); (rhet.) any of the qualities constituting the excellence of a literary composition (ওজঃগুণ = vigour, মাধুর্যগুণ = elegance, প্রসাদগুণ = lucidity); (math.) multiplication; (math.) one of a number of multiplied instances, so many times (পাঁচ-দু-গুণে দশ); a bowstring; a string, a thread ('গাঁথে বিদ্যা গুণে'); a towline, a towrope. গুণ করা v. to multiply; to allure or charm or influence or control by sorcery, to bewitch, to cast a spell over. গুণ গাওয়া v. to sing in praise of; to praise, to laud, to eulogize, to speak highly of. গুণ টানা v. to tow. গুণ পাওয়া v. to be benefited by the good action or influence (of); to find a virtue (in). ̃ক n. a multiplier, multiplicator; a factor. a. that which multiplies, multiplying, multiplicating. গুণকনির্ণয় n. factorization. ̃কারক a. that which multiplies, multiplying, multiplicating; beneficial; productive of good, efficacious. ̃কীর্তন, ̃গান n. act of singing in praise of; act of praising, laudation; publicity of one's good qualities. গুণকীর্তন করা, গুণগান করা v. to sing in praise of; to praise, to laud; to circulate the good qualities of. ̃গরিমা, ̃গৌরব n. value or glory of one's good qualities or virtues. ̃গ্রহণ n. appreciation of one's good qualities or virtues. গুণগ্রহণ করা v. to appreciate the good qualities or virtues of. ̃গ্রাম n. pl. good qualities or virtues. ̃গ্রাহিতা n. appreciation of others' good qualities or virtues. ̃গ্রাহী a. one who appreciates the good qualities or virtues of others. fem. ̃গ্রাহিণী । ̃জ্ঞ a. conscious or appreciative of the good qualities or virtues of others. ̃জ্ঞতা n. consciousness about or appreciation of the good qualities or virtues of others. ̃ত্রয় n. pl. (phil.) the three primordial qualities in living beings (namely, সত্ত্বগুণ, রজোগুণ, তমোগুণ)̃ধর a. full of good qualities or parts; (ridi.) full of vices or demerits. ̃ধাম, ̃নিধি n. a man richly endowed with good qualities or parts. ̃ন n. (math.) multiplication. ̃নীয় a. (math.) that which is to be or may be multiplied (by). n. a multiplicand. ̃নীয়ক n. (math.) a factor, a measure; (math.) a multiplicand. গরিষ্ঠ সাধারণ গুণনীয়ক see গরিষ্ঠ । ̃পনা n. skill; good qualities; attainment, accomplishment. ̃ফল n. (math.) a product (of multiplication). ̃বত্তা n. possession of good qualities or parts or merits. ̃বর্ণন, ̃বর্ণনা n. description or account of one's good qualities or merits. গুণ বর্ণনা করা v. to describe the good qualities or merits (of), to give an account of one's good qualities or merits. ̃বাচক a. expressing the good qualities or merits of; (fig.) adjectival, attributive; (log.) connotative. ̃বাদ n. praise, laudation. ̃বাদ করা v. to praise, to laud. ̃বান a. possessing good qualities or parts. fem. ̃বতী । বান পুরুষ a man of qualities or parts. ̃বৃক্ষ n. a mast. ̃বৈষম্য n. dissimilarity or disparity of qualities or virtues or properties; combination or mixture of contrary qualities or virtues or properties. ̃মণি n. a man possesed of the noblest qualities or the highest excellence. ̃ময় same as ̃বান fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃মুগ্ধ a. fascinated by one's good qualities or virtues or merits. fem. ̃মুগ্ধা । ̃মুগ্ধ ব্যক্তি n. (masc. & fem.) an admirer. ˜যুক্ত a. having good qualities or virtues or merits; having a (particular) quality or property. ̃শালী same as ̃বান । fem. ̃শালিনী । ̃শালিতা same as ̃বত্তা । ̃শূন্য a. having no good quality or virtue or merit; lacking in a (particular) quality or property. ̃সম্পন্ন same as ̃যুক্ত fem. ̃সম্পন্না । ̃সাগর same as ̃নিধি । ̃হীন a. destitute of good qualities or merits or parts. fem. ̃হীনা । 39)
