(p. 721) basanta the spring season, spring, the springtime; pox, small-pox, chickenpox; an Indian musical mode. ̃কাল n. the spring season, the spring time, spring. ̃কালীন a. of spring; vernal. ̃দূত n. the messenger of spring; the cuckoo. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the light fortnight of Magh (মাঘ) when Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী) is worshipped. ̃বায়ু n. vernal breeze, the south wind. ̃সখ n. the friend of spring; the cuckoo. ̃সখা n. one attended upon by Spring; Madana (মদন) the Hindu god of love. বসন্তের কোকিল (fig.) a fair-weather friend. বসন্তোত্সব n. the spring festival; the festival of holi (হোলী). 177)

(p. 748) bāhāra a beautiful show or exhibition; an ostentatious display; glamour; beauty; an Indian musical mode. বাহারে, বাহারি a. having a beautiful show; showy, ostentatious; glamorous; beautiful. 46)

(p. 789) bēśa1 excellent, fine, nice (বেশ ছেলে); too much, thorough (বেশ ভিজে); large in amount, measure or degree (বেশ টাকা, বেশ খাটুনি, বেশ ভার); well-to-do (বেশ অবস্হা). adv. excellently, nicely (বেশ নাচে); too much, thoroughly (বেশ ভিজেছে); to or in a large amount, measure or degree (বেশ খেতে পারে); very (বেশ ভালো). int. all right, good. বেশ কম considerably less. 17)

(p. 782) bṛhadākāra large in shape, big, enormous, huge, colossal. 29)

(p. 782) bṛddhā of বৃদ্ধ । 11)

(p. 751) bikṣipta scattered, dispersed, strewn; distracted (বিক্ষিপ্ত চিত্ত বা মন). ̃চিত্ত a. mentally disturbed. 37)

(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. 751) bikāla, bikālabēlā the afternoon. 20)

(p. 721) baẏasa age; agedness (বয়স ঢাকা পড়া); youth or majority. বয়স হওয়া v. to come of age; to grow old, to become aged. বয়সের গাছ পাথর নেই (fig.) hoary with age. বয়সের ধর্ম the natural property or tendency of age. ̃কাল n. youth; majority, adulthood; one's greener days. ̃-ফোঁড়া n. an acne. বয়সা n. breaking or cracking of voice on attaining adolescence. বয়সী a. of a particular age (বালকবয়সী); equal in age (আমার বয়সী); advanced in age, aged, old. বয়সোচিত a. right and proper for one's age, befitting one's age, natural to a particular age. 31)

(p. 767) bilōkana seeing or viewing or looking eagerly or wistfully; observation. 93)

(p. 751) bikalēndriẏa having a crippled sense organ; deformed; crippled. 14)

(p. 773) biśōdhana purification; sanctification; refinement; cleansing; rectification, correction; amendment. বিশোধনীয় same as বিশোধ্য । 9)

(p. 794) byapadēśa a pretext, a pretence, a plea; (loos.) necessity, exigency (কার্যব্যপদেশে = in course of work). 33)

(p. 721) barjana act of giving up; abandonment; disownment (স্ত্রী-পুত্র বর্জন); boycott (বিদেশি দ্রব্য বর্জন). বর্জন করা v. to give up; to abandon; to disown; to boycott. বর্জনীয় a. fit to be given up or abandoned or disowned or boycotted. fem. বর্জনীয়া । 84)

(p. 756) bitaṃsa a noose or rope for fastening birds, beasts etc. 29)