(p. 789) bēluna1 a roller for rolling chapaties; a cylinder. 11)

(p. 794) byādhiśūnya, byādhihīna free from disease; healthy. 76)

(p. 713) bakānō to cause to talk overmuch. 40)

(p. 786) bēmāluma unperceivable, unperceived; stealthy. adv. imperceptibly; stealthily. 74)

(p. 782) bēākkēla foolish, stupid, silly; devoid of common sense. বেআক্কেলে pop. var. of বেআক্কেল । 34)

(p. 800) brata a vow (religious or secular); practice of ascetical austerities in order to attain something (বিদ্যালাভের ব্রত); firm resolve attended with untiring endeavour (অর্থোপার্জনের ব্রত); penance (চান্দ্রায়াণব্রত). a. (used as a sfx.) undertaking or observing a vow (পুণ্যব্রত). ব্রত আচরণ বা পালন করা v. to observe a vow. ব্রত উদযাপন করা v. to fulfil a vow. ̃কথা n. holy or religious story, sacred story that is listened to as a penance. ব্রত গ্রহণ বা ধারণ করা, ব্রত নেওয়া v. to take a vow; to start practising certain religious rites. 5)

(p. 743) bābā2 a father, (coll.) dad. int. same as বাপু । বাবাজি n. a reverend father; a title applied to ascetics esp. to the Vaishnav ascetics; a term for addressing a son or a junior person. ̃জীবন n. a term for addressing a son-in-law or a son or a junior person. 34)

(p. 790) bēhum̐śa unmindful; heedless; careless; senseless; not in one's proper senses; fainted, swooned. 17)

(p. 717) baṇika a merchant, a trader; a banian; a vaishya or trader by caste. 11)

(p. 785) bējāẏagā a bad or wrong place; an improper place. 10)

(p. 761) bināẏaka a leader of the people; Ganesha (গণেশ) the god of the people; a teacher; a disciplinarian. 16)

(p. 767) bibhīṣaṇa extremely terrible. n. a character of the Ramayana; (fig.) a traitor to one's own family or country, a quisling, a fish-columnist. বিভীষণ-বাহিনী n. the fifth column. 6)

(p. 781) bṛṃhaṇa, bṛṃhita the call of the elephant. 17)

(p. 790) baidēha of Bideha (বিদেহ) or Mithila (মিথিলা), a province of ancient India. বৈদেহী a. fem. of বৈদেহ । n. Sita (সীতা) of the Ramayana. 43)

(p. 786) bēdhaka & n. one who or that which bores or pierces or perforates. 49)