(p. 738) bāchā2 to choose, to select; to pick and choose; to sort out or separate (ভালোমন্দ বাছা, খুদ বাছা); to eliminate unwanted elements from (চাল বাছা); to pick and eliminate or kill (উকুন বাছা). a. chosen, selected; sorted; freed from unwanted elements; choice, select (বাছা বাছা লোক = chosen or selected persons). 9)

(p. 761) bināmā shoe; boot; slipper. 15)

(p. 794) byājōkti deceitful utterance; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of an attempt to conceal something by means of a pretence. 66)

(p. 743) bāẏanānāmā, bāẏanāpatra a conditional agreement of bargain drawn up on payment of earnest money. 52)

(p. 800) brāhmaṇa a Brahman, a Brahmin; a Brahman priest; a part of the Vedas treating of religious rites. ̃ত্ব same as ব্রাহ্মণ্য । ̃পণ্ডিত n. a Brahman scholar. ̃সভা n. a council of Brahmans for theological and social discussion and arbitration. ̃সমাজ n. the community of the Brahmans. ব্রাহ্মণী n. a Brahman's wife; a female Brahman, ব্রাহ্মণ্য n. the state of being a Brahman; characteristics and especial powers of Brahmans; the peculiar functions and duties of Brahmans (also ব্রাহ্মণ্যধর্ম); the community of Brahmans. 19)

(p. 743) bāẏēna a player on a musical instrument of percussion. 56)

(p. 721) bandē mātaram I salute thee, Mother. n. the first two words or (loos.) the title of the national song of India, Bandemataram. 3)

(p. 741) bāti a lamp, a light; a candle; a stick or rod (গালার বাতি). 16)

(p. 748) bāsabhūmi place or country of residence; home country; motherland. 20)

(p. 794) byādhi a disease, an ailment, a malady, a morbidity. 71)

(p. 767) bibhrama illusion; delusion; doubt; a blunder, an error; folly or distraction caused by erotism; sport or enjoyment (esp. amorous). 15)

(p. 721) bān̐kā to bend, to curve (রেখাটি বেঁকেছে); to turn (পথটি এখানে বেঁকেছে); to become reluctant or unfavourable or ungracious or antipathetic (কর্তা বেঁকেছেন). a. bent, curved (বাঁকা বাঁশ); stopping, hunched (বাঁকা পিঠ); slanting, aslant (খুটিখানা বাঁকা); winding, tortuous, sinuous, spiral, roundabout (বাঁকা পথ); furtive, squint, oblique (বাঁকা চাহনি); cynical or unfriendly (বাঁকা দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি); crooked (বাঁকা মন); rude, harsh (বাঁকা কথা); insinuating; sly (বাঁকা উক্তি); reluctant, unfavourable, antipathetic. ̃চোরা a. having many curves and twists; not straightforward, crooked (বাঁকাচোরা কথা). বাঁকানো. v. to bend; to make reluctant or unfavourable or antipathetic. বেঁকে বসা v. to be placed or fixed slantingly; to become reluctant or unfavourable or antipathetic; to revise or retract one's previous opinion, desire, resolve etc., to refuse to fall in with or accede to. 258)

(p. 737) bāgicā a small garden. 10)

(p. 738) bāṭṭā (comm.) a discount. আসল বাট্টা true discount. 50)

(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)