(p. 721) basu one of a class of demigods; wealth, riches. ̃ধা n. the earth. ̃ধারা n. an auspicious symbol painted on the inner wall of a room by Hindus at wedding etc. বসুন্ধরা, ̃মতী n. the earth (often personified as mother-earth). 181)

(p. 781) buli speech, language, a word or phrase or lingo or jargon (ইংরেজি বুলি); babble or prattle (as of a child or bird); a crammed speech; a maxim; a slogan. বুলি আওড়ানো v. to babble or prattle; to utter a crammed speech or a maxim or a slogan; to talk jargon; to use cliches (esp. of foreign origin) in one's speech. বুলি ঝাড়া v. same as বুলি আওড়ানো (except in the first sense). বাঁধা বুলি n. cant, a cliche. 16)

(p. 765) bibhāga division; partition: apportionment; distribution; a division (of a country etc.); a part, a portion, a section; department (বিচারবিভাগ). বিভাগ করা v. to divide; to partition; to apportion; to distribute. বিভাগী a. fissile. বিভাগী-ছত্রাক n. a fission fungus. বিভাগীশৈবাল n. a fission alga. বিভাগীয় a. divisional, sectional; departmental (বিভাগীয় কর্তা = the departmental head, বিভাগীয় বিপণি = a departmental store). 35)

(p. 741) bāthāna a cowhouse, a cattle-shed; a grazing ground, a pasture. 23)

(p. 767) bibhēdaka that which divides; that which creates a difference or dissension; that which separates; divisive; separating. n. a divisor; that which divides; a separator. 14)

(p. 767) biśada clear; elaborate; detailed (বিশদ বিবরণ); elucidated; white; clean. বিশদ করা v. to clarify; to elucidate. ̃ভাবে adv. in detail, elaborately. 103)

(p. 721) balābali conversation; talk; talking; discussion; repeated requests. বলাবলি করা v. to converse; to discuss; to request repeatedly. 147)

(p. 756) bidāraka splitting, rending; cleaving; piercing; causing to burst. হৃদয়-বিদারক a. heart-rending. 55)

(p. 792) bōjhāpaḍ়ā an understanding; a compromise; a mutual agreement; confrontation (বিপক্ষ দলের সঙ্গে শেষ বোঝাপড়া). 29)

(p. 800) brahmāstra an ancient divine missile which could never be warded off. 15)

(p. 761) bibaraṇa a description; a statement, an account; recounting, narration; a narrative. বিবরণ দেওয়া v. to give an account of. বিবরণী n. a written report, an account. 85)

(p. 773) biṣaṇṇa sorrowful, sad, morose, glum, melancholy, depressed; gloomy, darkened (বিষণ্ণ আকাশ). fem. বিষণ্ণা । ̃চিত্ত a. sad at heart; down-hearted; down in the mouth, low-spirited. ̃তা n. sorrowfulness, sadness, moroseness, melancholy, depression; paleness; gloominess, gloom, darkness. ̃দৃষ্টি n. a sorrowful glance, a sad or sullen look. ̃নয়ন, ̃নেত্র n. sad eyes. ̃প্রকৃতি a. of a melancholy temperament; hypochondriac. ̃বদন, ̃মুখ a. having a sorrowful countenance, dejected. fem. ̃বদনা, ̃মুখী । 27)

(p. 721) bandhya fit to be bound or tied; unproductive, barren, sterile; childless. fem. বন্ধ্যা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. fitness for being bound or tied; unproductivity, barrenness, sterility; childlessness. 12)

(p. 751) bigalita thoroughly melted; smelted; exuded; (of dress, bun of hair etc.) dishevelled; thoroughly decomposed or putrefied (বিগলিত শব); (fig.) softened or moved (with compassion, grief etc.). fem. বিগলিতা । বিগলিত করা v. to melt thoroughly; to smelt; to cause to exude; to decompose or putrefy thoroughly; (fig.) to soften or move (with compassion, grief etc.). 48)

(p. 786) bēdacatuṣṭaẏa the four Vedas (namely, ঋক্ সাম, যজুঃ, অথর্ব). 18)