(p. 741) bātāsa air; wind; a gust of wind; fanning; (usu. dero.) influence or touch (নাস্তিকের বাতাস). বাতাস করা v. to fan. বাতাস খাওয়া v. to enjoy fanning; to cool oneself with fanning; to take the air. বাতাস দেওয়া v. to fan; (fig.) to kindle or encourage (ঝগড়ায় বাতাস দেওয়া). বাতাস পাওয়া v. to get air; (of boats etc.) to get favourable wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by. বাতাস লাগা v. to get air or (of boats etc.) wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by; to be possessed by an evil spirit. বাতাসে ওড়া v. to fly in air; (fig.) to move light-heartedly or airily. বাতাসে ভর করে চলা v. (fig.) to move as swiftly as the wind; (fig.) to move very lightly; (fig.) to move light-heartedly. 13)

(p. 721) bāksa, bāksō a box; a case. ̃জাত, ̃বন্দি a. kept into a box. বাক্সজাত করা, বাক্সবন্দি করা v. to put into a box, to box. 284)

(p. 748) bāhulya numerousness or muchness; excess; superfluity. বলাই বাহুল্য (যে) (it) is needless to say (that); it goes without saying (that). ̃বর্জিত a. shorn of excesses or superfluities. ̃বোধে considering it superfluous or unnecessary. 57)

(p. 790) baijaẏanta the capital or the palace or the flag of Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. বৈজয়ন্তী n. fem. a flag, a banner, a multi-coloured garland. 28)

(p. 779) bībhatsa extremely abominable or repulsive or loathsome; horribly or outrageously shaped, monstrous. ̃তা n. extreme abominableness or repulsiveness or loathsomeness; monstrosity. ̃রস n. (rhet.) a description inspiring repulsion in the mind of a reader or hearer. 8)

(p. 786) bēdi, bēdikā an altar; a pulpit; a dais, a platform. 43)

(p. 715) baṅka, baṅkā (poet. & obs.) bent, curved, hunchbacked. 21)

(p. 751) bikalpa an alternative concept; an alternative; a substitute; doubt; (gr.) a variant or a doublet; (phil.) fancy. বিকল্প প্রমাণ alternative proof. বিকল্পে adv. alternatively; as a substitute. 15)

(p. 782) bṛhadākāra large in shape, big, enormous, huge, colossal. 29)

(p. 721) bān̐ṭana dividing, apportionment, allotment; distribution. 266)

(p. 792) baiśākha the first month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of April to the middle of May). বৈশাখী a. of Baisakh (বৈশাখী পূর্ণিমা). বৈশাখী ঝড় a northwester or nor-wester. 12)

(p. 721) bandhura uneven, rugged; rough. ̃তা n. unevenness, ruggedness; roughness. 10)

(p. 748) bāhana a riding animal, a mount; a vehicle; a medium (শিক্ষার বাহন); (iron.) a faithful follower; (dial.) rowing. sfx. denoting: mounting on (মহিষবাহন). 41)

(p. 715) bañcita deceived; beguiled, defrauded; deprived. fem. বঞ্চিতা । 34)

(p. 747) bārtā news, information; a message; a report; a dispatch. ̃জীবী n. a journalist. 5)