(p. 786) bēphāẏadā futile, vain; purposeless; useless. 69)

(p. 789) bēśumāra innumerable, countless. 23)

(p. 761) binānō to plait (hair) in a pigtail, to queue, to tress; to intertwine into the shape (as of a pigtail); to narrate or fabricate at length, to spin out (বিনিয়ে বলা বা কাঁদা). 14)

(p. 717) baṇikasaṅgha a corporation or association of the traders; a guild. 12)

(p. 721) bahana carrying, bearing, conveying (যাত্রীবহন, সংবাদবহন); enduring, suffering (দুঃখবহন); flowing. বহন করা v. to carry, to bear, to convey; to endure or suffer. ̃যোগ্য, বহনীয় a. carriageable; bearable; conveyable; portable. 189)

(p. 786) bēnā verbena. বেনার মূল vertiver, cuscus. বেনাবনে মুক্তো ছড়ানো (fig.) to cast pearls before swine, to scatter seed amidst thorns. 55)

(p. 721) -bartinī of -বর্তী । 104)

(p. 800) blāuja blouse. 34)

(p. 721) bāināca the dance of a professional dancing girl. 237)

(p. 721) barā2 the boar, the hog. 63)

(p. 794) byatikrama infringement, violation, contravention (রীতির ব্যতিক্রম); exception. ব্যতিক্রম করা v. to infringe, to violate, to contravene. ব্যতিক্রমী a. discriminating; (loos.) exceptional; extraordinary. 25)

(p. 721) baliṣṭha robust, stout, sturdy, burly; vigorous, forceful (বলিষ্ঠ রচনা), কায় a. having a strong-built body, burly. তা n. robustness, stoutness, sturdiness; vigour. 154)

(p. 743) bānāna spelling (of a word), orthography. বানান করা v. to spell. ̃সমস্যা n. the problem of orthography. 10)

(p. 713) baṃśa2 a race; a family; lineage; pedigree; posterity; offspring, children. বংশে বাতি দেওয়া (fig.) to continue a line of descent (as by a descendant). ̃ক্ষয়, ̃নাশ n. loss, end or extinction of a family or race. ̃গত a. hereditary. ̃গতি n. heredity. গৌরব n. family prestige or pride; the glory of a family. ̃জ a. born of a particular family; of good lineage; born of a kulin (কুলীন) family which has been socially lowered by matrimonial alliance with an inferior family. ̃তালিকা n. a genealogical table, a family tree; a genealogy. ̃তিলক n. one who is the gem or the crowning glory of a family; the most remarkable member of a family. ̃ধর n. a descendant; a scion. ̃পরম্পরা same as বংশানুক্রম । ̃পরিচয় n. the family identity; the genealogy. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. increase or multiplication of a race or family, growth in family size; procreation; breeding. বংশবৃদ্ধি করা v. to increase or multiply one's race or family; to procreate; to breed. ̃বৈশিষ্ট্য n. a family characteristic. ̃মর্যাদা n. family prestige. ̃রক্ষা n. saving one's family or race; protection of one's family. ̃লতা same as বংশতালিকা । ̃লোপ same as বংশক্ষয় । 13)

(p. 779) bujā, bōjā to shut or close (চক্ষু বুজেছে); to be filled up (গর্ত বোজা). a. shut or closed; filled up. বুজানো v. to shut or close; to fill up. 18)