(p. 738) bājīkaraṇa an aphrodisiac process or drug, an aphrodisiac. 30)

(p. 751) bici a stone or seed of a fruit. বিচিগজগজে a. full of seeds. 68)

(p. 743) bāniẏā a trader; a tradesman; a shopkeeper; (dero.) a very commercialminded man, a commercialist; one guided only by profit and loss motive. 13)

(p. 773) bītarāga having lost interest (in) or attachment (to), disaffected; apathetic; disgusted. 91)

(p. 794) byāja2 a pretext, a pretence, simulation, deceit; a hindrance; interest for money; interest, use; delay. ̃স্তুতি n. false praise or eulogy; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of praise in garb of censure or censure in garb of praise, (cp.) irony, sarcasm. 64)

(p. 737) bāṅāli a native of Bengal, a Bengali. a. of Bengalis or of Bengal. 19)

(p. 786) bēdhita bored; pierced; perforated. 52)

(p. 717) banitā a woman; a wife. 55)

(p. 773) biśba the world, the earth; the universe. a. all; entire, whole. ̃কর্মা n. (myth.) the heavenly architect (cp. Vulcan). ̃কোষ n. an encyclopaedia, a cyclopaedia. ̃চরাচর n. the entire universe mobile and immobile. ̃জন n. all people of the world; mankind. ̃জননী n. the mother of the universe; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃জনীন a. universal; philanthropic. ̃জনীনতা n. universality; philanthropy. ̃জিত্ n. conqueror of the world. ̃নাথ n. God; Shiva (শিব). ̃নিখিল same as বিশ্বসংসার । ̃নিন্দুক a. (given to) decrying the whole world, decrying everything and everybody in the world; (loos.) censorious; cynical. ̃পরিক্রমা n. going or walking round the world, travelling round the world. ̃পা, ̃পাতা, ̃পালক n. the preserver of the world; God. ̃পিতা n. the father of the world; God. ̃প্রীতি, ̃প্রেম n. universal love; philanthropy. ̃প্রেমিক a. loving the whole universe; philanthropic. n. one who loves the whole universe; a philanthropist, a philanthrope. ̃বন্দিত a. world famous, universally acclaimed. ̃বাসী a. inhabiting the world; cosmopolitan. n. same as ̃জন । ̃বিখ্যাত a. world-famous. ̃বিদ্যালয় n. a university. ̃বিধাতা n. the creator of the world, God. ̃বিমোহন, ̃বিমোহী a. charming or bewitching the whole world. fem. ̃বিমোহিনী । ̃বিশ্রুত same as ̃বিখ্যাত । ̃ব্যাপি a. world-wide. ̃ব্রহ্মাণ্ড n. the whole universe. ̃ভ্রাতৃত্ব, ̃মানবতা n. international brotherhood, internationalism. ̃মৈত্রী n. universal or international friendship or amity. ̃ম্ভর n. one who sustains the world; God; Narayana (নারায়ণ). ̃ম্ভরা n. fem. She who sustains all creatures; Mother Earth; the earth. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a world war. ̃রূপ n. the body in which the entire universe is reflected or exhibited; one whose form is represented by the entire universe; Narayana (নারায়ণ). ̃শান্তি n. world peace. ̃সংসার n. the whole universe. ̃সংসারে adv. in the whole universe; all over the world. ̃সাহিত্য n. the literature of the world, world literature. ̃সৃষ্টি n. the creation of the world. ̃স্রষ্টা n. the Creator of the world, God. 13)

(p. 782) bṛṣya invigorating; stimulant. n. an aphrodisiac; a stimulant. 22)

(p. 758) bidyā learning; erudition; scholarship; skill; a subject of study (সর্ববিদ্যাবিশারদ); a science (পদার্থবিদ্যা); an art (জাদুবিদ্যা, চুরিবিদ্যা); philosophy. বিদ্যার জাহাজ a prodigy of learning; (cp.) a walking encyclopaedia. বিদ্যার বহর (facet.) range of knowledge, extent of learning. ̃গম n. acquirement of learning. ̃চর্চা n. culture or cultivation of learning; practice of learning; acquisition of knowledge. ̃দাতা n. a teacher; a preceptor (fem. a preceptress), a guru. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. imparting of knowledge or learning. বিদ্যাদান করা v. to teach; to impart learning gratuitously. ̃দেবী n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of learning. ̃ধন n. knowledge conceived as wealth. ̃ধর n. one of an order of demi-gods famous for their personal beauty and skill in music. fem. ̃ধরী । ̃নিধি n. an ocean of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যানুরাগ n. love of learning, attachment to learning. বিদ্যানুরাগী a. fond of or attached to learning. fem. বিদ্যানুরাগিণী । বিদ্যানুশীলন same as ̃চর্চা । বিদ্যানুশীলন করা v. to cultivate learning or a science; to study. ̃পীঠ n. a centre of learning; an academy; a school. ̃বতী fem. of বিদ্যাবান ।̃বত্তা n. possession of learning, scholarship. ̃বল n. power or force of learning. ̃বান a. learned. ̃বিনোদ n. delight of Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী): a title conferred on a scholar. ̃বিশারদ a. vastly learned. n. a title conferred on a scholar. ̃ব্যবসায়ী a. & n. one who teaches professionally. ˜ভূষণ n. an ornament of learning: a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যাভ্যাস same as বিদ্যাচর্চা । বিদ্যাভ্যাস করা v. to learn an art or science; to study; to learn one's lessons. ̃মন্দির, বিদ্যায়তন n. a temple of learning; a school. ̃রত্ন n. a jewel of learning; a title conferred on a scholar. বিদ্যারম্ভ n. initiation into one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যারম্ভ করা v. to commence one's studies (esp. with religious solemnities). বিদ্যার্জন same as বিদ্যালাভ । বিদ্যার্থী a. desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) engaged in studies. n. one who is desirous of acquiring learning; (loos.) a student, a scholar, a pupil, fem. বিদ্যার্থিনী । ̃লব্ধ a. gained or earned by learning. ̃লয় n. a school; an academy; (rare) a college; an institution; an institute; a seminary. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির দিন a school holiday. বিদ্যালয়ের ছুটির সময় closing time of a school; school vacation. বিদ্যালয়ের সময় school time; school hours. ̃লাভ n. acquisition of learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যালাভ করা v. to acquire learning; to receive education, to have one's education. ̃শিক্ষা n. learning; act of receiving education. বিদ্যাশিক্ষা করা v. to learn; to receive education. ̃শূন্য a. unlearned, uneducated; ignorant. ̃সাগর same as বিদ্যানিধি ।̃হীন same as বিদ্যাশূন্য । fem. বিদ্যাহীনা । 17)

(p. 761) binibṛtta restrained; prevented; checked: desisted. 22)

(p. 782) bēgara without, except. 65)

(p. 790) baimātra, baimātrēẏa born of a step-mother (বৈমাত্র ভ্রাতা = a step-brother); of a step-mother. fem. বৈমাত্রী, বৈমাত্রেয়ী । 57)

(p. 761) biniẏōga appointment, commission; sending; entrusting; investment (of money in business). বিনিয়োগ করা v. to appoint, to commission; to send; to entrust (with); to invest, to lay out. 29)