(p. 721) barṇana, barṇanā description; narration; delineation; depiction; a statement; coloration. বর্ণনা করা v. to describe; to narrate; to delineate; to depict; to colour, to paint. বর্ণনা দেওয়া v. to give an account (of). বর্ণনাকুশল a. proficient in describing or narrating or delineating or colouring or painting. বর্ণনাতীত a. indescribable. বর্ণনাতীত হওয়া v. to be indescribable, to beggar or defeat description. বর্ণনাপত্র n. a written statement describing or narrating something. বর্ণনীয় n. to be described or narrated; describable. 89)

(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. 779) bīra valiant, valorous; heroic; skilled in warfare; spirited. n. a valiant person; a heroic person, a hero; a skilled warrior; a spirited person; a great person (কর্মবীর). ̃চূড়ামণি n. the greatest of heroes. ̃জননী n. the mother of a hero. ̃জায়া n. the wife of a hero. ̃ত্ব n. valour; heroism. বীরত্বপূর্ণ a. valorous; heroic. বীরত্বব্যঞ্জক a. indicating valour or heroism; valorous, heroic. ̃দর্প n. a hero's challenge; a heroic assertion or declaration. ̃নারী same as বীরাঙ্গনা । ̃প্রসবিনী, ̃প্রসূ a. fem. giving birth to a hero or heroes; (of a country etc.) producing heroes. ̃বর n. a great hero. ̃বৌলি n. an earring worn by a hero (or generically by men). ̃ভোগ্যা a. fem. enjoyable only by heroes. বীরভোগ্যা বসুন্ধরা it is for the brave to conquer and enjoy the earth. ̃মাতা n. a hero's mother; a heroic mother. ̃রস n. (rhet.) a description that inspires heroism in the mind of a reader or hearer. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. the greatest among heroic men. n. a most valiant man. বীরা a. fem. of বীর (a.). n. a woman having both husband and son; a kind of wine. বীরাঙ্গনা n. a heroic woman; a hero's wife. বীরাচার n. a system of worship according to Tantrism. বীরাচারী a. one who has adopted this system. বীরাসন n. a particular posture of sitting on one's haunches whilst practising বীরাচার । বীরেশ্বর n. the greatest hero; Shiva (শিব). 9)

(p. 738) bājiẏē skilled in playing on a musical instrument. n. an instrumentalist. 28)

(p. 741) bātā a slip of bamboo or wood esp. one used in roofing, a lath, a slat. 4)

(p. 790) bēhadda extreme; out-and-out, thorough (বেহদ্দ বদমাশ); boundless (বেহদ্দ শয়তানি). বেহদ্দ বেহায়া shameless to the core. 7)

(p. 721) bāuri a lowly Hindu caste; a member of this caste. 247)

(p. 748) bāsanta, bāsantika of spring or springtime, vernal. বাসন্তী a. fem. vernal; light orange-coloured (বাসন্তীবাস পরা). n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). বাসন্তীপূজা n. a spring-festival when Goddess Durga is worshipped. 17)

(p. 747) bāliśa a pillow or a bolster. 30)

(p. 751) bikaṭa huge and hideous, monstrous. ̃দর্শন a. monstrous-looking, of a frightful appearance. ̃মূর্তি, বিকটাকার a. monstrously shaped. 6)

(p. 721) bahuḍ়i (obs.) a newly married woman, a childwife. 225)

(p. 790) baijaẏanta the capital or the palace or the flag of Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. বৈজয়ন্তী n. fem. a flag, a banner, a multi-coloured garland. 28)

(p. 782) bēgārē available for or rendering corvee service. 68)

(p. 748) bāsā3 a dwelling-house; a dwellingplace; a lodging-house; a rented or temporary residence; a habitat or a nest; (dero.) a haunt, a den (চোরের বাসা, দুর্নীতির বাসা). ̃ড়িয়া, ̃ড়ে n. a lodger. ̃বাড়ি n. a rented lodging-house. 28)

(p. 782) bē- denoting: absence, lack, negation, perversion etc. 31)