(p. 748) bāsanta, bāsantika of spring or springtime, vernal. বাসন্তী a. fem. vernal; light orange-coloured (বাসন্তীবাস পরা). n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). বাসন্তীপূজা n. a spring-festival when Goddess Durga is worshipped. 17)

(p. 755) bijigīṣā desire for attaining victory or success. 19)

(p. 742) bādalā3 gold-thread or silver-thread (বাদলার কাজ). 3)

(p. 717) badara1 the full moon; a Muslim saint (whose name is uttered by boatsmen to ensure a safe voyage). 32)

(p. 779) buḍ়ōpanā, buḍ়ōmi comically elderly conduct of a young person esp. of a child; precocity.

(p. 773) biṣaẏa an object of sense-perception, a perceptible object; an object; a thing for enjoyment, earthly enjoyment or interests; worldly possessions; a property, an estate; (rare) domain, territory, a district; a topic, subject-matter, a theme; a cause (দুঃখের বিষয়); what relates to or concerns (এ ব্যাপার তারই বিষয়). prep. same as বিষয়ে । বিষয়আশয় n. property and riches. বিষয়ক sfx. denoting: concerning, relating to, about. ̃কর্ম n. earning one's living; management of an estate. ̃তৃষ্ণা n. thirst for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বাসনা n. desire for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বিতৃষ্ণ, ̃বিমুখ a. averse to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments; stoical. ̃বিতৃষ্ণা ̃বিমুখতা n. aversion to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বুদ্ধি n. shrewd tact for management of an estate or for maintenance of domestic economy; worldly wisdom. ̃বৈরাগ্য same as ̃বিতৃষ্ণা । ̃লালসা n. greed for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃সূচি,, (rej.) ̃সূচী n. agenda; a table of contents serially arranged. বিষয়ানুরাগ, বিষয়াসক্তি n. attachment to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. বিষয়ানুরাগী, বিষয়াসক্ত a. attached to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. fem. বিষয়ানুরাগিণী । বিষয়ান্তর n. another topic; a different topic. বিষয়ী a. attached to worldly riches and pleasures; possessing property; possessing an estate, landed. বিষয়ীভূত a. included in the domain or jurisdiction of (আইনের বিষয়ীভূত); included in the agenda (আলোচনার বিষয়ীভূত). বিষয়ে prep. concerning, relating to, regarding, about. 29)

(p. 746) bāruṇī a variety of wine; wine; the west; a bathing festival held on the eve of the fourteenth lunar day of the darkfortnight of Chaitra (চৈত্র); the wife of the sea god (cp. Tethys). 25)

(p. 742) bādhā to stick (কাঁটায় কাপ়ড় বাধা); to be obstructed or opposed (ধর্মে বাধে); to come to happen, to ensue or begin (লড়াই বাধা); to find it difficult or impossible (বুঝতে বাধে). n. an obstacle, a hindrance, an impediment; a hitch; a prohibition; prevention; obstruction; resistance; a trouble. বাধা দেওয়া v. to obstruct, to hinder, to impede; to resist; to prevent; to oppose. বাধা পাওয়া v. to be obstructed or hindered or impeded or resisted or prevented. জনক, দায়ক a. obstructive, resistive; resistant; prohibitive, preventive. দান n. obstructing, impeding; resisting; preventing; obstruction; resistance; prevention. নিষেধ n. prohibition; hindrance; impediment; prevention. নো v. to cause to stick; to bring about; to initiate, to start, to involve, to set (লড়াই বাধানো). প্রাপ্ত a. obstructed; impeded; hindered; frustrated; resisted; prevented. বন্ধ n. hindrance, impediment; obstruction; obstacle. বন্ধহারা, বন্ধহীন a. having no obstacles or hindrances, without any impediment; unimpeded; unobstructed. বিঘ্ন n. impediments, obstacles, obstructions, snags. হীন same as বাধাবন্ধহীন । 23)

(p. 785) bēḍ়ē (coll.) excellent, fine; bravo. 25)

(p. 721) bān̐cā to live, to keep alive; to subsist (বাঙালি ভাতে বাঁচে); to get back life, to be resuscitated, to revive (বিশল্যকরণীর গুণে লক্ষণ বাঁচলেন); to be saved or rescued or relieved; to remain unimpaired, to be kept up or maintained or protected (স্বাস্হ্য বাঁচা, মান বাঁচা); to escape, avoid or to be spared (লোকসান বাঁচা, খরচ বাঁচা); to become surplus (ভোজের শেষে অনেক সন্দেশ বেঁচেছে). বাঁচানো v. to give back life, to resuscitate, to revive; to save or rescue or relieve; to keep up, to maintain, to protect; to escape, to save, to cut, to curtail (খরচা বাঁচানো); to save from being consumed (খাবার বাঁচানো); to carry on, to maintain (চাকরি বাঁচানো). কারও পরে বেঁচে থাকা to outlive a person. কিছুর পরে বা কিছু এড়িয়ে বেঁচে থাকা to survive something. 260)

(p. 785) bējāta a different caste; a degenerated caste. a. degenerated in caste; bastard, illegitimate. 8)

(p. 721) bandēja arrangement; apportionment; distribution; allotment. বন্দেজ করা v. to arrange; to apportion; to distribute; to allot. 2)

(p. 743) bāpa-ṭhākuradādā, bāpadādā ancestors, forefathers. 21)

(p. 746) bārambāra again and again, time and again, repeatedly. 3)

(p. 794) byājōkti deceitful utterance; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of an attempt to conceal something by means of a pretence. 66)