(p. 721) balābala ability and disability; strength and weakness. 146)

(p. 773) bisamillā, bisamillāh (Mus.) an invocation of Allah whilst starting a work. বিসমিল্লায় গলদ (fig.) a mistake at the very beginning, an erroneous start. 41)

(p. 721) balkala, balka the rind of a tree, bark. বল্কলধারী a. wearing bark (instead of a loincloth). fem. বল্কলধারিণী । 160)

(p. 741) bāda3 exception; omission; exclusion; exemption; deduction; subtraction; (comm.) a discount. prep. same as বাদে (prep.). বাদ দেওয়া v. to except; to omit; to exclude; to exempt; to deduct; to subtract; to discount. বাদ পড়া, বাদ যাওয়া, বাদ হওয়া v. to be excepted or omitted or excluded or exempted or subtracted or discounted. 27)

(p. 767) birajā (Vaishnava myth.) a river which the souls of the dead have to cross in order to reach Baikuntha (বৈকুন্ঠ) the blissful abode of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃ধাম n. Puri in Orissa. 52)

(p. 748) bāsakakṣa a bedroom, a bedchamber; (cp.) a living-room. 11)

(p. 743) bābu a title affixed to the name of a gentleman, Mr (হরিবাবু); a clerk (হেড অফিসের বড়বাবু); a Baboo, a babu; a male member of a family (ঘোষেদের মেজোবাবু); a proprietor; a master, an employer; an officer; a landlord; (in endearment) a husband, a father, a son, a junior person; a gentleman; a fop, a dandy. a. given to luxury; dainty, fastidious; foppish; lazy. বাবু চাকর a dandy of a servant; a dainty servant; a lazy servant. ̃গিরি, ̃য়ানা n. indulgence in luxury; daintiness, fastidiousness, foppishness, foppery, dandyism. ̃জি, ̃মশাই n. a respectful term for addressing a man. 36)

(p. 792) bōn̐cakā a small bundle tied up in a piece of cloth, a pack. বোঁচকাবুঁচকি n. luggage. বোঁচকাবুঁচকিসমেত bag and baggage. 22)

(p. 743) bāpita sown; woven; shaved or tonsured. 26)

(p. 721) bahni fire. ̃জ্বালা n. a flame; glow or heat of fire. ̃মান a. flaming, blazing. ̃শিখা n. a tongue of fire, a flame. ̃সংস্কার n. cremation of a dead body. 229)

(p. 782) bṛhattba largeness, bigness; greatness. 27)

(p. 773) biṣṇu the second person of the Hindu Trinity who sustains the creation; Narayana (নারায়ণ), Hari (হরি). ̃প্রিয়া n. Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) the wife of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃লোক n. the abode of Lord Vishnu. 38)

(p. 792) bō expressing : a whirring sound as caused by quick revolution, flight etc. বোঁ করে with a whir, whirringly; very swiftly; dartingly. 21)

(p. 721) barabaṭi a variety of kidney bean, Vigna sinensis; cow pea. 60)

(p. 721) bahula much, profuse, abundant, plentiful. ̃পরিমাণে adv. in a great or large measure, profusely. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. muchness, profusion, abundance. plenty. বহুলীকরণ n. multiplication. বহুলীকৃত a. multiplied. 227)