(p. 756) bitarka deliberation; a debate; argument, reasoning; wrangling, a dispute; doubt. ̃ণীয় a. debatable; arguable; disputable. বিতর্কিকা n. a debate; a debating forum. বিতর্কিত a. deliberated upon; debated; argued, reasoned; disputed; doubted. 35)

(p. 751) bikartana the sun. 8)

(p. 781) bulabula, bulabuli a bird of the Pycnonotus genus, the bulbul. 14)

(p. 713) baṃśīẏa born of a particular family or race; pertaining to a family or race; familial. 20)

(p. 721) bān̐ṭula a small ball (usu. of iron and used as a missile); (iron.) a short and fat man, a dumpy. 268)

(p. 738) bācāla talkative, garrulous; voluble. বাচালতা n. talkativeness, garrulity; volubility. 3)

(p. 738) bāchabicāra discrimination or choice (usu. meticulous or over-cautious one); prejudicial abstinence or avoidance. বাছবিচার করা v. to choose meticulously or over-cautiously; to abstain from, to avoid; to be prejudiced against. বাছাবিচার না করে, বিনা বাছবিচারে without discrimination, indiscriminately. 7)

(p. 790) baitaraṇī (myth.) a river which the spirits of the dead have to cross in order to reach the abode of the dead, (cp.) the Styx. বৈতরণীর মাঝি n. the ferryman across the Baitarani (বৈতরণী), (cp.) Charon. 34)

(p. 789) bēluna2 a balloon. 12)

(p. 767) biracana writing or composing; building, construction; forming or making (কবরীবিরচন). 50)

(p. 738) bājakhām̐i (of voice) very harsh and loud, strident (বাজখাঁই গলা). 16)

(p. 794) byābṛtti retreat; turning backwards. 91)

(p. 748) bāsa1 an omnibus, a bus. 7)

(p. 747) bārdhaka superannuation. 8)

(p. 786) bēdhana boring, piercing; perforation. বেধনী, বেধনিকা n. an instrument for boring; a drill, an auger; an awl. 51)