(p. 773) biśbāsa belief, faith; trust, reliance; confidence; a religious faith; a notion. বিশ্বাস করা v. to believe, to put faith in; to trust, to rely (on), to confide in; to have a notion (that), to think. বিশ্বাস করে বলা v. to confide in. ̃ঘাতক, ̃ঘাতী a. treacherous; traitorous; betraying. n. a traitor (fem. a traitress); a betrayer. fem. ̃ঘাতিকা, ̃ঘাতিনী । ̃ঘাতকতা n. treachery; betrayal. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা v. to commit treachery; to betray; to play one false. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করে ধরিয়ে দেওয়া v. to betray. ̃পাত্র n. a reliable or trustworthy person, a confidant (fem. a confidante). fem. ̃পাত্রী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. breach of trust; perfidy; treachery. ̃ভাজন n. same as ̃পাত্র । a. trustworthy; reliable. ̃যোগ্য a. believable, credible; trustworthy, reliable. ̃হন্তা same as ̃ঘাতক । fem. হন্ত্রী । 15)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 748) bāṣaṭṭi sixty-two. 5)

(p. 721) basana cloth; a loincloth, a wearing cloth; dress. ̃ভূষণ n. clothings and ornaments, dress and ornaments. বসনাঞ্চল, ̃প্রান্ত n. the hem or corner of a cloth. 176)

(p. 746) bāraśiṅgā, bāraśiṅā a kind of deer having six branches in either of its two horns. 16)

(p. 773) bīkṣita carefully observed. 81)

(p. 794) byāṅka the bank; an institution for the keeping, lending, exchanging etc. of money. ব্যাংক করণিক n. a bank clerk. ব্যাংকের বই n. a bank passbook. ব্যাংক ম্যনেজার a bank manager or agent. 53)

(p. 789) bēśara an ornament for the nose, (cp.) a nose-bob. 19)

(p. 773) biskuṭa biscuit. 49)

(p. 794) bōmbāi Bombay. a. grown or produced in Bombay (বোম্বাই ছিট); largeshaped (বোম্বাই আখ); of a superior quality (বোম্বাই আম). 2)

(p. 794) byākaṭēriẏā (in pl.) bacteria; (in sing.) a bacterium. 54)

(p. 721) barīẏāna better; greater; more honourable; senior. 77)

(p. 737) bāṅāli a native of Bengal, a Bengali. a. of Bengalis or of Bengal. 19)

(p. 743) bānaprasha the third stage of life according to the Vedas when a man advanced in years should leave his home and hearth and go to the forest to pass the remaining days of his life in spiritual meditation. 9)

(p. 767) biśada clear; elaborate; detailed (বিশদ বিবরণ); elucidated; white; clean. বিশদ করা v. to clarify; to elucidate. ̃ভাবে adv. in detail, elaborately. 103)