(p. 785) bēṇu a kind of thin bamboo of which flutes are made, a reed (বেণুকুঞ্জ); a flute made of this bamboo, a pipe. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃রব n. the note of a bamboo-flute. ̃বাদক n. a player of a bamboo-flute. 30)

(p. 782) bēōjara admitting no excuse or protest (বেওজর হুকুম). adv. without excuse or protest (বেওজর খাটা). 43)

(p. 751) bikaca2 blooming; gleaming ('করুণাকিরণে বিকচ নয়ান'). 5)

(p. 786) bēnō produced or borne by flood. বেনো জল floodwater. 60)

(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) baliṣṭha robust, stout, sturdy, burly; vigorous, forceful (বলিষ্ঠ রচনা), কায় a. having a strong-built body, burly. তা n. robustness, stoutness, sturdiness; vigour. 154)

(p. 721) bām̐śa the bamboo. বাঁশ দেওয়া (sl.) to take the wind out of one's sails; to ruin. বুকে বাঁশ দেওয়া to make a person lie at full length in between two bamboo-poles and then roll the poles oppressively as a punishment; (fig.) to torment severely. বাঁশের চেয়ে কঞ্চি দড় (fig.) the chip is harder than the old block, the greenhorn is tougher than the veteran. বাঁশ বনে ডোম কানা (fig.) one cannot see the wood for the trees. ̃গাড়ি n. (law) planting a bamboo-pole in the ground of an estate as a sign of taking possession of it. ̃ঝাড় n. a bamboo-clump. 278)

(p. 794) byajana fanning; a fan. ব্যজন করা v. to fan. ব্যজনী n. a fan. 22)

(p. 792) bairitā enmity, hostility; malice. 9)

(p. 779) bītaspṛha disinclined; callous; apathetical; indifferent (to worldly desires etc.). 4)

(p. 767) bimā insurance. বিমা করা v. to insure. বিমার কিস্তি an insurance premium. বিমার দালাল an insurance agent. অগ্নিবিমা n. fire-insurance. জাহাজি বিমা marine insurance. জীবনবিমা n. life insurance. ̃কারী n. the insured (বিমাকারী ব্যক্তি). or the insurer (বিমা প্রতিষ্ঠান). ̃পত্র n. an insurance policy. 25)

(p. 800) brahmāṇī the wife of Brahma. 13)

(p. 743) bābā2 a father, (coll.) dad. int. same as বাপু । বাবাজি n. a reverend father; a title applied to ascetics esp. to the Vaishnav ascetics; a term for addressing a son or a junior person. ̃জীবন n. a term for addressing a son-in-law or a son or a junior person. 34)

(p. 782) bṛścika the scorpion; (astrol.) the Scorpio (usu. বৃশ্চিকরাশি). ̃দংশন n. the sting of a scorpion; (fig.) utter mortification. 17)

(p. 767) bimarśa, bimarśana consideration, deliberation, discussion. 22)