(p. 760) bidhāẏaka, bidhāẏī legislating; enacting; directing, controlling, regulating; issuing a rule; prescribing; making provision or arrangements for; causing to happen, bringing about. n. a member of a legislative assembly, an MLA. fem. বিধায়িকা, বিধায়িনী । 6)

(p. 794) bōmbāi Bombay. a. grown or produced in Bombay (বোম্বাই ছিট); largeshaped (বোম্বাই আখ); of a superior quality (বোম্বাই আম). 2)

(p. 741) bātābakāśa an air space. 8)

(p. 790) baitāla, baitālika one employed to glorify (esp. a prince) in songs (usu. at fixed hours). 36)

(p. 790) bēsudi without interest, bearing no interest, interest-free. 6)

(p. 713) baṃśa2 a race; a family; lineage; pedigree; posterity; offspring, children. বংশে বাতি দেওয়া (fig.) to continue a line of descent (as by a descendant). ̃ক্ষয়, ̃নাশ n. loss, end or extinction of a family or race. ̃গত a. hereditary. ̃গতি n. heredity. গৌরব n. family prestige or pride; the glory of a family. ̃জ a. born of a particular family; of good lineage; born of a kulin (কুলীন) family which has been socially lowered by matrimonial alliance with an inferior family. ̃তালিকা n. a genealogical table, a family tree; a genealogy. ̃তিলক n. one who is the gem or the crowning glory of a family; the most remarkable member of a family. ̃ধর n. a descendant; a scion. ̃পরম্পরা same as বংশানুক্রম । ̃পরিচয় n. the family identity; the genealogy. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. increase or multiplication of a race or family, growth in family size; procreation; breeding. বংশবৃদ্ধি করা v. to increase or multiply one's race or family; to procreate; to breed. ̃বৈশিষ্ট্য n. a family characteristic. ̃মর্যাদা n. family prestige. ̃রক্ষা n. saving one's family or race; protection of one's family. ̃লতা same as বংশতালিকা । ̃লোপ same as বংশক্ষয় । 13)

(p. 790) baidha lawful, legal; just; formal. বৈধ ক্রিয়া lawful act or rite. বৈধ অধিকার legal or lawful or just right. 46)

(p. 748) bāsayōgya habitable. 21)

(p. 748) bāhubala physical strength. ̃দৃপ্ত a. proud of physical stregnth or vigour. 54)

(p. 765) bibasbāna the sun or the sungod (cp. Sol.) 9)

(p. 721) bahu2 (poet. & obs.) blows, let blow ('মলয় পবন বহু মন্দা'). 223)

(p. 715) baṭaṭhākura an elder brother of one's husband. 37)

(p. 792) bōdha knowledge; cognition; intellect; intelligence; perception; feeling; appreciation; consciousness; consolation; a notion or surmise. বোধ করা v. to feel; to perceive; to have a notion, to surmise. বোধ থাকা v. to have wisdom or cognition or intellect or intelligence or perception or feeling or appreciation or consciousness. বোধ মানা v. to be amenable to consolation. বোধ হওয়া v. to seem or appear (to be). বোধ হয় perhaps. বোধক a. signifying, indicative (of); imparting knowledge; arousing feeling or consciousness; enlightening. ̃গম্য a. intelligible; perceivable; comprehensible; knowable. বোধন n. inparting knowledge; arousal of feeling or consciousness; enlightenment; awakening; ceremonial awakening of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) on the sixth lunar day immediately preceding the time of her autumnal worship; an inspiration. ̃য়িতা same as বোধক । fem. ̃য়িত্রী । ̃শক্তি n. power of understanding or feeling; power of appreciation; perception; comprehension; intellect; sensation. ̃শক্তিহীন a. devoid of power of understanding or feeling or appreciation; insensible; stupid; dull. ̃শক্তিহীনতা n. lack of the power of understanding. ̃শোধ n. common sense. ̃হীন a. incapable of understanding or feeling or appreciating or perceiving; stupid; dull. বোধাতীত a. unintelligible; imperceptible; incomprehensible; unknowable; beyond cognition. বোধি n. a kind of spiritual meditation or trance; knowledge about philosophical reality, final or supreme knowledge; the banian tree at Gaya under which Buddha sat in meditation and attained final knowledge (usu. বোধিদ্রুম, বোধিবৃক্ষ). বোধিসত্ব n. a person whose very essence is knowledge; an incarnation of Gautam (গৌতম) immediately preceding his birth as Buddha. বোধিকা fem. of বোধক n. a helpbook. বোধিনী same as বোধিকা (n.). বোধের বাইরে adv. beyond one's knowledge or comprehension; beyond one's ken. বোধোদয় n. enlightenment. বোধ্য a. intelligbile; perceivable; comprehensible; knowable. 40)

(p. 746) bārabaradāra a porter; a traveller's luggage-carrying attendant. বারবরদারি n. porterage; service of a traveller's luggage-carrying attendant. 11)

(p. 751) bicitra multi-coloured, many-coloured; variegated, motley; variedly painted (বিচিত্র চিত্র); full of variety or diversity or vicissitudes (বিচিত্র জগত্ বা জীবন); multifarious (বিচিত্র ক্রিয়াকলাপ); amazing, wonderful (বিচিত্র লীলা, বিচিত্র প্রতিভা); queer, strange (বিচিত্র প্রাণী); beautiful (বিচিত্র শোভা). fem. বিচিত্রা । ̃তা n. variety; strangeness, queerness. এটা বিচিত্র নয় (যে) it is no wonder (that). ̃বর্ণ a. multi-coloured, variegated. বিচিত্রানুষ্ঠান n. a musical entertainment; variety entertainment; a soiree. বিচিত্রিত a. variegated; variously painted. fem. বিচিত্রিতা । 70)