(p. 786) bēphām̐sa divulged; uttered off guard, imprudently uttered (বেফাঁস কথা); unrestrained, loose, free (বেফাঁস মুখ). 68)

(p. 789) bēlānila sea-breeze. 5)

(p. 767) birāṭa the Omnipresent, God. a. very great or vast or huge. ̃ত্ব n. extreme greatness or vastness or hugeness. 59)

(p. 767) bimarśa, bimarśana consideration, deliberation, discussion. 22)

(p. 721) bāi2 neurosis; a mania (শুচিবাই); a strong hobby, a crotchet, a craze (খেলা দেখার বাই). 234)

(p. 751) bikriẏā morbid reaction (চিত্তবিক্রিয়া); (sc.) reaction. 31)

(p. 767) birajā (Vaishnava myth.) a river which the souls of the dead have to cross in order to reach Baikuntha (বৈকুন্ঠ) the blissful abode of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃ধাম n. Puri in Orissa. 52)

(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. 743) bāmana2 a Brahman; a Brahman priest or cook. fem. বামনি । বামন গেল ঘর তো লাঙল তুলে ধর (fig.) when the master is away, servants neglect their work. বামনের গোরু (fig.) a person or a thing that yields maximum benefit at the minimum cost. ̃ঠাকুর n. a Brahman priest or cook. fem. ̃ঠাকরুন a female Brahman cook. বামনাই n. (dero.) practice of a Brahman or an exhibition of this. 41)

(p. 717) batsā (rare) (in affectionate address) a dear girl. 23)

(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. 794) bōla2 speech, language; a word; a note or call (as of birds); a sound; babbling noise (শিশুর বোল); (mus.) a symbolic sound (তবলার বোল); musical notation. 10)

(p. 713) baṃśīẏa born of a particular family or race; pertaining to a family or race; familial. 20)

(p. 767) bibhūti Godhead; godhead, divinity; special powers of Shiva (শিব); sanctifying grace, unction; prosperity; riches, wealth; ashes. ̃ভূষণ n. one who smears one's body with ashes; Shiva (শিব). 10)

(p. 721) baśya controllable; tamable; subduable; subjugated; dependent; obedient; submissive; attached or addicted (to); influenced (by). fem. বশ্যা । ̃তা n. dependence; obedience; submissiveness; attachment or addiction; the state of being influenced (by); loyalty. বশ্যতা স্বীকার করা v. to surrender; to give in; to accept the suzerainty of; to yield (to). 175)