(p. 794) byābṛtti retreat; turning backwards. 91)

(p. 756) biṭa2 a bulbous plant, beet. 13)

(p. 786) bēnā verbena. বেনার মূল vertiver, cuscus. বেনাবনে মুক্তো ছড়ানো (fig.) to cast pearls before swine, to scatter seed amidst thorns. 55)

(p. 713) baṃśa1 the bamboo; the backbone, the spine. ̃দন্ড n. a bamboo-staff, a bamboo-stick; (fig.) stinkard. ̃পত্র n. bamboo-leaf. ̃লোচন n. tabasheer, tabashir. ̃শলাকা n. a slender (and often short) slip of bamboo. 12)

(p. 721) baliṣṭha robust, stout, sturdy, burly; vigorous, forceful (বলিষ্ঠ রচনা), কায় a. having a strong-built body, burly. তা n. robustness, stoutness, sturdiness; vigour. 154)

(p. 792) bōnā to sow; to weave or knit. a. sown; woven; knitted. 42)

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

(p. 800) brahma2 the Absolute Being, God; a Brahman, a Brahmin. ̃চর্য n. a mode of life marked with devoted study of the Vedas and other scriptures and books of knowledge and with complete abstinence from sexual and secular pleasures. ̃চর্যাশ্রম n. the first stage of life (up to the age of 16) according to the Vedic Hindus when one has to practise brahmacharya (ব্রহ্মচর্য). ̃চারী n. one practising brahmacharya (ব্রহ্মচর্য); a Brahmin boy staying at the residence of the guru to receive his education, having undergone the sacrament of being invested with the holy sacrificial thread; one practising abstinence from sexual or other worldly pleasures and preparing to join an order of hermits. fem. চারিণী । ̃জ্ঞ a. one who has attained knowledge about God. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge about God. ̃জ্ঞানী a. having knowledge about God; following Brahmoism. n. one who has attained knowledge about God; a Brahmo. ̃ণ্য a. relating to God or to Brahmans. n. the superhuman power obtained through one's knowledge of God; uncommon spiritual power characteristic of Brahmans; Narayana নারায়ণ (usu. ব্রাহ্মণ্যদেব). ̃তালু n. the crown of the head, the palate. ̃তেজ n. uncommon power of a Brahman. ̃ত্ব n. Godhead; divinity. ̃ত্র n. a piece of rent-free land given away to a Brahman. ̃দৈত্য n. an anthropophagous ghost of a Brahman; a demoniac ghost of a Brahman; a Brahman demon. ̃পিশাচ n. a necrophagous ghost of a Brahman, a Brahman ghoul. ̃বাদী a. (capable of) expounding mysteries about God; engaged in studying the Vedas; having knowledge about God; versed in or following Vedantic philosophy. n. such a person. fem. ̃বাদিনী । ̃বিত্ same as ব্রহ্মজ্ঞ । ̃বিদ্যা n. a branch of learning imparting knowledge about God. ̃বৈবর্ত n. one of the eighteen puranas (পুরাণ). ̃ময় a. pervaded by the presence of God. ̃মীমাংসা n. the second part of the Vedanta treating of the nature and attributes of God. ̃রন্ধ্র n. the central pore of the palate. ̃লোক n. the abode of Brahma (ব্রহ্ম); the highest one of the seven mythological heavens. ̃শাপ n. a curse of or put by a Brahman. ̃সংহিতা n. a Vaishnava scripture. ̃সংগীত n. a song of devotion to God. ̃সূত্র n. the holy sacrificial thread worn by Brahmans; any one of the aphorisms of the Vedanta composed by Vyasa (ব্যাস). ̃স্ব n. property or possessions of a Brahman. ব্রহ্মস্বাপহরণ করা v. to rob or misappropriate the property of a Brahman. ̃স্বরূপ n. true nature and attributes of God. ̃হত্যা n. slaying of a Brahman. 11)

(p. 786) bēniẏama illegality; irregularity; unlawfulness; violation of the rule. বেনিয়ম করা v. to break the rule, to violate the rule; to perpetrate an irregularity. 58)

(p. 782) bēkhāpa, bēkhāppā unfitting; disproportionate; irrelevant, inappropriate; inconsistent; incompatible or awkward (বেখাপ অবস্হা). 53)

(p. 773) bistāra stretching; stretch; tension; extension; extent; expansion; expanse; spread, amplification; width, breadth. বিস্তার করা v. to stretch; to extend; to expand; to spread; to amplify; to widen. বিস্তারিত same as বিস্তৃত । বিস্তারী a. spreading, extending. 53)

(p. 767) bibhrāṭa a crisis, a danger; a difficulty, a trouble; turmoil, disorder, confusion; a mishap. 16)

(p. 721) bartma a road, a path, a way; a set of rules of conduct or moral practice; (fig.) a means. 109)

(p. 773) bismṛta one who has forgotten; forgotten, off one's chump, unremembered. fem. বিস্মৃতা । বিস্মৃত হওয়া v. to fall into oblivion; to forget. বিস্মৃতি n. forgetfulness, forgetting; loss of memory; oblivion. বিস্মৃতির অতলে, বিস্মৃতির অতল তলে in the abyss of oblivion. 67)

(p. 737) bāṅmaẏa full of words, wordy; composed of words, worded. বাঙ্ময়ী a. fem. of বাঙ্ময় । n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 21)