(p. 747) bālāmaci horse-hair. 24)

(p. 746) bārōmāsī, bārōmāsyā the versified account of the weal and woe (usu.) told by a woman; the tale of weal and woe.

(p. 743) bāpa1 sowing; weaving. 17)

(p. 751) bicāli paddy-straw, paddy-hay. 67)

(p. 779) buḍ়ōpanā, buḍ়ōmi comically elderly conduct of a young person esp. of a child; precocity.

(p. 782) bēkāẏadā not amenable to any expedient; unwieldy; disadvantageous, awakward. n. an awakward situation, a tight corner. বেকায়দায় ফেলা v. to bring or throw into an awkward situation or a tight corner. 51)

(p. 758) bidbāna learned; erudite. n. a learned or erudite man, a savant, a scholar. 13)

(p. 800) brāhmaṇa a Brahman, a Brahmin; a Brahman priest; a part of the Vedas treating of religious rites. ̃ত্ব same as ব্রাহ্মণ্য । ̃পণ্ডিত n. a Brahman scholar. ̃সভা n. a council of Brahmans for theological and social discussion and arbitration. ̃সমাজ n. the community of the Brahmans. ব্রাহ্মণী n. a Brahman's wife; a female Brahman, ব্রাহ্মণ্য n. the state of being a Brahman; characteristics and especial powers of Brahmans; the peculiar functions and duties of Brahmans (also ব্রাহ্মণ্যধর্ম); the community of Brahmans. 19)

(p. 761) biniḥsṛta emerged, issued out. বিনিঃসৃত হওয়া v. to emerge, to come out, to issue out. 19)

(p. 785) bēcā to sell. a. sold. ̃কেনা n. buying and selling; traffic, trade. বেচাকেনা করা v. to trade or traffic (in), to buy and sell. বেচানো v. to cause to sell. 4)

(p. 721) bahana carrying, bearing, conveying (যাত্রীবহন, সংবাদবহন); enduring, suffering (দুঃখবহন); flowing. বহন করা v. to carry, to bear, to convey; to endure or suffer. ̃যোগ্য, বহনীয় a. carriageable; bearable; conveyable; portable. 189)

(p. 761) bindu a drop (জলবিন্দু); a dot, a point (দশমিক বিন্দু); a small roundish mark; ('ললাটে সিন্দূর বিন্দু'); (geom.) a point; a particle, a whit, an iota (একবিন্দু দুঃখ). ̃বিসর্গ n. (ori.) the alphabetical letters ং and ঃ; (fig.) a particle, a whit, an iota; (fig.) the faintest hint, an inkling. বিন্দুবিসর্গ জানা v. to have the faintest knowledge (of). ̃মাত্র না not even to the smallest extent or amount; not a whit, not a jot or title. 42)

(p. 756) biṭapa a branch (of a tree); a twig; a school. বিটপী n. a tree. 17)

(p. 792) bairī hostile, inimical; malicious: adverse, unfavourable. n. an enemy, a foe, an adversary. ̃ভাবাপন্ন a. hostile, inimical; adverse. 10)

(p. 794) byāpādita killed. 83)