(p. 721) bāgdēbī Saraswati, the goddess of speech. 298)

(p. 785) bēṭhika erroneous, incorrect, wrong; improper; uncertain. 18)

(p. 746) bārēka (chiefly poet.) once, only once, but for once. 27)

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

(p. 748) bāsana2 a vessel or container; a utensil. ̃কোসন n. pl. utensils collectively. 14)

(p. 786) bēdastura contrary to rule or practice, unconventional. 35)

(p. 713) bakabakama denoting: the cooing of the pigeon or any similar noise. 28)

(p. 786) bēdabit versed in the Vedas. 27)

(p. 721) bandhana binding, fastening, tying; tethering; a tie, a bondage (বন্ধনমোচন); clasping or embracing, a clasp or embrace (ভুজবন্ধন); obstruction, an obstacle (স্রোতোবন্ধন); restraint, stoppage; confinement (কারাবন্ধন); composition (করবীবন্ধন); construction (সেতুবন্ধন); unification (হৃদয়ে হৃদয়ে বন্ধন). বন্ধন করা v. to bind, to tie, to fasten; to tether; to clasp, to embrace; to obstruct, to restrain, to stop; to confine, to shut in; to unite. ̃গ্রন্হি n. a knot. ̃দশা n. captivity; imprisonment, incarceration. ̃ফলক n. a splint. ̃মুক্তি n. freedom from bondage or captivity. ̃রজ্জু n. a rope for tying or fastening, a tether. ̃স্তম্ভ n. a tying post. ̃হীন a. without ties or fetters; united; unfettered; uncontrolled; unrestrained. বন্ধনী n. any device to bind or fasten, a tic, a band, a ligament; (print. & math.) a bracket. বন্ধনীভুক্ত a. bracketed. 8)

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

(p. 751) bicchu the scorpion; (fig.) a very clever but naughty and mischievous person; (ছেলেটা একটা বিচ্ছু). a. (fig.) very clever but mischievous (বিচ্ছু ছেলে). 75)

(p. 786) bēmānāna unfitting; unbecoming; irrelevant; inappropriate; ill-matched; incompatible; awkward. 73)

(p. 773) bītakāma freed from desire or all desires, past all desires. 89)

(p. 785) bēta cane; rattan, ratan; a ferule; a stroke of ferule. বেত মারা, বেতানো v. to cane; to flagellate. বেত লাগানো v. to beat with a cane, to cane; to fit or mend with cane or strips of cane (as a chair). বেতের চেয়ার a cane-chair. বেতের ছড়ি a walking-stick made of cane, a rattan, a cane. বেতের ঝুড়ি a wicker-basket.

(p. 747) bāli sand; gravel; grit. বালি ধরানো v. (in building construction) to plaster. ̃পূর্ণ, ̃ময় a. sandy; full of sand. বালির বাঁধ (fig.) an ineffectual action or measure (বালির বাঁধ দিয়ে দুঃখ ঠেকানো); (fig.) a transitory object, a deceptive foundation ('বড়র পীরিতি বালির বাঁধ').বালির প্রাসাদ (fig.) a house of cards; a very transitory or deceptive foundation. 26)