(p. 782) bṛṣa the ox; the bull; (astrol.) the Taurus; (as a sfx.) the best specimen (নরবৃষ). ̃কাষ্ঠ n. a wooden stake to which are fastened the bulls of the Brisotsarga (বৃষোত্সর্গ) ceremony. ̃ধ্বজ n. one who is marked by one's bull; Shiva (শিব). ̃বাহন n. one who mounts on a bull; Shiva (শিব). ̃ভ same as বৃষ (except in the astrological sense). ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Taurus. ̃স্কন্ধ a. bull-necked; very strong. 18)

(p. 792) bairāgya apathy towards worldly interests; stoicism; philosophical or spiritual consciousness. বৈরাগ্যোদয় n. access of philosophical or spiritual consciousness (in one's mind); awakening of the spirit of renunciation. 8)

(p. 747) bālāmaci horse-hair. 24)

(p. 758) -bidha sort, kind, type etc. (বহুবিধ = of many kinds.) 24)

(p. 741) bātidāna a lampstand; a candle-stick. 18)

(p. 747) bālba an electric bulb. 17)

(p. 760) bidhāna a scriptural prescript or ruling; a prescript, a ruling (সভাপতির বিধান); a prescription (পথ্যবিধান); provision, arrangement (আনন্দবিধান); legislation; a law; a rule; a system (নববিধান). বিধান দেওয়া v. to prescribe; to issue a ruling, to rule. ̃কর্তা n. a director (fem. directress, directrix), a regulator, a controller; a law-giver; a legislator. fem. ̃কর্ত্রী । ̃তন্ত্র n. a code of laws; a system of legislation. বিধান-পরিষদ n. a legislative council. ̃শাস্ত্র n. jurisprudence, law. ̃সংসদ n. the Parliament. ̃সংহিতা n. a treatise on jurisprudence, a law-book. ̃সভা n. a legislative assembly. 3)

(p. 792) bōtāma a button. বোতাম পরানো বা লাগানো v. to button; to fit with buttons; to sew a button into. বোতামের ঘর বা ঘাট n. a button-hole. 36)

(p. 738) bāṭṭā (comm.) a discount. আসল বাট্টা true discount. 50)

(p. 773) biśba the world, the earth; the universe. a. all; entire, whole. ̃কর্মা n. (myth.) the heavenly architect (cp. Vulcan). ̃কোষ n. an encyclopaedia, a cyclopaedia. ̃চরাচর n. the entire universe mobile and immobile. ̃জন n. all people of the world; mankind. ̃জননী n. the mother of the universe; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃জনীন a. universal; philanthropic. ̃জনীনতা n. universality; philanthropy. ̃জিত্ n. conqueror of the world. ̃নাথ n. God; Shiva (শিব). ̃নিখিল same as বিশ্বসংসার । ̃নিন্দুক a. (given to) decrying the whole world, decrying everything and everybody in the world; (loos.) censorious; cynical. ̃পরিক্রমা n. going or walking round the world, travelling round the world. ̃পা, ̃পাতা, ̃পালক n. the preserver of the world; God. ̃পিতা n. the father of the world; God. ̃প্রীতি, ̃প্রেম n. universal love; philanthropy. ̃প্রেমিক a. loving the whole universe; philanthropic. n. one who loves the whole universe; a philanthropist, a philanthrope. ̃বন্দিত a. world famous, universally acclaimed. ̃বাসী a. inhabiting the world; cosmopolitan. n. same as ̃জন । ̃বিখ্যাত a. world-famous. ̃বিদ্যালয় n. a university. ̃বিধাতা n. the creator of the world, God. ̃বিমোহন, ̃বিমোহী a. charming or bewitching the whole world. fem. ̃বিমোহিনী । ̃বিশ্রুত same as ̃বিখ্যাত । ̃ব্যাপি a. world-wide. ̃ব্রহ্মাণ্ড n. the whole universe. ̃ভ্রাতৃত্ব, ̃মানবতা n. international brotherhood, internationalism. ̃মৈত্রী n. universal or international friendship or amity. ̃ম্ভর n. one who sustains the world; God; Narayana (নারায়ণ). ̃ম্ভরা n. fem. She who sustains all creatures; Mother Earth; the earth. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a world war. ̃রূপ n. the body in which the entire universe is reflected or exhibited; one whose form is represented by the entire universe; Narayana (নারায়ণ). ̃শান্তি n. world peace. ̃সংসার n. the whole universe. ̃সংসারে adv. in the whole universe; all over the world. ̃সাহিত্য n. the literature of the world, world literature. ̃সৃষ্টি n. the creation of the world. ̃স্রষ্টা n. the Creator of the world, God. 13)

(p. 748) bāsuki (myth.) the snake-king. 33)

(p. 721) balābali conversation; talk; talking; discussion; repeated requests. বলাবলি করা v. to converse; to discuss; to request repeatedly. 147)

(p. 721) balkala, balka the rind of a tree, bark. বল্কলধারী a. wearing bark (instead of a loincloth). fem. বল্কলধারিণী । 160)

(p. 773) bistara many or much; too many or too much. n. a lot, plenty. 52)

(p. 790) baibasbata solar (বৈবস্বত মন্বন্তর = the solar dissolution). n. God Sani (শনি); Yama (যম) the god of death. 53)