(p. 802) bhabānī Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) the wife of Bhaba (ভব). 51)

(p. 802) bhadra polished or elegant in taste or demeanour; (rare) civilized; courteous; polite; well-behaved, mannerly; amiable; suave; belonging to polished or high society; gentle, auspicious, propitious, salutary; honest, chaste. n. weal; welfare; Shiva (শিব). ভদ্র আচরণ gentlemanly conduct; good manners. ̃কালী n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃তা n. polished or elegant taste or demeanour; courtesy, politeness; amiability; suavity; gentility; auspiciousness, propitiousness, salutariness; honesty, chastity; formality. ভদ্রতা করা v. to treat one courteously, to be formal with; to be suave. ভদ্রতার অনুরোধে, ভদ্রতার খাতিরে for courtesy's sake, for the sake of formalities. ভদ্রতাচরণ n. courteous or polite deportment or conduct, courtesy. ভদ্রতাবিরুদ্ধ a. discourteous, impolite, uncivil. ভদ্রতামূলক a. pertaining to courtesy, formal. ̃মহিলা n. fem. a gentle woman; a lady. ̃লোক n. a gentleman; a courteous or amiable man; an honest man. ভদ্রলোকের এক কথা (fig.) a gentleman or an honest man is always true to his words or promise. ̃সন্তান n. one coming of a respectable family; a gentleman. ̃সমাজ n. society of cultured or decent people. ̃স্হ a. (coll.) in the state of a gentlemen; gentlemanlike. ভদ্রা a. fem. of ভদ্র (a.). n. (astr. & astrol.) the second, seventh or twelfth day of a lunar fortnight (these days are considered inauspicious. ভদ্র পড়া v. (dial.) to be obstructed or hindered; to have an impediment or a hitch or a set-back. ভদ্রাভদ্র n. good and evil; respectable and disreputable. ভদ্রেশ্বর n. a manifestation of Shiva (শিব). ভদ্রোচিত a. gentlemanlike, gentlemanly; polite; courteous; gentle. 43)

(p. 813) bhālāi welfare, weal; good, wellbeing. 36)

(p. 802) bharati filled, stuffed, replete, full; admitted into (কলেজে ভরতি). n. filling, repletion; admission. ভরতি করা v. to fill, to stuff, to replete; to admit (into). 70)

(p. 818) bhīmaparākrama awfully mighty or vigorous. 4)

(p. 810) bhājana1 a receptacle (স্নেহভাজন). 9)

(p. 813) bhāratīẏa Indian. ভারতীয় করা v. to Indianize. পশ্চিম-ভারতীয় দ্বীপপুঞ্জ the West Indies. পূর্ব-ভারতীয় দ্বীপপুঞ্জ the East Indies. ̃করণ n. Indianization. ̃য়তা n. the state of being Indian; Indianness. 23)

(p. 802) bhaḍ় bhaḍ় denoting: the noise of rapid emission of something loose; the noise of rapid effervescence. 38)

(p. 826) bhyāñcānō to make faces (at), to grimace, to grin (at). 14)

(p. 823) bhō-n̐dauḍ় a very swift or quick run, a break-neck run. 28)

(p. 802) bhaginī a sister; a cousin-sister. ̃পতি n. a sister's husband or a cousinsister's husband, a brother-in-law. 20)

(p. 802) bhakta devoted (to); worshipping; reverent; worshipful; devout; strongly attached or addicted (to), fond or enamoured (of) (কবিতার ভক্ত, সুরার ভক্ত); having profound admiration for, admirer of (রবীন্দ্রভক্ত); yielding to the control or authority of, submissive or docile (শক্তের ভক্ত); obedient (to) (পিতৃভক্ত); faithfully following or pursuing (জিশুর ভক্ত, নীতির ভক্ত). n. a devotee; a votary, a worshipper; a devout person; one having strong attachment or addiction; a fan; an obedient person; a faithful follower or observer. ̃প্রাণ a. having a devout heart. ̃বত্সল a. graciously affectionate to votaries or devout persons or followers. ̃বিটেল n. one simulating devoutness, a sanctimonious person. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ, ভক্তাগ্রগণ্য a. best or foremost amongst votaries or devout persons. ভক্তাধীন a. graciously obedient to votaries or devout persons (that is, always fulfilling their desires). 4)

(p. 825) bhōma stupefied, besotted, fuddled (নেশার ভোম). 18)

(p. 802) bhagabadbhakta devoted to God, god-fearing; devout, pious. ভগবদ্ভক্তি n. devotion to God; devoutness, piety. 16)

(p. 820) bhēkha asceticism, ascesis; Vaishnava asceticism; the garb of an ascetic esp. of a Vaishnava ascetic; disguise; simulation. ভেখ ধরা v. to take to asceticism esp. Vaishnava asceticism; to put on the garb of an ascetic esp. of a Vaishnava ascetic (also ভেখ নেওয়া); to assume a disguise; to simulate. ̃ধারী n. an ascetic; a Vaishnava ascetic; a disguised person; a hypocrite.