(p. 746) bārāṅganā a public woman, a harlot, a prostitute, a whore. 18)

(p. 743) bāpa3, bāparē, bāpasa denoting: fright, amazement etc; O my God! O my! 19)

(p. 721) barṣa a year; (myth.) any one of the nine divisions of Jambu (জম্বু) or Asia; rain; cloud; shower or fall (তুষারবর্ষ). ̃কাল n. a period of one year; a full calendar year. ̃জীবী a. lasting or living for a year only; annual. বর্ষজীবী উদ্ভিদ an annual plant, an annual. ̃প্রবেশ n. New Year's Day (chiefly according to the Bengali calendar). ̃বলয় n. (bot.) the annual ring. ̃মান n. rain-gauge. 119)

(p. 794) bya a frog; a toad. ব্যঙাচি n. a tadpole. ব্যাঙের ছাতা n. toadstool; a mushroom. 52)

(p. 792) bōna a sister. ̃ঝি n. a sister's daughter, a niece. ̃পো n. a sister's son, a nephew. 41)

(p. 751) bikrēẏa salable, saleable; marketable; meant for selling. বিক্রেয় দ্রব্য goods on sale, goods for sale. 35)

(p. 746) bārō twelve. বারো হাত কাঁকুড়ের তেরো হাত বীচি an instance of unseemly overmuchness. ̃ই n. the twelfth day of a month. বারো মাস ত্রিশ দিন adv. every day; throughout the year. বারো মাসে তেরো পার্বণ overnumerousness of religious festivities. 30)

(p. 721) bām̐śa the bamboo. বাঁশ দেওয়া (sl.) to take the wind out of one's sails; to ruin. বুকে বাঁশ দেওয়া to make a person lie at full length in between two bamboo-poles and then roll the poles oppressively as a punishment; (fig.) to torment severely. বাঁশের চেয়ে কঞ্চি দড় (fig.) the chip is harder than the old block, the greenhorn is tougher than the veteran. বাঁশ বনে ডোম কানা (fig.) one cannot see the wood for the trees. ̃গাড়ি n. (law) planting a bamboo-pole in the ground of an estate as a sign of taking possession of it. ̃ঝাড় n. a bamboo-clump. 278)

(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. 721) balādhikya excess or abundance or increase of strength or forces. 142)

(p. 786) bēdhana boring, piercing; perforation. বেধনী, বেধনিকা n. an instrument for boring; a drill, an auger; an awl. 51)

(p. 792) baiṣamya dissimilarity; inequality; difference. ̃মূলক a. discriminatory, differential. বৈষম্যমূলক আচরণ differential or unfair treatment. 17)

(p. 786) bēdacatuṣṭaẏa the four Vedas (namely, ঋক্ সাম, যজুঃ, অথর্ব). 18)

(p. 786) bēla6 bail. বেল দেওয়া v. to accept or admit to or allow bail (as by a magistrate). বেল পাওয়া v. to be allowed bail. বেল হওয়া v. to go or give or stand bail (for). বেলে খালাস করা v. to bail one out. বেলে থাকা v. to be on bail. 90)

(p. 782) bṛścika the scorpion; (astrol.) the Scorpio (usu. বৃশ্চিকরাশি). ̃দংশন n. the sting of a scorpion; (fig.) utter mortification. 17)