(p. 786) bēdānta the Vedanta, the Upanishad; a theological treatise by Vyasa (ব্যাস). ̃বাদ n. the doctrine contained in the Vedanta. বেদান্তবাদী same as বৈদান্তিক । 41)

(p. 785) bēḍ়ājāla a kind of fishing net that brings the fish within an enclosure. 23)

(p. 789) bēluna1 a roller for rolling chapaties; a cylinder. 11)

(p. 721) barāha the boar, the hog; the third incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) when he slew Bara (বরা) the demon. fem. বরাহী the sow. 74)

(p. 773) biśbēśbara God; Shiva (শিব). fem. বিশ্বেশ্বরী same as আদ্যাশক্তি (see আদ্যা). 17)

(p. 748) bāhāttara seventy-two. বাহাত্তুরে a. (lit. & rare) aged seventy-two years; (pop. & facet.) senile. বাহাত্তুরে ধরা, বাহাত্তুরে পাওয়া v. to be stricken with senility. 43)

(p. 792) bōṭa a boat. 31)

(p. 721) bāgaḍ়ā (coll.) an obstacle, a hindrance, a hitch. বাগড়া দেওয়া v. to create a hitch, to hinder; to make a bottleneck; to take the wind out of one's sails. 292)

(p. 747) bārdhakyatattba, bārdhakyabidyā the study of the problems of old age; gerontology. 10)

(p. 751) bighā a measure of flat area (= 64 sq. cubits = ⅓ or .33 acre approx). বিঘাকালি n. (arith.) square-measure in terms of bighas (বিঘা). 54)

(p. 779) bīna var. of বীণা । ̃কার, ̃বাদক n. a vina-player. 6)

(p. 721) bahara a collection or multitude (পোত বহর); a fleet (মিরবহর); width, breadth (বহরে বড়); ostentatious show, glamour (রূপের বহর, কাজের বহর). 191)

(p. 721) baẏōdharma same as বয়োগুণ । 41)

(p. 717) -banta denoting: possession or endowment (লক্ষ্মীবন্ত, রূপবন্ত). 59)

(p. 765) bibāda a quarrel, a brawl; altercation; a dispute; a conflict; strife, hostility; a fight; an action at law, litigation; a breach of friendly relation. বিবাদ করা v. to quarrel, to brawl; to altercate; to dispute; to fight; to fight at law; to sever friendly relation. ̃প্রিয় a. quarrelsome; factious; litigious. ̃বিসংবাদ n. quarrels or brawls; disputes. ̃সূচি n. cause list. বিবাদী a. concerning a quarrel or dispute; under dispute (বিবাদী সম্পত্তি); contending; contesting; litigant; opposing, hostile. n. a contestant; a litigant; an opponent; the opposite party; the defendant (as opposed to the plaintiff); a note opposing the principal note of a musical mode. fem. বিবাদিনী (not in the musical sense). 12)