(p. 743) bāmācāra a religious practice, prescribed in Tantrism, to be performed by a man in collaboration with a woman. বামাচারী n. a follower of this practice. 45)

(p. 789) bēllika lascivious, misbehaved; impudent; brazen-faced. 16)

(p. 761) biphala fruitless, unsuccessful, vain, futile, abortive, unavailing, inefficacious, ineffective; useless. বিফল করা v. to baffle, to foil, to frustrate. বিফল হওয়া v. to abort, to be of no avail; to be foiled; to become unsuccessful, to fail. বিফলতা n. failure, futility, fruitlessness; uselessness. ̃প্রযত্ন a. failed in one's attempt, baffled. বিফলীকরণ n. baffling or foiling. বিফলীকৃত a. baffled, foiled. বিফলীভূত a. baffled, foiled, frustrated. বিফলে adv. in vain; in case of failure. 77)

(p. 748) bāsindā an inhabitant, a native; a resident, an inmate; a dweller. 32)

(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. 738) bāja2 the hawk; the falcon. 14)

(p. 740) bāḍ়bāḍ়nta great or growing prosperity; (iron.) bluster; lofty show. 6)

(p. 721) bahiraṅga external; outer; superficial; unrelated. n. an external limb. 197)

(p. 721) barapha snow; ice. ̃জল n. ice-water. ̃তুল্য a. icy. 57)

(p. 773) biśēṣōkti (rhet.) a figure of speech in which a cause is mentioned as not producing the usual result (cp. paradox). 6)

(p. 740) bāḍ়i2 a house; a building; a dwelling-house, an abode; a residence; a home. ̃ওয়ালা n. the owner of a house (esp. of tenanted one), (cp.) a landlord (fem. a landlady). fem. বাড়িওয়ালি, (coll.) বাড়িউলি । ̃ঘর n. homestead; houses and buildings; habitations. ̃ভাড়া n. house-rent; rent of a dwelling house. ̃মুখো a. & adv. homeward; homebound. যমের বাড়ি (fig.) death's door. 11)

(p. 758) bidūra remote (বিদূর সম্পর্ক). n. a remote place (দূরে-বিদূরে). 4)

(p. 741) bāthāna a cowhouse, a cattle-shed; a grazing ground, a pasture. 23)

(p. 748) bāhinī2 (ori.) a division of army comprising 81 elephant-riders, 81 charioteers, 243 horsemen and 45 footsoldiers; an army, a battalion; a river, a stream. 50)

(p. 794) byābartana, byābarta a coming or bringing back, return; rotation; (sc.) torsion. ব্যাবর্ত-তুলা n. a torsion-balance. ব্যাবর্তশির n. a torsion-head. ব্যাবর্তিত a. returned; returning; rotated; rotating; twisted. 90)