(p. 816) bhikha (coll.) alms. ভিখ মাগা same as ভিক্ষা করা (see ভিক্ষা). গেঁয়ো যোগী ভিখ পায় না (fig.) a prophet is never honoured in his own country; (cp.) familiarity breeds contempt. 16)

(p. 820) bhṛṅga the bumble-bee; the bee; the drongo. ̃রোল n. the hornet. 24)

(p. 825) bhōra3 morning, dawn, daybreak; termination, end (নিশিভোর); (fig.) awakening, dawning (নবজীবনের ভোরে). ভোর করা v. to pass the night (esp. without sleep); to spend or pass (রাত্রি ভোর করা). ̃রাত n. the early hours of dawn; the last hour or hours of the night. ভোর হওয়া v. to dawn. ভোরে adv. at dawn, at daybreak.

(p. 808) bhāginēẏa (of a man) a sister's son; (of a woman) a son of one's husband's sister, a nephew. fem. ভাগিনেয়ী a niece. 36)

(p. 813) bhābōddīpana awakening of a thought or an idea or an emotion. 9)

(p. 813) bhābinī a charming woman who is the embodiment of an idea or concept ('ভাবের ভাবিনী রাধা'); (dero. or facet.) an emotional or wanton woman; a woman. 3)

(p. 813) bhāẏa (poet.) to shine; (poet.) to exist or be present gracefully; to appear to be pleasing or likable. 16)

(p. 808) bhāṅacura breakage; rampage.

(p. 810) bhāṅana1 a species of flat fish, (cp.) the salmon. 3)

(p. 816) bhikṣā begging; earnest request or prayer, solicitation; importuning; alms; a dole; a charitable or gracious gift. ভিক্ষা করা v. to beg; to live by begging; to request or pray earnestly (for), to solicit (for); to importune. ভিক্ষা দেওয়া v. to give alms; to dole; to give or grant (something) charitably or condescendingly. ̃চর্যা n. same as ̃বৃত্তি । ̃জীবী a. living by begging, living on alms, mendicant. fem. ̃জীবিণী । ̃ন্ন n. food obtained by begging. ̃পাত্র n. an alms-dish, a beggar's bowl, (cp.) a clack-dish. ̃বৃত্তি n. begging, mendicancy. ̃ভাণ্ড same as ̃পাত্র । ̃র্থী a. & n. one who asks or prays for alms. fem. ভিক্ষার্থিনী । ˜লব্ধ a. obtained by begging. ভিক্ষার চাল কাঁড়া আর আঁকড়া beggars can't be choosers. 11)

(p. 816) bhirami sudden dizziness or daze; fainting; a swoon. ভিরমি খাওয়া, ভিরমি লাগা v. to be affected with sudden dizziness or vertigo, to be dazed suddenly; to faint, to swoon. 31)

(p. 818) bhun̐ḍ়ō pot-bellied, abdominous. 12)

(p. 808) bhā glow, radiance, shine, lustre; light; a beam, a ray. 8)

(p. 818) bhuja the arm; the hand; (geom.) an arm (of an angle), a side (of a triangle, rectangle, polygon etc.); (math.) an abscissa. 16)

(p. 802) bhabiṣyadbaktā a predictor; a sooth-sayer; a prophet. 57)