(p. 721) bandha any device for binding or fastening (কোমরবন্ধ); a tie, a bond, bondage (প্রেমবন্ধ); a clasp, an embrace (ভুজবন্ধ); an obstacle (স্রোতোবন্ধ); construction (সেতুবন্ধ); composition (ছন্ধবন্ধ); restraint or stoppage (ইন্দ্রিয়বন্ধ). a. shut, closed (বন্ধ জানালা, বন্ধ অফিস); stopped, ceased, discontinued (কথাবার্তা বন্ধ); obstructed, confined, shut in (কারাগারে বন্ধ). বন্ধ করা v. to shut, to close; to stop, to cease, to discontinue; to obstruct; to confine, to shut in. গ্রীষ্মের বন্ধ the summar vacation. পূজার বন্ধ the Puja holidays, the Puja vacation. 5)

(p. 756) biṭapāla a variety of spinach of the goosefoot family. 18)

(p. 790) bēhāẏā shameless, brazen-faced, browless. 12)

(p. 773) bījita fanned. 87)

(p. 747) bālā2 a bangle for the wrist. 20)

(p. 721) bahitra a ship, a boat, a vessel; a scull; an oar. 196)

(p. 721) bamana vomiting; belching or ejecting (as by a volcano). বমন করা v. to vomit, to spew, to spue; to belch, to eject violently. বমনেচ্ছা n. nausea. বমনোদ্রেক n. nausea, retching. বমনোদ্রেককর a. nauseous, nauseating; vomitive; emetic. বমনোদ্রেককর ওষুধ an emetic. 21)

(p. 800) blaṭi mpēpāra blotting paper. 33)

(p. 765) bibaśa benumbed; stupefied or overwhelmed; fatigued; utterly helpless; inconsolable; divested of selfcontrol, beside oneself with; (ori.) beyond control. fem. বিবশা । ̃তা n. numbness; stupefaction, insensateness. 7)

(p. 751) biguṇa divested of good qualities; corrupted; hostile. 49)

(p. 721) bala1 a ball; a playing ball; a football. বল করা, বল দেওয়া v. (in cricket) to bowl. বল খেলা v. to play football. বলখেলা n. the game of football. বলবেয়ারিং n. ball-bearings. 129)

(p. 751) bikrama strength, power, might; valour; prowess. ̃শালী, বিক্রমী a. strong, powerful, mighty; valorous. 29)

(p. 748) bāsanā1 a dried bark or spathe of the banana and other plants. 15)

(p. 758) bidūṣaka (in dramas) a clown, a jester, a buffoon. 6)

(p. 721) bāisa2 a gripping tool, a vice. 242)