(p. 717) baldēgi (Mus.) humble salutation. বন্দেগি জনাব I humbly salute you, sir; I bow to thee, sir.

(p. 794) byāsa a diameter or its measure; width, breadth; expanse; Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata. ̃কুট n. any one of the obscure passages of Vyasa's (ব্যাস) writings; an obscure composition. ̃বাক্য n. (gr.) formal words used in expounding a compound word. ব্যাসার্ধ n. a radius (pl.: radii). 103)

(p. 758) bidruma ruby; coral; a young shoot. 22)

(p. 786) bēdacatuṣṭaẏa the four Vedas (namely, ঋক্ সাম, যজুঃ, অথর্ব). 18)

(p. 761) binirdēśa ruling. 34)

(p. 751) bikēndraṇa decentralization. 27)

(p. 786) bēlana, bēlanā rolling (esp. chapaties) with a roller; a rolling-pin; a cylindrical roller to roll chapaties; a cylinder. বেলনাকার a. cylindrical. 95)

(p. 790) bēhēḍa having one's head turned; arrogant; bereft of common sense; bereft of power of thinking; thoughtless; off one's head (বেহেড মাতাল); besotted, sottish (নেশায় বেহেড). 19)

(p. 792) baiśākha the first month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of April to the middle of May). বৈশাখী a. of Baisakh (বৈশাখী পূর্ণিমা). বৈশাখী ঝড় a northwester or nor-wester. 12)

(p. 794) byādhimandira (lit.) a shrine of diseases; (fig.) the body. 74)

(p. 794) bōlatā the wasp, the hornet. 13)

(p. 782) bṛhaspati (myth.) the preceptor of gods; (astr.) the Jupiter; Thursday (usu. বৃহস্পতিবার). একাদশে (or একাদশ) বৃহস্পতি (astrol.) a very auspicious conjunction of stars in one's life. বুদ্ধিতে বৃহস্পতি a Brihaspati (বৃহস্পতি) in intelligence, a very intelligent person. বৃহস্পতির বারবেলা (astrol.) a part of Thursday considered utterly inauspicious for any work. 30)

(p. 747) bārdhakya old age, the vale of years; decrepitude. ̃গ্রস্ত a. old, decrepit. 9)

(p. 751) bikampita trembling, rudely shaken. 7)

(p. 794) bōlabōlā fame and power, predominance. 14)