(p. 781) bulānō to pass one's hand or a brush or a pen etc. lightly over something. চোখ বুলানো v. to eye cursorily. তুলি বুলানো v. to touch lightly with a paint-brush, to brush. 15)

(p. 790) baikāla the afternoon, the close of the day. বৈকালিক, বৈকালিন a. of the afternoon, afternoon. fem. বৈকালিকী । বৈকালী n. the evening food-offering to a deity. 22)

(p. 792) bōṭakā resembling the body odour of a billy-goat, goatish. 32)

(p. 794) bauddha Buddhist, Buddhistic. n. a Buddhist. ̃চক্র n. the Buddhist cross or wheel. ̃ধর্ম n. Buddhism. ধর্মাবলম্বী a. Buddhist. n. a Buddhist. 15)

(p. 792) bōtala a bottle. বোতলে ভরা, বোতলে পোরা v. to bottle. 35)

(p. 789) bēlābasāna close the day, evening; (late) afternoon. 6)

(p. 765) bibēcanā deliberation; discretion; judiciousness, prudence; considerateness; thoughtful opinion (আমার বিবেচনায় = in my opinion, to my mind, according to me). বিবেচনা করা v. to consider; to deliberate; to judge; to think. বিবেচনাধীন a. under consideration. ̃শক্তি n. power of deliberation; discretion; power of judgment. বিবেচনা-সাপেক্ষ a. subject to consideration, under consideration. 24)

(p. 792) baiśēṣika a system of philosophy propounded by Kanada (কণাদ). 14)

(p. 786) bēlṭ a belt. 92)

(p. 794) byāpta extending or spreading over; pervaded; diffused; covered or beset or filled (with). ব্যাপ্তি n. extension, spread; extent; pervasion, diffusion; covering or besetment, filling. ব্যাপ্তিশীল a. expansive; pervasive; diffusive. 89)

(p. 760) bidhānika legislative. বিধানিক ক্ষমতা legislative power. বিধানিক প্রণালী legislative procedure. 4)

(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. 741) bātistambha a lightpost, a lamppost. 20)

(p. 740) bāḍ়ā2 to grow up, to develop (গাছ বাড়া); to increase (লোক বাড়া); to augment (বিপদ বাড়া); to be expanded (রাজ্য বাড়া); to aggravate (রোগ বাড়া); to flourish, to thrive (ধনসম্পদ বাড়া); to mend or sharpen (পেনসিল বাড়া); to grow audacious (বদমাশটা বড় বেড়েছে); to serve on a dinner-plate (ভাত বাড়া). a. mended; served on a dinner-plate; more or greater than ('সে মাটি মায়ের বাড়া'). বাড়ানো v. to develop; to increase; to multiply (বংশ বাড়ানো); to augment; to expand; to aggravate; to cause to mend or sharpen; to stretch; to extend, to crane (হাত বাড়ানো, গলা বাড়ানো); to cause to serve on a dinner-plate; to exalt or extol unduly or give undue importance to (অযোগ্য লোককে বাড়ানো); to exaggerate (বাড়িয়ে লেখা); to over-indulge (ছেলেটাকে সে বাড়িয়েছে); to enhance falsely (বয়স বাড়ানো). ̃বাড়ি n. excess; immoderation; intemperance; overmuchness; aggravation (রোগের বাড়াবাড়ি). বা়ড়াবাড়ি করা v. to go beyond the limit. বাড়াবাড়ি হওয়া v. to be aggravated; to be in excess. বাড়া ভাতে ছাই দেওয়া v. (fig.) to frustrate or foil somebody's hopes or plans almost at the point of success. 9)

(p. 761) binīta modest, demure; meek, submissive; docile; polite; desciplined. fem. বিনীতা । ̃ভাবে adv. humbly, politely. 36)