(p. 756) bitasti the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger when fingers are extended, a span. 38)

(p. 773) biśliṣṭa disunited, detached, disjointed; separated; analysed. বিশ্লিষ্ট করা v. to disunite, to detach, to disjoin; to separate; to analyse. 24)

(p. 786) bēdanindaka a disparager or rejector of the teachings of the Vedas; an atheist. 24)

(p. 721) barāṅga the best part of the body; the head. a. fine-limbed. 64)

(p. 721) bartulākāra spherical, round, circular. 108)

(p. 756) bijñā of বিজ্ঞ । 6)

(p. 717) baṇika a merchant, a trader; a banian; a vaishya or trader by caste. 11)

(p. 794) byāpī (used as a sfx.) extending over, pervading. 87)

(p. 717) bandi imprisoned; confined; captivated. n. a prisoner; a captive. বন্দি করা v. to imprison; to capture, to take one prisoner. 63)

(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. 790) baitāla, baitālika one employed to glorify (esp. a prince) in songs (usu. at fixed hours). 36)

(p. 740) bāṇī word; speech; a message; a maxim, an apophthegm; Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 14)

(p. 738) bāñchanīẏa desirable; agreeable. 34)

(p. 751) bigarhita abominable, detestable; forbidden (শাস্ত্রবিগর্হিত); disgraceful. 46)

(p. 741) bātābi the shaddock, the pompelmoose, the pomelo (also বাতাবি লেবু). 11)