(p. 767) bilba a kind of shell-fruit; the marmelos. ̃পত্র n. a leaf of the bel (বেল) tree. ̃স্তনী n. fem. having breasts as round and beautiful as a pair of bel (বেল) fruits. 100)

(p. 755) bijali, bijalī lightning; electricity. ̃তার n. electric wire. ̃পাখা n. an electric fan. ̃বাতি n. an electric light or lamp. 15)

(p. 751) bikṣipta scattered, dispersed, strewn; distracted (বিক্ষিপ্ত চিত্ত বা মন). ̃চিত্ত a. mentally disturbed. 37)

(p. 743) bāpadhana (usu. facet.) a dear son. 22)

(p. 761) binīta modest, demure; meek, submissive; docile; polite; desciplined. fem. বিনীতা । ̃ভাবে adv. humbly, politely. 36)

(p. 721) bāk speech, language; learning; the organ of speech. ̃চাতুরি, ̃চাতুর্য, n. cleverness of speech; gift of the gab; artful or wheedling language, a quibble. ̃চাপল্য n. flippancy in speech; flippant speech; loquacity, talkativeness. ̃ছল n. artfulness or wheedlesomeness of speech; equivocation; a quibble. ̃জাল same as বাগজাল । ̃পটু same as বাগ্বিদগ্ধ । ̃পটুতা, ̃পটুত্ব same as বাগ্বৈদগ্ধ । ̃পারুষ্য n. rudeness of speech; insulting words. ̃প্রণালী n. mode of speaking; an idiom. ̃প্রপঞ্চ n. elaborate speech; eloquence. ̃রোধ inc. but pop. var. of বাগ্রোধ । ̃শক্তি n. power or faculty of speaking. ̃শক্তিরহিত, ̃শক্তিহীন a. dumb; unable to speak; rendered speechless; dumbfounded. ̃সংযম n. exercise of restraint in speech, sparingness in use of words, reticence, taciturnity. ̃সর্বস্ব a. excelling only in words and incapable of action. বাক্সর্বস্ব ব্যক্তি a person of mere words, a wind-bag. ̃সিদ্ধ a. having the power to utter infallible words. fem. ̃সিদ্ধা । ̃স্ফূর্তি n. utterance of words. ̃স্বাধীনতা n. freedom of speech. 280)

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

(p. 786) bēpāttā without news of whereabouts, one whose whereabouts are unknown. 66)

(p. 743) bāmētara right. 47)

(p. 721) baraṇa2 devotional or respectful or cordial (and esp. ceremonial) reception or acceptance or nomination or election, welcome (প্রতিমাবরণ, গুরুবরণ, বধূবরণ, সভপতিপদে বরণ); submissive or deliberate acceptance (দুর্ভাগ্যবরণ); appointment, employment. বরণ করা v. to receive or accept or nominate or elect devotionally or respectfully or cordially (and esp. ceremonially), to welcome; to accept submissively or voluntarily; to appoint, to employ. ̃ডালা n. a wicker-tray holding articles with which one is received ceremonially. ̃পত্র n. a warrant. বরণীয় a. fit to be received or accepted or nominated or elected devotionally or respectfully or cordially (and esp. ceremonially), fit to be welcomed; fit to be accepted submissively or voluntarily; adorable; venerable; acceptable. fem. বরণীয়া । 53)

(p. 717) baḍ়śi, ban̐ḍ়śi a fish-hook. 4)

(p. 785) bējuta a tight corner; a disadvantage; indisposition (শরীরের বেজুত). a. (of situation) disadvantageous; (of health) indisposed. 14)

(p. 761) bipralambha disappointment; deception; quarrel; wrangling; failure of union or estrangement of lovers esp. at a tryst. 74)

(p. 786) bēdajña versed in the Vedas. 20)

(p. 738) bācaspatya eloquence; erudition. 2)