(p. 721) balana1 speaking or narrating. 133)

(p. 773) biṣṭhā faeces, stool, excreta; (of beasts, birds, etc.) dung, excrement(s). 37)

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

(p. 717) badanā a kind of small pitcher with a slender spout. 30)

(p. 748) bāṣpa vapour; steam; smoke; tears (বাষ্পপূর্ণ নয়ন); (fig.) faintest knowledge or appearance, ghost (সম্ভাবনার বাষ্পও নেই = there is not the ghost of a chance). বাষ্প হওয়া v. to be vaporized; to evaporate. ̃চালিত a. steam-driven. ̃টান n. (phys.) vapour-tension. ̃দাহ n. scald. ̃পোত n. a steam-vessel, a steamship, a steamer. ̃মান n. a hygrometer; a gasometer. ̃মোচন n. weeping; (bot.) transpiration. ̃যান, ̃শকট n. a stream-driven vehicle; a railway train. ̃স্নান n. a vapour bath. বাষ্পাকার a. in the form of vapour, vaporous. বাষ্পাকুল a. filled with or steaming with tears. বাষ্পাকুল নয়ন tearful eyes, steaming eyes; (sl.) piping eyes. বাষ্পীকরণ, বাষ্পীভবন n. vaporization; evaporation. বাষ্পীকৃত, বাষ্পীভূত, a. vaporized; evaporated: বাষ্পীয় a. relating to steam or vapour; vapoury; vaporous; steam-driven. বাষ্পীয়যান, বাষ্পীয়শকট same as বাষ্পযান । 6)

(p. 717) bandana, bandanā singing in adoration, hymning; a song of praise, a hymn; extolment; salutation; a salute; worship, adoration. বন্দনা করা v. to sing in adoration, to hymn; to extol, to salute; to worship, to adore. বন্দনীয় a. worthy of being glorified in songs; deserving obeisance; worshipful, adorable. fem. বন্দনীয়া । 61)

(p. 779) buka2 reservation in advance, booking (থিয়েটারের সিট বুক করা); railway-booking (মাল বুক করা). বুক করা v. to book (seats etc.); to book (goods) by rail. ̃কিপিং n. book-keeping. ̃পোস্ট n. book-post. বুকপোস্ট করা v. to send by book-post. ̃শেফল n. a book-shelf. 13)

(p. 781) bunaṭa texture or grain (of cloth); weaving; woven fabric. 6)

(p. 773) biśruta celebrated, famous. 23)

(p. 721) bāi1 a title affixed to the names of Marathi or Rajput women. 233)

(p. 713) buli an earring or eardrop (বীরবউলি) 11)

(p. 790) baijaẏanta the capital or the palace or the flag of Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. বৈজয়ন্তী n. fem. a flag, a banner, a multi-coloured garland. 28)

(p. 786) bēttā (used as a sfx.) versed in. 13)

(p. 713) bakanā a young cow that has not yet calved, a heifer. 26)

(p. 751) bikṛta perverted; corrupted, vitiated; decomposed (বিকৃত শব); morbid (বিকৃত মন); deranged; deformed (বিকৃত অঙ্গ); disfigured (বিকৃত চেহারা); monstrous or revolting (বিকৃত মূর্তি). বিকৃত করা v. to pervert; to corrupt, to vitiate; to deprave; to decompose; to affect with morbidity; to derange; to disfigure; to make unnatural (as voice). ̃কন্ঠ n. unnatural or affected voice; hoarse voice; gruff voice. a. speaking in an unnatural or affected voice (esp. to conceal one's natural voice); speaking in a hoarse or in a gruff voice. ̃চরিত্র a. corrupted or vitiated in character, depraved. ̃বুদ্ধি a. perverted in thoughts, evil-minded, wrong-headed. ̃মস্তিষ্ক a. mentally deranged, insane; crazy. ̃রুচি a. perverted in taste. n. a perverted taste. ̃স্বভাব a. perverted in nature, peevish. ̃স্বর same as বিকৃতকন্ঠ । বিকৃতি n. perversion; corruption, vitiation; decomposition, morbidity; derangement; deformity; disfigurement, disfiguration. 26)