(p. 782) bṛhaspati (myth.) the preceptor of gods; (astr.) the Jupiter; Thursday (usu. বৃহস্পতিবার). একাদশে (or একাদশ) বৃহস্পতি (astrol.) a very auspicious conjunction of stars in one's life. বুদ্ধিতে বৃহস্পতি a Brihaspati (বৃহস্পতি) in intelligence, a very intelligent person. বৃহস্পতির বারবেলা (astrol.) a part of Thursday considered utterly inauspicious for any work. 30)

(p. 738) bācāla talkative, garrulous; voluble. বাচালতা n. talkativeness, garrulity; volubility. 3)

(p. 782) bṛṣa the ox; the bull; (astrol.) the Taurus; (as a sfx.) the best specimen (নরবৃষ). ̃কাষ্ঠ n. a wooden stake to which are fastened the bulls of the Brisotsarga (বৃষোত্সর্গ) ceremony. ̃ধ্বজ n. one who is marked by one's bull; Shiva (শিব). ̃বাহন n. one who mounts on a bull; Shiva (শিব). ̃ভ same as বৃষ (except in the astrological sense). ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Taurus. ̃স্কন্ধ a. bull-necked; very strong. 18)

(p. 747) bārṣika yearly, annual. n. an annual grant or pension; an annuity; (loos.) an annual publication or issue (esp. of a periodical). বার্ষিক গতি annual motion, revolution (as opp. to rotation). বার্ষিক লম্বন annual parallax. বার্ষিক বৃত্তি annuity. বার্ষিকী n. a religious rite to be performed annually; an anniversary (মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী); an annual publication or issue (esp. of a periodical). 13)

(p. 748) bāsuki (myth.) the snake-king. 33)

(p. 765) bibasbāna the sun or the sungod (cp. Sol.) 9)

(p. 782) bṛṣṭi rain; rain-water; a shower (শরবৃষ্টি); বৃষ্টি পড়া, বৃষ্টি হওয়া v. to rain. বৃষ্টি পড়ে v. it rains; বৃষ্টিচ্ছায় n. (geog.) rain-shadow. ̃জল n. rain-water. ̃পাত n. rainfall; (meteor.) precipitation. ̃বাদল n. rains. বৃষ্টিবাদলের দিন n. a rainy day. ̃বিন্দু n. a rain-drop. ̃মান, ̃মাপক n. a rain-gauge, a pluviometer. বৃষ্টি সম্বন্ধীয় a. pluvial. ̃স্নাত a. drenched or soaked in rain. ̃হীন a. rainless. 21)

(p. 767) birala sparse, thinly scattered or placed (বিরলদন্ত); very thinly frequented or inhabited by (জনবিরল); rare (বিরল ঘটনা). n. a secluded or lonely place, solitude. বিরলকেশ a. thin-haired; baldheaded, almost without hair on one's head. ̃তা n. sparseness: rareness, rarity. ̃বসতি a. thinly populated. বিরলে adv. in seclusion. 54)

(p. 794) byāghāta a hindrance; an obstacle; interruption. ব্যাঘাত করা v. to hinder; to obstruct; to interrupt. ব্যাঘাত সৃষ্টি করা v. to put hindrance to, to interrupt; to put a damper on; to stand in the way. ব্যাঘাতক a. hindering; obstructive; interruptive. 60)

(p. 789) bēlānila sea-breeze. 5)

(p. 743) bāpa3, bāparē, bāpasa denoting: fright, amazement etc; O my God! O my! 19)

(p. 790) baimānika aeronautical. n. an airman, an aeronaut, an aviator.

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

(p. 758) biduṣī learned, erudite. n. fem. a learned woman. 3)

(p. 789) bēṣṭa a fence, an enclosure; a circumference. বেষ্টক a. that which or one who surrounds; enclosing, surrounding, encircling; circumambient. বেষ্টন n. enclosing or surrounding; a wall (esp. one encompassing something); a fence, an enclosure; girth, circumference. বেষ্টন করা v. to enclose, to surround; to hem in. বেষ্টনী n. anything that encloses; a fence, an enclosure; a cordon; a wall; girth, circumference. 25)