(p. 721) balmīka, balmika an ant-hill. 162)

(p. 790) baidarbha of Bidarbha (বিদর্ভ) a province of India. fem. বৈদর্ভী । বৈদর্ভী রীতি a style of literary composition in which compound words are avoided as far as practicable and great attention is paid to sweetness of diction. 38)

(p. 715) bakṣa the breast, the bosom; the chest; (fig.) the heart. বক্ষঃস্হ a. lying on the breast or chest or in the heart. বক্ষঃস্হল n. the region of the chest. ̃স্পন্দন n. palpitation or throbbing of the heart. 8)

(p. 773) bītaśaṅka freed from fear; dauntless, fearless.

(p. 740) bāḍ়bāḍ়nta great or growing prosperity; (iron.) bluster; lofty show. 6)

(p. 742) bādulē same as বাদলা2 । 19)

(p. 715) baṭaṭhākura an elder brother of one's husband. 37)

(p. 721) bān̐dha a dam; a breakwater, a bulwark; (geog.) a dyke. বাঁধ দেওয়া v. to dam. (fig.) to restrain. বাঁধ নির্মান করা, বাঁধ বাঁধা v. to build a dam or breakwater or dyke. 273)

(p. 760) bidhāẏaka, bidhāẏī legislating; enacting; directing, controlling, regulating; issuing a rule; prescribing; making provision or arrangements for; causing to happen, bringing about. n. a member of a legislative assembly, an MLA. fem. বিধায়িকা, বিধায়িনী । 6)

(p. 786) bēdya to be learnt; knowable. 47)

(p. 738) bāṭa2 ingot, bullion. 38)

(p. 721) bāi3, bāiōẏāli a professional dancing-girl and songstress. 235)

(p. 751) bighna an obstacle or impediment; a hindrance; a hitch; harm, woe. বিঘ্ন উত্পাদন বা সৃষ্টি করা v. to create a hitch or impediment. ̃কর a. obstructive, hindering, impeding; creating a hitch. ̃কারী a. & n. one who impedes or creates a hitch or trouble. ˜নাশক, ̃নাশন, ̃বিনাশন, ̃হর, ̃হারী a. removing obstacles or impediments or harms or woes. ̃পূর্ণ, ̃ময় a. full of obstacles or impediments; with so many obstacles or hitches. বিঘ্নিত a. hindered, impeded, obstructed. 58)

(p. 756) bidāraka splitting, rending; cleaving; piercing; causing to burst. হৃদয়-বিদারক a. heart-rending. 55)

(p. 782) bēgāra corvee. বেগার খাটা v. to work without wages, to render service gratis under pressure. ̃ঠেলা a. reluctantly and negligently done under duress. 67)