(p. 773) biṣkambhaka (in a drama) opening lines of an act in which an actor or actress narrates an incident not exhibited on the stage. 35)

(p. 767) billi the cat. 101)

(p. 767) bibhāsa an Indian musical mode. 2)

(p. 789) bēlābēli when there is still daylight; with daylight still there. 7)

(p. 800) brajyā wandering; travelling. 3)

(p. 773) bisarjana giving up or renouncing; abandonment; renouncing, renouncement; renunciation; relinquishment; sacrifice (জীবনবিসর্জন); loss (বন্ধুবিসর্জন); waste or impairment (স্বাস্হ্যবিসর্জন); immersion esp. with solemnities (প্রতিমাবিসর্জন); immersion of the image of a deity (বিসর্জনের বাদ্য). বিসর্জন করা, বিসর্জন দেওয়া v. to give up; to abandon; to relinquish; to sacrifice; to lose; to waste or impair; to immerse esp. with solemnities. বিসর্জনীয় a. to be given up or abandoned or relinquished or sacrificed or lost or wasted or impaired or immersed. 44)

(p. 713) ban̐ṭi a kind of large knife fixed almost at right angle in a piece of wood on which one sits whilst cutting fish, vegetables etc. ̃ঝাঁপ n. the practice of throwing oneself from above upon aforesaid knives during the feast of charak (চড়ক). 23)

(p. 713) bakabaka denoting: intolerable prattling or chattering; overmuch talking. বকবক করা v. to prattle or chatter disgustingly; to talk overmuch. 27)

(p. 715) baṅga, baṅgadēśa Bengal; the ancient name of East Bengal. ̃জ a. born or produced in Bengal. n. a section of kayasthas (কায়স্হ) of Bengal (also বঙ্গজ কায়স্হ). ̃দেশীয় same as বঙ্গীয় । ̃ভাষা n. Bengali. ̃বিভাগ, ̃ভঙ্গ n. the partition of Bengal. বঙ্গাধিপ same as বঙ্গেশ্বর । বঙ্গানুবাদ n. translation or rendering into Bengali. বঙ্গাব্দ n. the Bengali era (counted from 693 A.D.). বঙ্গীয় a. of Bengal; born or produced in Bengal; Bengali. বঙ্গেশ্বর n. a king of Bengal. 23)

(p. 767) biẏōjaka (gr.) a disjunctive. 46)

(p. 715) bakhēḍ়ā a hindrance; a trouble, a quarrel, dispute. 13)

(p. 794) byāja1 a badge. 63)

(p. 800) brāhmiśāka Bacopa monnieri, a herb used chiefly as medicine. 21)

(p. 773) biśbasta faithful; trusty, trustworthy, reliable, true; bonafide; believing; trusting, trustful, relying; confident. fem. বিশ্বস্তা । ̃তা n. trustworthiness; sincerity, bona fides. ̃সূত্রে adv. from a reliable source. 14)

(p. 800) brahmāṇḍa the universe, the world, the creation. 14)