(p. 737) bāgīśa, bāgīśbara an eloquent man; a fluent speaker; an orator; (fem. an oratress, an oratrix). বাগীশ্বরী fem. of বাগীশ । n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 12)

(p. 773) biśōdhya purifiable; sanctifiable; refinable; cleansable; rectifiable, correctible, corrigible (usu. not incorrigible); amendable. 11)

(p. 721) bardhana increase, augmentation, multiplication, growth, development, expansion. a. same as বর্ধক (গৌরববর্ধন কার্য). বর্ধন করা v. to increase, to augment, to multiply, to enhance; to develop, to expand. ̃ক্ষম a. capable of being increased or augmented or multiplied or grown or developed or expanded. ̃শীল a. in a state of increase or augmentation or enhancement or development or expansion, growing, thriving, prosperous. বর্ধানাঙ্ক n. (phys.) power (of a lens). 111)

(p. 765) bibhājikā of বিভাজক । 38)

(p. 785) bējāta a different caste; a degenerated caste. a. degenerated in caste; bastard, illegitimate. 8)

(p. 779) bujha consolation; gumption; mutual understanding or agreement; explanation or manipulation (হিসাবের বুঝ); বুঝ থাকা v. to have mutual understanding or agreement. বুঝ দেওয়া v. to console or comfort; to explain or manipulate (accounts). বুঝ মানা v. to agree to be consoled, to accept consolation. ̃সুঝ n. gumption and patience. 19)

(p. 756) biḍ়āla the cat. fem. বিড়ালী the she-cat. বিড়ালের ভাগ্যে শিকে ছেঁড়া (fig.) an undeserving person comes in for a windfall; unexpected success. ̃ছানা n. a kitten, a catling. ̃জাতীয় a. feline. ̃তপস্বী n. (fig.) a rogue feigning piety, a sanctimonious rogue, a hypocrite. ̃তুল্য a cat-like, feline. বিড়ালাক্ষী a. cat-eyed. 26)

(p. 747) bālā2 a bangle for the wrist. 20)

(p. 743) bāpu a term for addressing a child or a junior person (in affection or disgust), my boy, my girl; an expression emphasizing disgust, amazement, interrogation etc. (একি জ্বালা বাপু, বাপুরে, কী হল বাপু). 28)

(p. 765) bibijāna (Mus.) a term of endearment to address one's wife; a European lady or a foppish and ease-loving woman. 16)

(p. 765) bibarta rotation, revolution; change; transformation; a changed or developed state; presence or existence in a particular manner; (phil.) illusory existence; illusion, maya. বিবর্তন n. rotation, revolution; act of moving back, return; change, transformation; evolution. বিবর্তনবাদ n. the theory of evolution. ̃বাদ n. (phil.) the doctrine of illusion or maya. বিবর্তিত a. rotated, revolved; moved back, returned; changed, transformed. 3)

(p. 765) bibhābasu the sun. 43)

(p. 756) bidalita thoroughly trampled or thrashed; routed; extremely oppressed. বিদলিত করা v. to trample or thrash thoroughly; to rout; to oppress extremely. 51)

(p. 761) bipitā a step-father. 65)

(p. 765) bibhājya to be divided or partitioned or apportioned or distributed, dividable; (math.) divisible. n. (math.) a dividend. ̃তা n. state of being dividable; (math.) divisibility. 39)