(p. 800) brata a vow (religious or secular); practice of ascetical austerities in order to attain something (বিদ্যালাভের ব্রত); firm resolve attended with untiring endeavour (অর্থোপার্জনের ব্রত); penance (চান্দ্রায়াণব্রত). a. (used as a sfx.) undertaking or observing a vow (পুণ্যব্রত). ব্রত আচরণ বা পালন করা v. to observe a vow. ব্রত উদযাপন করা v. to fulfil a vow. ̃কথা n. holy or religious story, sacred story that is listened to as a penance. ব্রত গ্রহণ বা ধারণ করা, ব্রত নেওয়া v. to take a vow; to start practising certain religious rites. 5)

(p. 717) bandaka singing in adoration, hymning; extolling; saluting; worshipping. n. one who sings in praise, a hymnist; one who extols; one who salutes; a worshipper, a votary; one employed to glorigy (esp. a prince) in songs (usu. at fixed hours and on particular occasions). 60)

(p. 748) bāstabika true, real, actual; sure. adv. indeed, really. ̃পক্ষে adv. as a matter of fact. 36)

(p. 782) bēganiẏāmaka a speed-governor. 59)

(p. 717) banānta the outskirts or end of a forest. 51)

(p. 751) bikṛta perverted; corrupted, vitiated; decomposed (বিকৃত শব); morbid (বিকৃত মন); deranged; deformed (বিকৃত অঙ্গ); disfigured (বিকৃত চেহারা); monstrous or revolting (বিকৃত মূর্তি). বিকৃত করা v. to pervert; to corrupt, to vitiate; to deprave; to decompose; to affect with morbidity; to derange; to disfigure; to make unnatural (as voice). ̃কন্ঠ n. unnatural or affected voice; hoarse voice; gruff voice. a. speaking in an unnatural or affected voice (esp. to conceal one's natural voice); speaking in a hoarse or in a gruff voice. ̃চরিত্র a. corrupted or vitiated in character, depraved. ̃বুদ্ধি a. perverted in thoughts, evil-minded, wrong-headed. ̃মস্তিষ্ক a. mentally deranged, insane; crazy. ̃রুচি a. perverted in taste. n. a perverted taste. ̃স্বভাব a. perverted in nature, peevish. ̃স্বর same as বিকৃতকন্ঠ । বিকৃতি n. perversion; corruption, vitiation; decomposition, morbidity; derangement; deformity; disfigurement, disfiguration. 26)

(p. 765) bibiẏānā the style of living in ease and foppishness (as of a European lady); adoption of this style by a non-European woman. 18)

(p. 794) bōlacāla speech and conduct; pertness and glibness; blustering; affected speech and air; suspiciously shrewd speech and conduct. 11)

(p. 789) bēlāmukha the beach-head. 9)

(p. 786) bēdajñāna knowledge of the Vedas. 21)

(p. 746) bārīndra, bārīśa the occean. 23)

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

(p. 786) bēnajira without a precedent, without an example, unexampled; unparalleled. 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. 785) bēñca, bēñci a bench, a form. 15)