(p. 786) bēda any one of the four Vedas, a Veda. 16)

(p. 765) bibijāna (Mus.) a term of endearment to address one's wife; a European lady or a foppish and ease-loving woman. 16)

(p. 785) bēḍ়ājāla a kind of fishing net that brings the fish within an enclosure. 23)

(p. 756) biṭapāla a variety of spinach of the goosefoot family. 18)

(p. 748) bāṣpa vapour; steam; smoke; tears (বাষ্পপূর্ণ নয়ন); (fig.) faintest knowledge or appearance, ghost (সম্ভাবনার বাষ্পও নেই = there is not the ghost of a chance). বাষ্প হওয়া v. to be vaporized; to evaporate. ̃চালিত a. steam-driven. ̃টান n. (phys.) vapour-tension. ̃দাহ n. scald. ̃পোত n. a steam-vessel, a steamship, a steamer. ̃মান n. a hygrometer; a gasometer. ̃মোচন n. weeping; (bot.) transpiration. ̃যান, ̃শকট n. a stream-driven vehicle; a railway train. ̃স্নান n. a vapour bath. বাষ্পাকার a. in the form of vapour, vaporous. বাষ্পাকুল a. filled with or steaming with tears. বাষ্পাকুল নয়ন tearful eyes, steaming eyes; (sl.) piping eyes. বাষ্পীকরণ, বাষ্পীভবন n. vaporization; evaporation. বাষ্পীকৃত, বাষ্পীভূত, a. vaporized; evaporated: বাষ্পীয় a. relating to steam or vapour; vapoury; vaporous; steam-driven. বাষ্পীয়যান, বাষ্পীয়শকট same as বাষ্পযান । 6)

(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. 721) bān̐ṭana dividing, apportionment, allotment; distribution. 266)

(p. 748) bāsabhabana a dwelling-house; a residence. 19)

(p. 737) bāgbidagdha clever or apt in speech; eloquent. বাগ্বৈদগ্ধ n. eloquence. 4)

(p. 751) bikala lacking in or crippled of a part or limb (বিকলাঙ্গ); worn-out or exhausted or disabled (বিকল শরীর); impaired or ruined (বিকল স্বাস্হ্য); out of order; out of service (বিকল যন্ত্র); confused or overwhelmed with worries etc.. harried (বিকল প্রাণ). বিকল করা v. (rare) to cripple; to exhaust or fatigue; to disable; to impair or ruin; to put out of order; to confuse or overwhelm, to harry, to harrow. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. crippledom; exhaustion; disability; impairment, ruin; unserviceable or disordered or breakdown state; overwhelmed or confused or harried state. 11)

(p. 767) bimarda, bimardana pressing; grinding; rubbing; crushing; destroying or killing; routing. বিমর্দন করা v. to press; to grind; to rub; to crush, to destroy, to kill; to rout. বিমর্দিত a. pressed; ground; rubbed; crushed, destroyed, killed; routed. 21)

(p. 743) bāri1 dial. corrup. of বারুজীবী ।

(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. 761) bipattāriṇī a (Hindu) goddess; the goddess who keeps or saves from trouble or danger. 51)

(p. 715) baṅga, baṅgadēśa Bengal; the ancient name of East Bengal. ̃জ a. born or produced in Bengal. n. a section of kayasthas (কায়স্হ) of Bengal (also বঙ্গজ কায়স্হ). ̃দেশীয় same as বঙ্গীয় । ̃ভাষা n. Bengali. ̃বিভাগ, ̃ভঙ্গ n. the partition of Bengal. বঙ্গাধিপ same as বঙ্গেশ্বর । বঙ্গানুবাদ n. translation or rendering into Bengali. বঙ্গাব্দ n. the Bengali era (counted from 693 A.D.). বঙ্গীয় a. of Bengal; born or produced in Bengal; Bengali. বঙ্গেশ্বর n. a king of Bengal. 23)