(p. 782) bṛhat huge, big, large; extensive, vast; tall, high; long, important; complicated, big (বৃহত্ ব্যাপার); magnanimous (বৃহত্ হৃদয়); pompous (বৃহত্ কান্ড). ̃কায় a. big-bodied, gigantic, huge, colossal, bulky. 23)

(p. 743) bāpadhana (usu. facet.) a dear son. 22)

(p. 747) bālaka a boy, a male child; a tyro (রাজনীতিতে সে বালক); a greenhorn. ̃কাল n. childhood days, boyhood. ̃তা ̃ত্ব n. boyhood. ̃বয়স same as বালককাল । ̃ভৃত্য n. a boy-servant; a page. ̃সুলভ, বালকোচিত a. boyish; childish. 15)

(p. 721) baraṇa2 devotional or respectful or cordial (and esp. ceremonial) reception or acceptance or nomination or election, welcome (প্রতিমাবরণ, গুরুবরণ, বধূবরণ, সভপতিপদে বরণ); submissive or deliberate acceptance (দুর্ভাগ্যবরণ); appointment, employment. বরণ করা v. to receive or accept or nominate or elect devotionally or respectfully or cordially (and esp. ceremonially), to welcome; to accept submissively or voluntarily; to appoint, to employ. ̃ডালা n. a wicker-tray holding articles with which one is received ceremonially. ̃পত্র n. a warrant. বরণীয় a. fit to be received or accepted or nominated or elected devotionally or respectfully or cordially (and esp. ceremonially), fit to be welcomed; fit to be accepted submissively or voluntarily; adorable; venerable; acceptable. fem. বরণীয়া । 53)

(p. 758) bidyā learning; erudition; scholarship; skill; a subject of study (সর্ববিদ্যাবিশারদ); a science (পদার্থবিদ্যা); an art (জাদুবিদ্যা, চুরিবিদ্যা); philosophy. বিদ্যার জাহাজ a prodigy of learning; (cp.) a walking encyclopaedia. বিদ্যার বহর (facet.) range of knowledge, extent of learning. ̃গম n. acquirement of learning. ̃চর্চা n. culture or cultivation of learning; practice of learning; acquisition of knowledge. ̃দাতা n. a teacher; a preceptor (fem. a preceptress), a guru. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. imparting of knowledge or learning. বিদ্যাদান করা v. to teach; to impart learning gratuitously. ̃দেবী n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of learning. ̃ধন n. knowledge conceived as wealth. ̃ধর n. one of an order of demi-gods famous for their personal beauty and skill in music. fem. ̃ধরী । ̃নিধি n. an ocean of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যানুরাগ n. love of learning, attachment to learning. বিদ্যানুরাগী a. fond of or attached to learning. fem. বিদ্যানুরাগিণী । বিদ্যানুশীলন same as ̃চর্চা । বিদ্যানুশীলন করা v. to cultivate learning or a science; to study. ̃পীঠ n. a centre of learning; an academy; a school. ̃বতী fem. of বিদ্যাবান ।̃বত্তা n. possession of learning, scholarship. ̃বল n. power or force of learning. ̃বান a. learned. ̃বিনোদ n. delight of Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী): a title conferred on a scholar. ̃বিশারদ a. vastly learned. n. a title conferred on a scholar. ̃ব্যবসায়ী a. & n. one who teaches professionally. ˜ভূষণ n. an ornament of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যাভ্যাস same as বিদ্যাচর্চা । বিদ্যাভ্যাস করা v. to learn an art or science; to study; to learn one's lessons. ̃মন্দির, বিদ্যায়তন n. a temple of learning; a school. ̃রত্ন n. a jewel of learning; a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যারম্ভ n. initiation into one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যারম্ভ করা v. to commence one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যার্জন same as বিদ্যালাভ । বিদ্যার্থী a. desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) engaged in studies. n. one who is desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) a student, a scholar, a pupil, fem. বিদ্যার্থিনী । ̃লব্ধ a. gained or earned by learning. ̃লয় n. a school; an academy; (rare) a college; an institution; an institute; a seminary. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির দিন a school holiday. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির সময় closing time of a school; school vacation. বিদ্যালয়ের সময় school time; school hours. ̃লাভ n. acquisition of learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যালাভ করা v. to acquire learning; to receive education, to have one's education. ̃শিক্ষা n. learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যাশিক্ষা করা v. to learn; to receive education. ̃শূন্য a. unlearned, uneducated; ignorant. ̃সাগর same as বিদ্যানিধি ।̃হীন same as বিদ্যাশূন্য । fem. বিদ্যাহীনা । 17)

(p. 713) ban̐dhu, ban̐dhuẏā (poet.) a friend; a lover, a sweetheart; a gallant; (cp.) a winsome marrow. 24)

(p. 743) bābu a title affixed to the name of a gentleman, Mr (হরিবাবু); a clerk (হেড অফিসের বড়বাবু); a Baboo, a babu; a male member of a family (ঘোষেদের মেজোবাবু); a proprietor; a master, an employer; an officer; a landlord; (in endearment) a husband, a father, a son, a junior person; a gentleman; a fop, a dandy. a. given to luxury; dainty, fastidious; foppish; lazy. বাবু চাকর a dandy of a servant; a dainty servant; a lazy servant. ̃গিরি, ̃য়ানা n. indulgence in luxury; daintiness, fastidiousness, foppishness, foppery, dandyism. ̃জি, ̃মশাই n. a respectful term for addressing a man. 36)

(p. 785) bēghōra an utterly helpless situation (বেঘোরে মরা); absence of sensibility, torpor (বেঘোরে ঘুমানো). 3)

(p. 779) bīpsā frequent repetition or occurrence, frequency. ̃ব্যঞ্জক, ̃সূচক a. frequentative. ̃সূচক শব্দ (gr.) a frequentative. 7)

(p. 721) bahistbaka epidermis, cuticle. 222)

(p. 755) bijana lonely, solitary, desolate. 11)

(p. 767) bibhūti Godhead; godhead, divinity; special powers of Shiva (শিব); sanctifying grace, unction; prosperity; riches, wealth; ashes. ̃ভূষণ n. one who smears one's body with ashes; Shiva (শিব). 10)

(p. 756) bidarā (poet.) to rend or split. 48)

(p. 756) bitarita given away; distributed. 34)

(p. 794) bōrō a kind of inferior paddy. 8)