(p. 748) bāsanā2 desire, longing; wish; intention. বাসনা করা বা হওয়া v. to desire, to long (for); to wish; to intend. ̃কুল a. seized or overwhelmed with passion or desire. 16)

(p. 794) byabasāẏa, byabasā a profession, a calling, a vocation; trade, business, traffic, commerce. ব্যবসা করা v. to be engaged in trade or commerce; to trade (in), to traffic (in), to deal (in). ব্যবসায়ী, ব্যবসাদার a. engaged in business or commerce; trading or trafficking or dealing (in); commercial; mercantile; businesslike; commercial in spirit or temperament. n. a trader, a merchant, a tradesman, a trafficker, a dealer; a man in business; one who is commercial in spirit or temperament; one skilled in worldly affairs; one keenly alive to one's own interests. ব্যবসা-বাণিজ্য n. trade and commerce. ব্যবসায়ী প্রতিষ্ঠান a mercantile firm. ব্যবসায়ী-সংঘ n. a traders' guild; a mercantile corporation; a chamber of commerce. 38)

(p. 786) bētālā (of music) failing in measure, (of a musician) failing to maintain measure; (fig.) upset; confounded; confusing (বেতালা অবস্হা); (fig.) wayward or outlandish (বেতালা লোক). 11)

(p. 800) brāhmikā a female Brahmo. 20)

(p. 737) bāṅmaẏa full of words, wordy; composed of words, worded. বাঙ্ময়ী a. fem. of বাঙ্ময় । n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 21)

(p. 756) bijōḍ় odd, uneven; separated from the partner, unpaired, uncoupled; disjoined. বিজোড় সংখ্যা an odd number. 3)

(p. 785) bējāra disgusted; displeased; sulky. বেজার হয়ে with a bad grace. 11)

(p. 767) bimūḍh় incapable of discriminating; utterly stupid or ignorant; thoroughly fascinated or infatuated or bewitched; bewildered, confounded, stupefied. ̃তা n. incapability of discriminating; utter stupidity or ignorance; complete fascination or infatuation or bewitchment; bewilderment, confusion, stupefaction. 33)

(p. 721) bāi1 a title affixed to the names of Marathi or Rajput women. 233)

(p. 792) bōmā2 the yoke of a vehicle. 45)

(p. 738) bāñchita desired, longed-for, wished-for. fem. বাঞ্ছিতা । 36)

(p. 721) bām̐śi, bām̐śari a flute made of a kind of slender bamboo, a reed; a flute, a pipe. বাঁশি বাজানো v. to play on a flute, to pipe. 279)

(p. 786) bēdhana boring, piercing; perforation. বেধনী, বেধনিকা n. an instrument for boring; a drill, an auger; an awl. 51)

(p. 755) bijaẏa victory, triumph; conquest (ভারতবিজয়); subdual or vanquishment (দানববিজয়); success (কর্মে বিজয়লাভ); (obs.) act of going. ̃অভিযান n. a march for victory, a march for conquests; a victory march. ̃কেতন n. the banner of victory. ̃গর্ব n. pride of victory. ̃দৃপ্ত a. proud of victory, flushed with victory; triumphant. ̃লক্ষী n. the goddess of victory (cp. Minerva). বিজয়লাভ করা v. to be victorious or successful. ̃স্তম্ভ n. monument commemorating a victory, a victory pillar or column. বিজয়া n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); a female companion of Durga; the day on which the image of Durga is immersed (usu. বিজয়াদশমী). বিজয়া সংগীত n. any one of the songs about Durga's going to her husband's house leaving her paternal home. বিজয়ী a. victorious, triumphant; conquering; vanquishing. n. a victor; a conqueror; a vanquisher. fem. বিজয়িনী । বিজয়োত্সব n. celebration of victory; exultation for victory or success, triumph. বিজয়োত্সব করা v. to celebrate a victory. বিজয়োন্মত্ত a. beside oneself with joy for victory or success, madly rejoicing on account of victory or success. বিজয়োল্লসিত a. triumphant, exultant. বিজয়োল্লাস n. exultation for victory or success, triumph. 14)

(p. 721) bahiścarma epidermis, cuticle. 218)