(p. 767) birala sparse, thinly scattered or placed (বিরলদন্ত); very thinly frequented or inhabited by (জনবিরল); rare (বিরল ঘটনা). n. a secluded or lonely place, solitude. বিরলকেশ a. thin-haired; baldheaded, almost without hair on one's head. ̃তা n. sparseness: rareness, rarity. ̃বসতি a. thinly populated. বিরলে adv. in seclusion. 54)

(p. 773) biśruta celebrated, famous. 23)

(p. 782) bēgabāna fast-moving, speedy, swift; having a great velocity; sped up; having a strong current, flowing rapidly. 61)

(p. 782) bṛta respectfully or honourably received or chosen or appointed (সভাপতিবূপে বৃত); ordained (পুরোহিতপদে বৃত); covered. ̃বিশোষণ, ̃শোষণ n. (phys. & bot.) selective absorption. বৃতি n. respectful or honourable reception or appointment; ordainment, ordination; covering; a fence, an enclosure; (bot.) a calyx. বৃতিনল n. (bot.) a calyx-tube. বৃতিসদৃশ a. (bot.) sepaloid. 3)

(p. 790) bēhāẏā shameless, brazen-faced, browless. 12)

(p. 721) bahirābaraṇa an outer covering; an outside coating; a shell, a crust, a slough, a rind. 200)

(p. 721) barṇāndha colour-blind. 91)

(p. 761) bipatnīka one whose wife is dead. বিপত্নীক ব্যক্তি a widower. 53)

(p. 794) byāsa a diameter or its measure; width, breadth; expanse; Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata. ̃কুট n. any one of the obscure passages of Vyasa's (ব্যাস) writings; an obscure composition. ̃বাক্য n. (gr.) formal words used in expounding a compound word. ব্যাসার্ধ n. a radius (pl.: radii). 103)

(p. 721) balā-kōẏā earnest solicitation or request (অনেক বলা-কওয়ার পর রাজি হওয়া); without any mention even (বলা-কওয়া নেই, একটা কাজ করে বসল). 139)

(p. 751) bigata departed; passed by, gone by; past; dead. বিগত হওয়া v. to depart; to pass by, to pass away. ̃প্রাণ a. dead. ̃যৌবন a. past one's prime or youth. fem. ̃যৌবনা past one's prime. ̃শ্রী a. passed or fallen from one's glory or splendour; one who has lost one's beauty. ̃স্পৃহা a. one who has lost inclination or interest or appetite, rendered apathetic; one who has controlled or given up one's desires or cravings or longings. 45)

(p. 794) byatibyasta fretfully busy (নানা কাজে ব্যতিব্যস্ত); embarrassed (প্রশ্নবাণে ব্যতিব্যস্ত); harassed or harried (পুলিশের তাড়ায় ব্যতিব্যস্ত); very much irritated or disturbed (গোলমালে ব্যতিব্যস্ত). ব্যতিব্যস্ত করা v. to harass or harry; to irritate or disturb or pester very much. 26)

(p. 721) bām̐ōẏā (dial.) left-handed. 256)

(p. 721) bandhya fit to be bound or tied; unproductive, barren, sterile; childless. fem. বন্ধ্যা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. fitness for being bound or tied; unproductivity, barrenness, sterility; childlessness. 12)

(p. 767) biẏōjaka (gr.) a disjunctive. 46)