(p. 721) bān̐dha a dam; a breakwater, a bulwark; (geog.) a dyke. বাঁধ দেওয়া v. to dam. (fig.) to restrain. বাঁধ নির্মান করা, বাঁধ বাঁধা v. to build a dam or breakwater or dyke. 273)

(p. 767) bilaẏa dissolution; extinction. ̃বিন্দু n. (phys.) a vanishing point. 78)

(p. 721) bargi (hist.) the Maratha cavalry notorious for their free-booting inroads. 82)

(p. 773) biṣaẏa an object of sense-perception, a perceptible object; an object; a thing for enjoyment, earthly enjoyment or interests; worldly possessions; a property, an estate; (rare) domain, territory, a district; a topic, subject-matter, a theme; a cause (দুঃখের বিষয়); what relates to or concerns (এ ব্যাপার তারই বিষয়). prep. same as বিষয়ে । বিষয়আশয় n. property and riches. বিষয়ক sfx. denoting: concerning, relating to, about. ̃কর্ম n. earning one's living; management of an estate. ̃তৃষ্ণা n. thirst for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বাসনা n. desire for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বিতৃষ্ণ, ̃বিমুখ a. averse to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments; stoical. ̃বিতৃষ্ণা ̃বিমুখতা n. aversion to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বুদ্ধি n. shrewd tact for management of an estate or for maintenance of domestic economy; worldly wisdom. ̃বৈরাগ্য same as ̃বিতৃষ্ণা । ̃লালসা n. greed for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃সূচি,, (rej.) ̃সূচী n. agenda; a table of contents serially arranged. বিষয়ানুরাগ, বিষয়াসক্তি n. attachment to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. বিষয়ানুরাগী, বিষয়াসক্ত a. attached to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. fem. বিষয়ানুরাগিণী । বিষয়ান্তর n. another topic; a different topic. বিষয়ী a. attached to worldly riches and pleasures; possessing property; possessing an estate, landed. বিষয়ীভূত a. included in the domain or jurisdiction of (আইনের বিষয়ীভূত); included in the agenda (আলোচনার বিষয়ীভূত). বিষয়ে prep. concerning, relating to, regarding, about. 29)

(p. 751) bikrīta sold. 33)

(p. 756) bitasti the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger when fingers are extended, a span. 38)

(p. 789) bēṣṭa a fence, an enclosure; a circumference. বেষ্টক a. that which or one who surrounds; enclosing, surrounding, encircling; circumambient. বেষ্টন n. enclosing or surrounding; a wall (esp. one encompassing something); a fence, an enclosure; girth, circumference. বেষ্টন করা v. to enclose, to surround; to hem in. বেষ্টনী n. anything that encloses; a fence, an enclosure; a cordon; a wall; girth, circumference. 25)

(p. 715) baṭu, baṭuka (obs.) a Brahmin lad. 41)

(p. 786) bēniẏāna a broker or financier; a kind of loose jacket or undergarment; a banian, a banyan. 59)

(p. 747) bālāi an evil, a harm; a pest. int. an utterance to revoke a former utterance or to counteract a possible harm. (cp.) God forbid (বালাই, তুমি কেন মরবে?). বালাই নিয়ে মরা to die taking away with oneself all harm that may occur to another. বালাই ষাট same as বালাই (int.). 21)

(p. 721) bāki remaining (বাকি জীবন); outstanding (বাকি কাজ); unrealized or unpaid, overdue (বাকি পাওনা). n. the remainder, the balance; arrears (বাকি শোধ); credit (বাকিতে বেচা). বাকি পড়া v. to fall into arrears, to be overdue. বাকি খাজনা arrears of rent. বাকি জায় a list of unrealized rent or revenue. ̃তে adv. in arrears; on credit (বাকিতে জিনিস কেনা). ̃বকেয়া n. dues. বাকি রাখা v. to keep arrears; to default; to keep unpaid. 282)

(p. 758) bidbatkalpa appearing to be learned (though not really so); near learned, just short of being learned. 12)

(p. 789) bēlābasāna close the day, evening; (late) afternoon. 6)

(p. 715) baṅga, baṅgadēśa Bengal; the ancient name of East Bengal. ̃জ a. born or produced in Bengal. n. a section of kayasthas (কায়স্হ) of Bengal (also বঙ্গজ কায়স্হ). ̃দেশীয় same as বঙ্গীয় । ̃ভাষা n. Bengali. ̃বিভাগ, ̃ভঙ্গ n. the partition of Bengal. বঙ্গাধিপ same as বঙ্গেশ্বর । বঙ্গানুবাদ n. translation or rendering into Bengali. বঙ্গাব্দ n. the Bengali era (counted from 693 A.D.). বঙ্গীয় a. of Bengal; born or produced in Bengal; Bengali. বঙ্গেশ্বর n. a king of Bengal. 23)

(p. 721) balānbita powerful; strong; having armed forces or soldiers. 145)