(p. 721) bāgdēbī Saraswati, the goddess of speech. 298)

(p. 756) bitanḍā unnecessary argument; sophistical debate; (phil.) sophistry. 30)

(p. 786) bēttā (used as a sfx.) versed in. 13)

(p. 721) bāōẏā2 not containing any embryo, barren, addle (বাওয়া ডিম = an addle egg, a wind-bag). 250)

(p. 767) billi the cat. 101)

(p. 790) bēhāi the father-in-law or an uncle-in-law of a son or daughter. 8)

(p. 743) bāphatā taffeta, taffety. 30)

(p. 800) brahma1 Burma (also ব্রহ্মদেশ). ̃বাসী a. Burmese. n. a Burmese, a Burman. fem. ব্রহ্মবাসিনী । 10)

(p. 743) bāpēra janmē never in my life (বাপের জন্মে শুনিনি). 29)

(p. 743) bābada on account of. n. an account. এই বাবদ on this account, on account of this. কীসের বাবদ on what account. কোন বাবদ in which account; on what account. 31)

(p. 738) bājī the horse; an arrow. 29)

(p. 758) bidbāna learned; erudite. n. a learned or erudite man, a savant, a scholar. 13)

(p. 767) biẏālliśa forty-two. 44)

(p. 767) bibhēda difference; differentiation; splitting up into factions, disintegration; separation, division. বিভেদ করা v. to differentiate. বিভেদ সৃষ্টি করা v. to create dissension or disunity. ̃পন্হা n. dissension; separatism; factionalism. see also বিচ্ছিন্নতাবাদ । ̃মূলক a. disintegrating; separatist. বিভেদ সৃষ্টিকারী a. one who or that which creates dissension or separatism or factionalism or disintegration. কলাবিভেদ n. (bot.) differentiation of tissues. 13)

(p. 761) binōda act of making pleasant; pleasure; pleasant sport or diversion. a. pleasant; beautiful; good-looking. বিনোদন n. making pleasant; act of giving pleasure, entertainment or gratification (চিত্তবিনোদন); removal, relaxation (শ্রমবিনেদন). বিনোদনমূলক a. entertaining, relating to entertainment. বিনোদিত a. made pleasant; entertained or gratified. বিনোদিয়া a. (obs. & poet.) pleasant, charming, beautiful. বিনোদী a. making pleasant; pleasurable, pleasant; entertaining or gratifying. বিনোদিনী a. fem. of বিনোদী beautiful, pleasant; n. Shriradhika. 40)