(p. 782) bṛṣa the ox; the bull; (astrol.) the Taurus; (as a sfx.) the best specimen (নরবৃষ). ̃কাষ্ঠ n. a wooden stake to which are fastened the bulls of the Brisotsarga (বৃষোত্সর্গ) ceremony. ̃ধ্বজ n. one who is marked by one's bull; Shiva (শিব). ̃বাহন n. one who mounts on a bull; Shiva (শিব). ̃ভ same as বৃষ (except in the astrological sense). ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Taurus. ̃স্কন্ধ a. bull-necked; very strong. 18)

(p. 748) bāśuli a female deity of Bengal identified with Chandi (চণ্ডী). 4)

(p. 785) bēḍ়ē (coll.) excellent, fine; bravo. 25)

(p. 740) bāṇa an arrow, a shaft, a dart. বাণ ছোড়া v. to shoot an arrow. ̃বিদ্ধ a. pierced with an arrow. ̃লিঙ্গ n. a phallic symbol of Shiva. 12)

(p. 790) baibhāṣika alternative, variant. 56)

(p. 767) biśākhā the sixteenth of the twenty-seven stars according to Hindu astronomy. 104)

(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)

(p. 721) bahistbaka epidermis, cuticle. 222)

(p. 721) bāga2 bridle (বাগডোর); control (বাগে পাওয়া); device or mode (কাজের বাগ); opportunity or advantage (বাগ পেয়ে); (dial.) a way or route (সে কোন বাগে গেল ?). বাগ মানানো, বাগে আনা v. to bring under control. 290)

(p. 794) byākaṭēriẏā (in pl.) bacteria; (in sing.) a bacterium. 54)

(p. 794) byutpādita endowed with knowledge, made proficient; (gr.) etymologically derived. 112)

(p. 713) buli an earring or eardrop (বীরবউলি) 11)

(p. 761) bināmā shoe; boot; slipper. 15)

(p. 767) biśuddha very pure and clean; holy, sacred; perfectly faultless or unblemished, immaculate; unadulterated, genuine, pure (বিশুদ্ধ ঘৃত); raw (বিশুদ্ধ কোহল); unmixed (বিশুদ্ধ শান্তি); refined (বিশুদ্ধ সোনা); innocent (বিশুদ্ধ আমোদ); correct, accurate (বিশুদ্ধ অঙ্কফল). বিশুদ্ধচরিত্র a. of pure or immaculate character. ̃তা n. perfect purity or cleanness; holiness, sacredness; immaculateness; genuineness; purity; state of being unmixed; innocence; correctness, accuracy. বিশুদ্ধাত্মা a. pure-souled. বিশুদ্ধি n. same as বিশুদ্ধতা, and esp. purification or sanctification. 110)

(p. 773) biśōdhya purifiable; sanctifiable; refinable; cleansable; rectifiable, correctible, corrigible (usu. not incorrigible); amendable. 11)