(p. 721) bardhana increase, augmentation, multiplication, growth, development, expansion. a. same as বর্ধক (গৌরববর্ধন কার্য). বর্ধন করা v. to increase, to augment, to multiply, to enhance; to develop, to expand. ̃ক্ষম a. capable of being increased or augmented or multiplied or grown or developed or expanded. ̃শীল a. in a state of increase or augmentation or enhancement or development or expansion, growing, thriving, prosperous. বর্ধানাঙ্ক n. (phys.) power (of a lens). 111)

(p. 794) byāpī (used as a sfx.) extending over, pervading. 87)

(p. 717) bandara a port. ̃পাল n. an overseer of the port, port commissioner. মুক্ত বন্দর a free port. 62)

(p. 743) bāmapanhī (in pol.) a leftist; leftist. 42)

(p. 800) brahmāṇḍa the universe, the world, the creation. 14)

(p. 794) bōmbēṭē a pirate, a buccaneer; a daredevil; a terrible person. ̃গিরি n. piracy, buccaneering; indulgence in dare-devil activities. 3)

(p. 767) birata discontinued; dissuaded; (loos.) prevented; desisting or abstaining from (ভোগবিরত). fem. বিরতা । বিরত করা v. to cause to leave off, to dissuade; (loos.) to prevent; to cause to abstain from. বিরত হওয়া v. to desist (from); to discontinue, to leave off; to abstain (from). বিরতি n. desistance; abstinence; cessation; termination; pause; recess; interval. 53)

(p. 792) bairī hostile, inimical; malicious: adverse, unfavourable. n. an enemy, a foe, an adversary. ̃ভাবাপন্ন a. hostile, inimical; adverse. 10)

(p. 715) bakhā to be spoilt by bad association; to sow one's wild oats: to go to the bad. a. spoilt by bad association; dissipated; gone to the bad; (euph.) saucy. বখাটে a. same as বখা (a.). বখানো v. to make one sow one's wild oats, to cause to go to the bad, to deprave. বখামি, বখামো n. dissipation, depravity; (euph.) sauciness. 11)

(p. 756) bidalana a thorough trampling or thrashing; thorough vanquishment, rout; extreme oppression. 50)

(p. 738) bāji2 magic, jugglery, legerdemain (ভোজবাজি); a feat (দড়াবাজি, মুখবাজি); a game, a turn, a spell, a bout (এক বাজি তাস বা দাবা); fireworks; a wager; a stake; (fig.) one's existence and activities in this world ('এবার বাজি ভোর'). বাজি জেতা v. to win a stake. বাজি ধরা v. to lay a wager; to stake. বাজি পোড়ানো v. to make a display of fire-works. বাজি রাখা v. to bet. বাজি হারা v. to lose a stake. 25)

(p. 760) bidhura afflicted (বিরহবিধুর); frightened; bewildered; overwhelmed, redolent of, surcharged with (গন্ধবিধুর); beside oneself with (আনন্দবিধুর). fem. বিধুরা । ̃তা n. affliction; fright; bewilderment; overwhelmed state, state of being beside oneself. 14)

(p. 773) bisphurita trembling; trembled, shaken, flickering or sparkling; (of lips) pouting or pouted. বিস্ফুরিতাধর a. having trembling lips. 58)

(p. 713) bam̐ici a kind of small juicy berry, (cp.) gooseberry or bramble. 22)

(p. 761) bindhya the Vindhyas. ̃বাসিনী a. fem. dwelling on the Vindhyas. n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). masc. a. বিন্ধ্যবাসী । 43)