(p. 721) bān̐ṭa1 an udder, a teat, a dug. 263)

(p. 792) baiṣṇaba relating to Vishnu (বিষ্ণু); worshipping Vishnu; following the teachings of Chaitanya. n. a worshipper of Vishnu; a follower of Chaitanya, a Vaishnava; a Vaishnava mendicant. fem. বৈষ্ণবী । ̃ধর্ম n. the Vaishnava cult or religion; Vaishnavism. 19)

(p. 794) byāja2 a pretext, a pretence, simulation, deceit; a hindrance; interest for money; interest, use; delay. ̃স্তুতি n. false praise or eulogy; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of praise in garb of censure or censure in garb of praise, (cp.) irony, sarcasm. 64)

(p. 773) biṣṇu the second person of the Hindu Trinity who sustains the creation; Narayana (নারায়ণ), Hari (হরি). ̃প্রিয়া n. Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) the wife of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃লোক n. the abode of Lord Vishnu. 38)

(p. 785) bēṇi, bēṇī a braid, a plait; pigtail; a tress; a stream (ত্রিবেণী). বেণি বাঁধা v. to tress; to braid, to plait. ̃বদ্ধ a. tressed. ̃সংহার n. braiding or plaiting the hair; tressing the hair into a plait. 29)

(p. 748) bāhā2 the High Bengali form of বাওয়া2 । 42)

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

(p. 790) bēhudā unjust; unnecessary, useless. adv. unjustly; unnecessarily, uselessly, for nothing. 18)

(p. 748) bāśuli a female deity of Bengal identified with Chandi (চণ্ডী). 4)

(p. 773) biśbasta faithful; trusty, trustworthy, reliable, true; bonafide; believing; trusting, trustful, relying; confident. fem. বিশ্বস্তা । ̃তা n. trustworthiness; sincerity, bona fides. ̃সূত্রে adv. from a reliable source. 14)

(p. 773) bītarāga having lost interest (in) or attachment (to), disaffected; apathetic; disgusted. 91)

(p. 721) bahistbaka epidermis, cuticle. 222)

(p. 773) biharaṇa sporting or frolicking; amorous frolicking, dalliance; promenading. 71)

(p. 767) bimātṛsulabha like a step-mother; step-motherly; (fig.) neglectful. 27)

(p. 751) biṃśa twenty; twentieth. ̃তি n. & a. twenty. বিংশতিতম a. twentieth. fem. বিংশতিতমী । 2)