(p. 721) basti2, bastī the abdomen; the bladder. ̃শোধন n. a diuretic. 184)

(p. 715) bajjāta (lit. & rare) base-born; wicked; naughty; mischievous. বজ্জাতি n. wickedness; naughtiness; mischievousness, mischief-making. 29)

(p. 721) baẏēta a couplet (esp. one in Arabic or Persian or Urdu). 38)

(p. 721) bahirdbikhanḍaka (geom.) an external bisector. 209)

(p. 773) bīci1 a stone or pip or seed (of fruits); a testis (pl. testes), a testicle. 83)

(p. 782) bṛkṣa a tree; a plant. ̃কান্ড n. a treetrunk. বৃক্ষচ্ছায় n. extensive shade of rows of trees. ̃চ্ছায়া n. shade of a tree, tree-shade. ̃তল n. the foot of a tree. ̃তলে adv. under or underneath the tree. ̃নির্যাস n. exudation of a tree. ̃বাটিকা n. a garden-house. ̃ময় a. abounding in trees, woody. ̃মূল n. a tree-root; the foot of a tree; a treestump. ̃রোপণ n. planting trees. বৃক্ষরোপণ করা v. to plant a tree or trees. বৃক্ষহীন a. treeless. বৃক্ষাগ্র n. tree-top. বৃক্ষান্তরাল n. a place screened from the view by a tree or trees. বৃক্ষরূঢ় a. mounted or perched on a tree. বৃক্ষোপাসনা n. tree-worship. 2)

(p. 747) bālārka the newly-risen sun. 25)

(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. 786) bēdacarcā the study of the Vedas. 19)

(p. 792) bōkā stupid, foolish, silly. n. a stupid or silly person, a dunce, a fool, a simpleton. ̃চন্ডী, ̃রাম a. grossly stupid. n. a grossly stupid person. ̃পাঁঠা n. an over-grown billygoat; (fig.) an utter-fool. ̃মি n. stupidity, foolishness; a folly. 26)

(p. 760) bidhitsā desire to make provision or arrangements for, desire to provide for. 8)

(p. 786) bēla2 a large bundle, a bale. 86)

(p. 721) balaẏa an ornament for the wrist, a bangle, a bracelet; an annulus, a circular region, a sphere; an orb or orbit; a belt (শান্তবলয়). ̃গ্রাস n. (astr.) an annular eclipse. বলয়াকার, বলয়াঙ্কিত a. ringshaped, circular, annular. বলয়িত a. encircled, enclosed, surrounded (সাগরবলয়িত = sea girt); having a ring; ringshaped, circular, annular. বলয়ী a. (bot.-of roots etc.) annulated. 136)

(p. 786) bēdakhala (of a man) dispossessed, ousted, ejected; (of lands) put out of possession (of an occupier), not taken possession of (esp. by the owner), taken possession of unlawfully and often forcibly (as by an intruder). বেদখল করা v. to take possession of unlawfully (and esp. forcibly). বেদখল থাকা v. to remain unoccupied. বেদখল হওয়া v. to pass out of possession of; to be taken possession of unlawfully (and esp. forcibly). বেদখালি a. taken possession of unlawfully (and often forcibly). 17)

(p. 789) bēlānila sea-breeze. 5)