(p. 721) banyā2 a flood; an inundation; a deluge. বন্যার জল floodwater. ̃পীড়িত a. floodstricken. ̃প্লাবিত a. flooded. ̃বিধ্বস্ত a. devastated by the flood; flood-stricken. 15)

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

(p. 773) bistāra stretching; stretch; tension; extension; extent; expansion; expanse; spread, amplification; width, breadth. বিস্তার করা v. to stretch; to extend; to expand; to spread; to amplify; to widen. বিস্তারিত same as বিস্তৃত । বিস্তারী a. spreading, extending. 53)

(p. 800) brahma2 the Absolute Being, God; a Brahman, a Brahmin. ̃চর্য n. a mode of life marked with devoted study of the Vedas and other scriptures and books of knowledge and with complete abstinence from sexual and secular pleasures. ̃চর্যাশ্রম n. the first stage of life (up to the age of 16) according to the Vedic Hindus when one has to practise brahmacharya (ব্রহ্মচর্য). ̃চারী n. one practising brahmacharya (ব্রহ্মচর্য); a Brahmin boy staying at the residence of the guru to receive his education, having undergone the sacrament of being invested with the holy sacrificial thread; one practising abstinence from sexual or other worldly pleasures and preparing to join an order of hermits. fem. চারিণী । ̃জ্ঞ a. one who has attained knowledge about God. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge about God. ̃জ্ঞানী a. having knowledge about God; following Brahmoism. n. one who has attained knowledge about God; a Brahmo. ̃ণ্য a. relating to God or to Brahmans. n. the superhuman power obtained through one's knowledge of God; uncommon spiritual power characteristic of Brahmans; Narayana নারায়ণ (usu. ব্রাহ্মণ্যদেব). ̃তালু n. the crown of the head, the palate. ̃তেজ n. uncommon power of a Brahman. ̃ত্ব n. Godhead; divinity. ̃ত্র n. a piece of rent-free land given away to a Brahman. ̃দৈত্য n. an anthropophagous ghost of a Brahman; a demoniac ghost of a Brahman; a Brahman demon. ̃পিশাচ n. a necrophagous ghost of a Brahman, a Brahman ghoul. ̃বাদী a. (capable of) expounding mysteries about God; engaged in studying the Vedas; having knowledge about God; versed in or following Vedantic philosophy. n. such a person. fem. ̃বাদিনী । ̃বিত্ same as ব্রহ্মজ্ঞ । ̃বিদ্যা n. a branch of learning imparting knowledge about God. ̃বৈবর্ত n. one of the eighteen puranas (পুরাণ). ̃ময় a. pervaded by the presence of God. ̃মীমাংসা n. the second part of the Vedanta treating of the nature and attributes of God. ̃রন্ধ্র n. the central pore of the palate. ̃লোক n. the abode of Brahma (ব্রহ্ম); the highest one of the seven mythological heavens. ̃শাপ n. a curse of or put by a Brahman. ̃সংহিতা n. a Vaishnava scripture. ̃সংগীত n. a song of devotion to God. ̃সূত্র n. the holy sacrificial thread worn by Brahmans; any one of the aphorisms of the Vedanta composed by Vyasa (ব্যাস). ̃স্ব n. property or possessions of a Brahman. ব্রহ্মস্বাপহরণ করা v. to rob or misappropriate the property of a Brahman. ̃স্বরূপ n. true nature and attributes of God. ̃হত্যা n. slaying of a Brahman. 11)

(p. 721) bahirgamana act of issuing forth, emergence; act of going out. বহির্গমন করা v. to issue forth, to emerge; to go out. 203)

(p. 790) bēhālā a violin, a fiddle. বেহালা ছড় a fiddlestick, a violin bow. ̃বাদক n. a fiddler, a violinist. 15)

(p. 748) biuli a variety of husked pigeon-pea.

(p. 748) bāsayōgya habitable. 21)

(p. 751) bikīrṇa diffused, dispersed. বিকীর্ণ করা same as বিকিরণ করা । বিকীর্ণ তাপ radiated or diffused heat. 24)

(p. 737) bāgha the tiger; (loos.) the panther, the leopard. fem. বাঘিনি the tigress. বাঘে গোরুতে এক ঘাটে জল খাওয়া (fig.) a very powerful administration under which even traditional antagonists behave as friends. বাঘের ঘরে ঘোগের বাসা (lit.) a tiger-wolf taking-up its abode in a tiger's lair; (fig.) a weakling settling in the lair of its deadly enemy. বাঘের বাচ্ছা a tiger's cub. বাঘের মাসি the cat. ̃ছড়ি, ̃ছাল n. the skin of a tiger. ̃নখ n. a tiger's nail; an ornamental pendant for the neck; an aromatic substance; (hist.) a nail-like weapon worn by Shivaji as handgloves. ̃বল্দি n. an indoor game akin to fox and geese. বাঘা n. (dero.) the tiger, a tigerling (গোবাঘা); (affec.) a traditional name of a dog. a. very large (বাঘা মাছ); very powerful (বাঘা শাসন); very efficient (বাঘা কেরানি, বাঘা খেলোয়াড়); extremely sour (বাঘা তেঁতুল); commanding submission from others, very imposing (বাঘা লোক). বাঘাম্বর n. a piece of tiger's skin worn as loincloth. 15)

(p. 773) biśēṣata especially; particularly; chiefly; moreover. 3)

(p. 790) bēsarakāri non-official, unofficial; not belonging to the government; private, personal. 2)

(p. 781) buruśa a brush. বুরুশ করা, বুরুশ দিয়ে ঝাড়া, বুরুশ লাগানো v. to brush. 12)

(p. 773) biśbēśbara God; Shiva (শিব). fem. বিশ্বেশ্বরী same as আদ্যাশক্তি (see আদ্যা). 17)

(p. 755) bichā the scorpion; a kind of broad necklace (usu. বিছাহার). 5)