(p. 790) bēhum̐śa unmindful; heedless; careless; senseless; not in one's proper senses; fainted, swooned. 17)

(p. 715) bagala the armpit; the flank; neighbourhood, proximity. বগলদাবা করা v. to carry or conceal under one's armpit; (fig.) to appropriate secretly to oneself; (fig.) to take possession of or to bring under one's control. বগল বাজানো v. to rap one's armpit by putting a palm in it as a mark of mad delight; (fig.) to rejoice madly. বগলে adv. in the armpit; near, beside. 14)

(p. 717) b়ḍ়ē, bōḍ়ē (in chess) a pawn. বড়ের চাল (in chess) the move of a pawn; (fig.) a very unassuming and yet a dangerspelling move. 10)

(p. 767) biśikha an arrow, a shaft. 107)

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

(p. 786) bēnārasi made in Banaras (বেনারসি সিল্ক); made of Banaras silk (বেনারসি শাড়ি). n. a woman's sari (cloth) made of Banaras silk. 57)

(p. 755) bijaḍ়ita intertwined; entangled; involved in; begone (দুঃখবিজড়িত = woebegone); beset with (মেঘবিজড়িত); embarrassed or encumbered or involved (দেনায় বিজড়িত). বিজড়িত করা n. to intertwine; to entangle; to involve (in); to beset (with); to embarrass or encumber (with.). 10)

(p. 756) bitṛṣṇa (ori.) not thirsty; disinterested; callous; averse to, apathetic; disgusted (with). বিতৃষ্ণা n. disinterestedness; callousness; aversion, apathy; disgust. 41)

(p. 717) banīkaraṇa afforestation. 57)

(p. 761) biparyāsa (gr.) an inversion, reversal of the order. 62)

(p. 743) bānacāla having the bottom ripped open (নৌকো বানচাল হওয়া); foiled, capsized, bungled (ফন্দি বানচাল হওয়া). বানচাল হওয়া v. to have the bottom ripped open; to fail, to be bungled, to miscarry, to end in a fiasco. 6)

(p. 800) brata a vow (religious or secular); practice of ascetical austerities in order to attain something (বিদ্যালাভের ব্রত); firm resolve attended with untiring endeavour (অর্থোপার্জনের ব্রত); penance (চান্দ্রায়াণব্রত). a. (used as a sfx.) undertaking or observing a vow (পুণ্যব্রত). ব্রত আচরণ বা পালন করা v. to observe a vow. ব্রত উদযাপন করা v. to fulfil a vow. ̃কথা n. holy or religious story, sacred story that is listened to as a penance. ব্রত গ্রহণ বা ধারণ করা, ব্রত নেওয়া v. to take a vow; to start practising certain religious rites. 5)

(p. 746) bārabēlā (astrol.) a part of the day regarded as inauspicious for undertaking any important work (religious or other). 12)

(p. 789) bēlānila sea-breeze. 5)

(p. 785) bējāẏa much or many; excessive; tremendous. adv. very much; excessively; tremendously. 9)