(p. 737) bāgmī having eloquence or oratorial power. n. a good or eloquent speaker; an orator. বাগ্মিতা n. eloquence; oratory. 14)

(p. 747) bārtāku, bārtākī the brinjal, eggplant, aubergine. 6)

(p. 738) bājarā2 a wicker-hamper. 20)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 721) baha (used as a sfx.) carrying, bearing, conveying (বার্তাবহ, গন্ধবহ); complying with (আজ্ঞাবহ). 187)

(p. 713) baṃśōdbhaba same as বংশজ । 21)

(p. 721) baẏakaṭa boycott; (social or political) refusal. বয়কট করা v. to boycott. 26)

(p. 786) bēdāṅga any one of the six branches of the Vedas (namely শিক্ষা, কল্প, ব্যাকরণ, নিরুক্ত, ছন্দ, জ্যোতিষ). 37)

(p. 761) bibakṣita desired to be said. 79)

(p. 794) byutpādaka imparting knowledge; productive of proficiency; (gr.) causing to be derived from oneself, originating. fem. ব্যুত্পাদিকা । ব্যুত্পাদক শব্দ (gr.) a rootword. 111)

(p. 738) bāṭakhārā a mass of metal adjusted to a standard and used in weighing or in calculating weight, a weight. 39)

(p. 785) bēcā to sell. a. sold. ̃কেনা n. buying and selling; traffic, trade. বেচাকেনা করা v. to trade or traffic (in), to buy and sell. বেচানো v. to cause to sell. 4)

(p. 743) bāpa2 a father; (in affectionate address) a son or a person deserving to be treated as a son. বাপকা বেটা, বাপের বেটা a chip of the old block. বাপকা বেটা সেপাইকা ঘোড়া, কুছ নেহী তো থোড়া থোড়া (fig.) a son must inherit some qualities at least of his father. বাপ তোলা v. to abuse one by calling names of one's father. বাপের জন্মে বা বয়সে (fig.) at any time, ever. কারও বাপের সাধ্য নেই (fig.) not within anybody's capacity, nobody is able to do, no one, not even one's sire has the grit or ability (to do). 18)

(p. 767) birāma cessation; pause; intermission; interval; respite, leisure, rest. ̃চিহ্ন n. (gr.) a punctuation mark. ̃হীন a. ceaseless, non-stop, incessant: unending. 60)

(p. 786) bēdabyāsa Vyasa (ব্যাস) the author of the Mahabharata. 29)