(p. 721) basu one of a class of demigods; wealth, riches. ̃ধা n. the earth. ̃ধারা n. an auspicious symbol painted on the inner wall of a room by Hindus at wedding etc. বসুন্ধরা, ̃মতী n. the earth (often personified as mother-earth). 181)

(p. 721) baẏāna 3 face, countenance ('হসিত বয়ানে চাহে মেঘপানে'). 36)

(p. 715) baktā lecturing; speaking; having the gift of the gab, eloquent. n. a speaker, a lecturer; an orator. বক্তার a. eloquent; made eloquent by divine inspiration; garrulous. n. such a person. 2)

(p. 794) byādhigrasta, byādhita diseased, ailing; ill. 72)

(p. 767) bimōcana act of letting loose; release; liberation, deliverance; relieving, relief (সংকট বিমোচন); dispelling or removal or cure (দুঃখবিমোচন, ব্যাধিবিমোচন); discharge (শরবিমোচন). 36)

(p. 761) bināmā shoe; boot; slipper. 15)

(p. 721) balada1 the bull, the bullock; the ox. 132)

(p. 721) baraja2 a plantation or (loos.) a plant of betel-leaves. 51)

(p. 779) buḍ়ō old, aged (বুড়ো লোক); very old, ancient (বুড়ো বট); overmature, overdeveloped (বুড়ো পাঁঠা); prematurely grown-up; purely (বুড়ো খোকা); precocious. n. an old man. বুড়ো হওয়া v. to grow old; to grow old prematurely; to become a veteran (মিস্ত্রিগিরিতে বুড়ো হওয়া). বুড়ো বুড়ো ludicrously elderly (বুড়ো বুড়ো চালচলন); precocious (বুড়ো বুড়ো কথা). 27)

(p. 746) bāraṇa2 prohibition; prevention; resistance. বারণ করা v. to prohibit; to prevent; to resist. বারণীয় a. capable of being prohibited; preventible; resistible. বারণোপায় n. a preventive measure. 7)

(p. 794) byārisṭāra a barrister. পশারহীন ব্যারিস্টার a briefless barrister. ব্যারিস্টারি n. work of a barrister. ব্যারিস্টারি করা v. to practise as a barrister or counsel. 99)

(p. 779) bīra valiant, valorous; heroic; skilled in warfare; spirited. n. a valiant person; a heroic person, a hero; a skilled warrior; a spirited person; a great person (কর্মবীর). ̃চূড়ামণি n. the greatest of heroes. ̃জননী n. the mother of a hero. ̃জায়া n. the wife of a hero. ̃ত্ব n. valour; heroism. বীরত্বপূর্ণ a. valorous; heroic. বীরত্বব্যঞ্জক a. indicating valour or heroism; valorous, heroic. ̃দর্প n. a hero's challenge; a heroic assertion or declaration. ̃নারী same as বীরাঙ্গনা । ̃প্রসবিনী, ̃প্রসূ a. fem. giving birth to a hero or heroes; (of a country etc.) producing heroes. ̃বর n. a great hero. ̃বৌলি n. an earring worn by a hero (or generically by men). ̃ভোগ্যা a. fem. enjoyable only by heroes. বীরভোগ্যা বসুন্ধরা it is for the brave to conquer and enjoy the earth. ̃মাতা n. a hero's mother; a heroic mother. ̃রস n. (rhet.) a description that inspires heroism in the mind of a reader or hearer. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. the greatest among heroic men. n. a most valiant man. বীরা a. fem. of বীর (a.). n. a woman having both husband and son; a kind of wine. বীরাঙ্গনা n. a heroic woman; a hero's wife. বীরাচার n. a system of worship according to Tantrism. বীরাচারী a. one who has adopted this system. বীরাসন n. a particular posture of sitting on one's haunches whilst practising বীরাচার । বীরেশ্বর n. the greatest hero; Shiva (শিব). 9)

(p. 742) bādāma2 nut, almond. বাদামের খোলা a nutshell. 10)

(p. 721) barīẏasī of বরীয়ান । 76)

(p. 761) binānō to plait (hair) in a pigtail, to queue, to tress; to intertwine into the shape (as of a pigtail); to narrate or fabricate at length, to spin out (বিনিয়ে বলা বা কাঁদা). 14)