(p. 715) baca the sweet-flag. 24)

(p. 721) basabāsa residing or dwelling permanently, settling down. বসবাস করা v. to reside or dwell permanently, to settle down. 178)

(p. 713) bakaśi high government official of the Muslim regime in India whose chief duty was to act as a paymaster. 36)

(p. 721) ballaba a milkman; a cook. 163)

(p. 782) bēgabāna fast-moving, speedy, swift; having a great velocity; sped up; having a strong current, flowing rapidly. 61)

(p. 782) bēgārta extremely speedy; (fig.) utterly irresistible (বেগার্ত হৃদয়). 69)

(p. 755) bijāraṇa reduction. 18)

(p. 746) bārē bārē off and on; frequently; time and again. 29)

(p. 713) bakkāla a medicinal tree-bark. 45)

(p. 721) bāga1 a garden (গোলাপবাগ). 289)

(p. 751) bigata departed; passed by, gone by; past; dead. বিগত হওয়া v. to depart; to pass by, to pass away. ̃প্রাণ a. dead. ̃যৌবন a. past one's prime or youth. fem. ̃যৌবনা past one's prime. ̃শ্রী a. passed or fallen from one's glory or splendour; one who has lost one's beauty. ̃স্পৃহা a. one who has lost inclination or interest or appetite, rendered apathetic; one who has controlled or given up one's desires or cravings or longings. 45)

(p. 756) bijña learned, erudite; wise; experienced; expert; judicious, prudent. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. erudition, learning; wisdom; experience; expertness; judiciousness, prudence. 4)

(p. 751) bikṣipta scattered, dispersed, strewn; distracted (বিক্ষিপ্ত চিত্ত বা মন). ̃চিত্ত a. mentally disturbed. 37)

(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. 748) bāsudēba Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) the son of Vasudeva (বসুদেব). 34)