(p. 773) biskuṭa biscuit. 49)

(p. 721) bām̐śa the bamboo. বাঁশ দেওয়া (sl.) to take the wind out of one's sails; to ruin. বুকে বাঁশ দেওয়া to make a person lie at full length in between two bamboo-poles and then roll the poles oppressively as a punishment; (fig.) to torment severely. বাঁশের চেয়ে কঞ্চি দড় (fig.) the chip is harder than the old block, the greenhorn is tougher than the veteran. বাঁশ বনে ডোম কানা (fig.) one cannot see the wood for the trees. ̃গাড়ি n. (law) planting a bamboo-pole in the ground of an estate as a sign of taking possession of it. ̃ঝাড় n. a bamboo-clump. 278)

(p. 717) baḍ়āi1 boast, bragging. বড়াই করা v. to boast, to brag. 6)

(p. 721) baẏōbṛddha advanced in age, aged, old; older. fem. বয়োবৃদ্ধা । বয়োবৃদ্ধি n. increase of age. বয়োবৃদ্ধির সঙ্গে সঙ্গে with the increase of age, as one grows old. 44)

(p. 767) bila1 a hole, a pore; a cavity; a cave; a fen; a marsh. 71)

(p. 721) bāgadā, bāgadā-ciṇḍ়i the prawn. 295)

(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. 721) barā2 the boar, the hog. 63)

(p. 773) biśbāsa belief, faith; trust, reliance; confidence; a religious faith; a notion. বিশ্বাস করা v. to believe, to put faith in; to trust, to rely (on), to confide in; to have a notion (that), to think. বিশ্বাস করে বলা v. to confide in. ̃ঘাতক, ̃ঘাতী a. treacherous; traitorous; betraying. n. a traitor (fem. a traitress); a betrayer. fem. ̃ঘাতিকা, ̃ঘাতিনী । ̃ঘাতকতা n. treachery; betrayal. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা v. to commit treachery; to betray; to play one false. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করে ধরিয়ে দেওয়া v. to betray. ̃পাত্র n. a reliable or trustworthy person, a confidant (fem. a confidante). fem. ̃পাত্রী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. breach of trust; perfidy; treachery. ̃ভাজন n. same as ̃পাত্র । a. trustworthy; reliable. ̃যোগ্য a. believable, credible; trustworthy, reliable. ̃হন্তা same as ̃ঘাতক । fem. হন্ত্রী । 15)

(p. 721) bandhaka pawning, mortgage, hypothecation; a pawn, a pledge. বন্ধক দেওয়া v. to pawn, to pledge, to mortgage, to hypothecate. বন্ধক রাখা v. to lend money taking something in pawn or mortgage. ̃গ্রহীতা n. a pawnbroker; a pawnee; a mortgagee. ̃দাতা n. a pawner; a mortgager. ̃পত্র n. same as বন্ধকি দলিল । বন্ধকি a. of pawning or mortgage or hypothecation (বন্ধকি দলিল = a mortgage deed); carrying on pawnbroking (বন্ধকি দোকান = a pawnshop); pawned, mortgaged, hypothecated (বন্ধকি সম্পত্তি). বন্ধকি কারবার a pawnbroker's business. বল্ধকি দোকান a pawnshop. 7)

(p. 741) bātābaraṇa environment, surroundings, atmosphere. 9)

(p. 748) bāhubala physical strength. ̃দৃপ্ত a. proud of physical stregnth or vigour. 54)

(p. 721) balā2 a sacrifice; sacrificing, sacrifice, immolation; a sacrificial beast, a victim; (fig.) one subjected to forcible death or suffering; a victim. বলি দেওয়া v. to immolate, to sacrifice; to victimize. 149)

(p. 758) bidrābaṇa turning into liquid, liquefaction. বিদ্রাবিত a. liquefied. 21)

(p. 789) bēlā2 the sea-shore, the coast, the sea-bank, the sea-beach; the full tide and ebb tide of the sea. 2)