(p. 746) bārēndra a native of ancient Gauda গৌড় or North Bengal; one of a class of Bengali Brahmans. 28)

(p. 721) barjya same as বর্জনীয় । 87)

(p. 773) biṣāṇa a horn (of a beast); a wind instrument made of or shaped like a horn, a horn; a tusk. 31)

(p. 790) baibhaba Godhead; divinity; sanctifying grace, unction; glory; wealth, riches. ̃শালী a. endowed with divinity or unction or glory; wealthy, rich, opulent. 55)

(p. 717) baḍ়āi2, baḍ়āẏi an old woman named Yogamaya (যোগমায়া) who acted as a go-between in the affaire de coeur of Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); a decrepit old woman; a great grandmother. 7)

(p. 760) bidhbaṃsa complete ruin or destruction; devastation; demolition; বিধ্বংসী a. thoroughly ruining or destroying; devastating; demolishing.

(p. 785) bēcā to sell. a. sold. ̃কেনা n. buying and selling; traffic, trade. বেচাকেনা করা v. to trade or traffic (in), to buy and sell. বেচানো v. to cause to sell. 4)

(p. 761) binidra sleepless, wakeful (বিনিদ্র রজনী); vigilant. 20)

(p. 794) byākhyā explanation; interpretation; a detailed narration or description (usu. attended with comments); a commentary; an annotation. ব্যাখ্যা করা v. to explain; to expound; to interpret; to account for. ̃কর্তা, ̃কারী n. an explainer, an expounder; an annotator; a commentator; an interpreter. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a book of notes, a commentary, an annotation; a crib, a key. ̃ত a. explained, expounded; interpreted; accounted for. ̃ন n. explanation; exposition; interpretation; a commentary. ̃তা same as ব্যাখ্যাকর্তা । ̃মূলক a. explanatory, expositional. 57)

(p. 713) baktabya to be said; worth saying: under discussion; discussible. n. one's say; a subject or context or discussion.

(p. 721) barāsana a seat for the bridegroom at a wedding; a seat of honour; highest seat; a dignified or beautiful seat. 73)

(p. 721) bān̐cā to live, to keep alive; to subsist (বাঙালি ভাতে বাঁচে); to get back life, to be resuscitated, to revive (বিশল্যকরণীর গুণে লক্ষণ বাঁচলেন); to be saved or rescued or relieved; to remain unimpaired, to be kept up or maintained or protected (স্বাস্হ্য বাঁচা, মান বাঁচা); to escape, avoid or to be spared (লোকসান বাঁচা, খরচ বাঁচা); to become surplus (ভোজের শেষে অনেক সন্দেশ বেঁচেছে). বাঁচানো v. to give back life, to resuscitate, to revive; to save or rescue or relieve; to keep up, to maintain, to protect; to escape, to save, to cut, to curtail (খরচা বাঁচানো); to save from being consumed (খাবার বাঁচানো); to carry on, to maintain (চাকরি বাঁচানো). কারও পরে বেঁচে থাকা to outlive a person. কিছুর পরে বা কিছু এড়িয়ে বেঁচে থাকা to survive something. 260)

(p. 746) bārāndā a (roofed or open) portico or corridor, a veranda, a verandah; a balcony. 20)

(p. 721) bahirbāṇijya foreign trade, external trade; export. 211)

(p. 713) b the twenty-third letter of the Bengali alphabet. 2)