(p. 810) bhātuḍ়i slough. 27)

(p. 823) bhēṭaki a species of large flatfish found in rivers. 5)

(p. 810) bhājanā used in frying. ̃খোলা n. a frying vessel (usu. a concave one); a frying pan). 11)

(p. 826) bhōlā2 forgetful, oblivious; forgotten. n. a forgetful person; Shiva (শিব). 4)

(p. 816) bhisā a visa. 34)

(p. 802) bharaṇa filling or stuffing; supporting or maintaining, feeding; a salary, wages. ̃পোষণ n. feeding and clothing and sheltering, maintaining or supporting. ভরণপোষণ করা v. to provide with food and clothing and shelter, to maintain or support. ̃পোষণের উপায় n. means of maintaining, subsistence. 67)

(p. 818) bhum̐i ground; a place; agricultural land, a field; land (জল থেকে ভুঁইয়ে ওঠা); a country (বিভুঁই) ̃চাঁপা n. a kind of fragrant flower. ভুঁইঞা alt. spell. of ভুঁইয়া । ̃ফোঁড় a. upstart. n. an upstart; a parvenu; mushroom. ̃মালী n. one of the Hindu sweeper community. ̃য়া n. (hist.) any one of the twelve (feudal) princes governing Bengal during the Mughal regime; a landowner. 10)

(p. 810) bhātuẏā subsisting chiefly on rice, riceeating; (fig.) feeble, cowardly. 29)

(p. 820) bhūṣaṇa an ornament; a dress; ornamentation; dressing; personal embellishment; decoration; one who or that which adds to the beauty or glory (বিদ্বান দেশের ভূষণ = a learned man is the ornament of his country). ̃প্রিয়া a. fem. fond of ornaments. 20)

(p. 826) bhaumī ভৌম (a.). 12)

(p. 810) bhāpasā sultry (ভাপসা আবহাওয়া); musty (ভাপসা গন্ধ). ̃নো v. to become sultry; to swelter; to give out a musty odour. 39)

(p. 808) bhān̐ḍ়ābhān̐ḍ়i repeated or mutual deception. 25)

(p. 802) bhagabadagītā a part of the Mahabharata epitomizing the teaching of the Upanishad (abbr. গীতা). 14)

(p. 802) bhakti devotion; worship; devoutness, piety; profound admiration; strong attachment or addiction; obedience; trust or faith or reliance; inclination or relish or appetite (খাবারে ভক্তি); earnest pursuit, devotion (পড়াশোনায় ভক্তি). ভক্তি করা v. to be devoted to; to worship; to admire profoundly; to follow faithfully; to have trust or faith (in); to rely; to have inclination or relish or appetite (for); to be earnest (in), to pursue earnestly. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a devotional book. ̃চিহ্ন n. a mark or sign of devotion. ̃তত্ত্ব n. the doctrine or cult of or a treatise on devotion or devoutness or piety. ̃পথ n. devotion (without knowledge or practice) as the only means of attaining salvation, the path of devotionalism. ̃পরায়ণ a. devoted (to); worshipful; devout; strongly attached or addicted (to); having profound admiration (for); reverent; having trust or faith (in), reliant; having inclination or relish or appetite (for); earnest, earnestly pursuing. fem. ̃পরায়ণা । ̃পরায়ণতা n. devotion; worshipfulness; devoutness; strong attachment or addiction; profound admiration; earnestness, earnest pursuit, ̃পূর্বক adv. with devotion; reverentially; with trust or faith or reliance; willingly or with pleasure (ভক্তিপূর্বক খাওয়া বা নেওয়া); earnestly (ভক্তিপূর্বক প়ড়াশোনা করা). ̃প্লুতচিত্ত n. mind steeped in piety. ̃বাদ n. the doctrine holding that salvation is attainable by means of devotion only (without knowledge and practice); devotionalism. ̃বাদী a. devotionistic, devotionalistic. n. a devotionist, a devotionalist. ̃ভরে same as ভক্তিপূর্বক । ̃ভাজন n. a reverend or venerable or adorable person or object. a. reverend; venerable; adorable. ̃ভাব n. devout or worshipful or devoted or reverential disposition of mind. ̃ভাবে adv. devoutly; worshipfully; devotedly; devotionally; reverentially. ̃মান same as ̃পরায়ণ fem. ̃মতী । ̃মার্গ same as ̃পথ । ̃মূলক a. devotional. ̃যোগ n. worship of God or effort to attain beatitude by means of devotion only (irrespective of knowledge or practice). ̃রস n. (rhet.) the sentiment of devotion. ̃শীল same as ̃পরায়ণ । fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. devoid of devotion or devoutness; irreverent; having no attachment (to); having no trust or faith (in), unreliant; having no inclination or relish or appetite (for); devoid of earnestness or willingness. 5)

(p. 816) bhijā, bhējā to get wet; to soak with water or any other liquid; to soften by being steeped in water or any other liquid; (fig.) to soften emotionally (মন ভেজা). a. wet; soaked with or steeped in water etc.; containing water or vapour, damp, hydrous, vapoury (ভেজা বাতাস). ̃নো v. to make wet; to soak with or steep in water etc.; to soften by steeping in water etc. 17)