(p. 746) bārēka (chiefly poet.) once, only once, but for once. 27)

(p. 773) biśōdhya purifiable; sanctifiable; refinable; cleansable; rectifiable, correctible, corrigible (usu. not incorrigible); amendable. 11)

(p. 794) byāpṛta engaged or occupied in, busy with fem. ব্যাপৃতা । 88)

(p. 761) biprakarṣa (gr.) anaptyxis, vowel insertion. 69)

(p. 773) bisrasta fallen; slipped off (বিস্রস্ত বসন); dishevelled (বিস্রস্ত কেশ).. 68)

(p. 792) baiẏāsakī, baiẏāsikī a treatise on scriptural law compiled by Vyasa. 5)

(p. 792) bōḍ়ā a kind of venomous snake; the viper. 34)

(p. 765) bibhā glow; lustre; shine; a ray, a beam; light; beauty. 33)

(p. 758) biddha pierced; pricked; perforated; bored. বিদ্ধ করা v. to pierce; to prick; to perforate; to bore. ̃পত্র n. (bot.) a perfoliated leaf. 11)

(p. 773) bisarjita given up, abandoned; renounced; relinquished; sacrificed; lost; wasted or impaired; immersed esp. with solemnities. fem. বিসর্জিতা । 45)

(p. 789) bēśa2 a dress, a garment; a garb, a guise. বীরের বেশে dressed like a hero, in the guise of a hero. ̃কার n. one who helps another in dressing and toilet, a dresser; one who decorates an idol, a decorator. বেশধারণ করা v. to dress, to put on an appearance or a guise. ̃ধারী a. dressed or guised (as). fem. বেশধারিণী । ̃বিন্যাস n. dressing (esp. meticulously or carefully); dressing and makeup. ̃ভূষা n. clothing and ornaments; dressing and toilet. ̃ভূষাপরায়ণ a. fond of fine dress, ornaments and toilet; dandified. fem. ̃ভূষাপরায়ণা । 18)

(p. 756) -bida var. of বিত্ । 45)

(p. 792) baiśākha the first month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of April to the middle of May). বৈশাখী a. of Baisakh (বৈশাখী পূর্ণিমা). বৈশাখী ঝড় a northwester or nor-wester. 12)

(p. 800) brahma2 the Absolute Being, God; a Brahman, a Brahmin. ̃চর্য n. a mode of life marked with devoted study of the Vedas and other scriptures and books of knowledge and with complete abstinence from sexual and secular pleasures. ̃চর্যাশ্রম n. the first stage of life (up to the age of 16) according to the Vedic Hindus when one has to practise brahmacharya (ব্রহ্মচর্য). ̃চারী n. one practising brahmacharya (ব্রহ্মচর্য); a Brahmin boy staying at the residence of the guru to receive his education, having undergone the sacrament of being invested with the holy sacrificial thread; one practising abstinence from sexual or other worldly pleasures and preparing to join an order of hermits. fem. চারিণী । ̃জ্ঞ a. one who has attained knowledge about God. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge about God. ̃জ্ঞানী a. having knowledge about God; following Brahmoism. n. one who has attained knowledge about God; a Brahmo. ̃ণ্য a. relating to God or to Brahmans. n. the superhuman power obtained through one's knowledge of God; uncommon spiritual power characteristic of Brahmans; Narayana নারায়ণ (usu. ব্রাহ্মণ্যদেব). ̃তালু n. the crown of the head, the palate. ̃তেজ n. uncommon power of a Brahman. ̃ত্ব n. Godhead; divinity. ̃ত্র n. a piece of rent-free land given away to a Brahman. ̃দৈত্য n. an anthropophagous ghost of a Brahman; a demoniac ghost of a Brahman; a Brahman demon. ̃পিশাচ n. a necrophagous ghost of a Brahman, a Brahman ghoul. ̃বাদী a. (capable of) expounding mysteries about God; engaged in studying the Vedas; having knowledge about God; versed in or following Vedantic philosophy. n. such a person. fem. ̃বাদিনী । ̃বিত্ same as ব্রহ্মজ্ঞ । ̃বিদ্যা n. a branch of learning imparting knowledge about God. ̃বৈবর্ত n. one of the eighteen puranas (পুরাণ). ̃ময় a. pervaded by the presence of God. ̃মীমাংসা n. the second part of the Vedanta treating of the nature and attributes of God. ̃রন্ধ্র n. the central pore of the palate. ̃লোক n. the abode of Brahma (ব্রহ্ম); the highest one of the seven mythological heavens. ̃শাপ n. a curse of or put by a Brahman. ̃সংহিতা n. a Vaishnava scripture. ̃সংগীত n. a song of devotion to God. ̃সূত্র n. the holy sacrificial thread worn by Brahmans; any one of the aphorisms of the Vedanta composed by Vyasa (ব্যাস). ̃স্ব n. property or possessions of a Brahman. ব্রহ্মস্বাপহরণ করা v. to rob or misappropriate the property of a Brahman. ̃স্বরূপ n. true nature and attributes of God. ̃হত্যা n. slaying of a Brahman. 11)

(p. 713) baṃśīẏa born of a particular family or race; pertaining to a family or race; familial. 20)