(p. 713) ban̐dhu, ban̐dhuẏā (poet.) a friend; a lover, a sweetheart; a gallant; (cp.) a winsome marrow. 24)

(p. 738) bāñchita desired, longed-for, wished-for. fem. বাঞ্ছিতা । 36)

(p. 721) bāurā mad, insane. 246)

(p. 741) bāthuẏā, bēthō a variety of spinach. 24)

(p. 756) bijñāna science. ̃চর্চা, বিজ্ঞানানুশীলন n. cultivation of science. ̃বিদ, ̃বেত্তা, বিজ্ঞানী a. versed in science. n. a scientist. 8)

(p. 786) bēla1 a kind of sweet-smelling flower, the Arabian Jasmine, Jasminum Sambac. 85)

(p. 773) biṣkambhaka (in a drama) opening lines of an act in which an actor or actress narrates an incident not exhibited on the stage. 35)

(p. 713) bu wife; a daughter-in-law; a brother's wife, a sister-in-law; a married woman esp. one who usually keeps to a gynaeceum (usu. ঘরের বউ); a housewife; a newly-married wife (বউভাত). বউ-কথা-কও n. the Indian nightingale. বউ-কাটকি n. a woman given to torturing her daughter-in-law. ̃ড়ি n. a young wife; a childwife. ̃দিদি, (coll.) ̃দি n. an elder brother's wife, a sister-in-law. ̃ভাত same as পাকস্পর্শ (see পাক2). ̃মা n. a son's wife, a daughter-in-law; a younger brother's wife, a sister-in-law. ̃মানুষ n. a married woman usually keeping to a gynaeceum; a newly-married woman. 8)

(p. 758) bidē a harrow, a rake. বিদে দেওয়া v. to harrow, to rake. 7)

(p. 756) bijñāta well-informed, au fait; wellknown; distinguished, famous. 7)

(p. 767) birāja graceful or conspicuous presence or existence. বিরাজ করা, (poet.) বিরজা v. to exist or be present gracefully or conspicuously; to exist, to be present. ̃মান, বিরাজিত a. gracefully or conspicuously existent or present; existent or present. fem. ̃মানা, বিরাজিতা । 58)

(p. 794) byāghra the tiger; (as a sfx.) the best or strongest specimen (নরব্যাঘ্র). fem. ব্যাঘ্রী the tigress. ̃তুল্য a. tigerish; tigery, tigrine, tigroid. ̃শাবক n. a whelp of a tiger. 61)

(p. 715) bagali a purse made of cloth or woven with thread. 16)

(p. 792) baiẏāsakī, baiẏāsikī a treatise on scriptural law compiled by Vyasa. 5)

(p. 717) baniẏāda foundation, base, groundwork. বনিয়াদি a. traditional; traditionally aristocratic or noble (বনিয়াদি বংশ); basic (বনিয়াদি শিক্ষা). 56)