(p. 808) bhān̐ja a fold; a crease (জামার ভাঁজ); a plait (সিঁথির ভাঁজ). ভাঁজ করা v. to fold; to crease; to plait. ভাঁজ হওয়া v. to fold. ̃-করা a. folded. ̃হীন a. foldless. without a fold. 16)

(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. 802) bhanḍa feigning, pretentious; dissimulating, dissembling; hypocritical; deceitful; sanctimonious. n. a pretender; a quack, a charlatan; a dessimulator, a dissembler; a hypocrite, an imposter; a deceiver; a cheat; a sanctimonious person. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব same as ভণ্ডামি । ভণ্ডন n. deception; cheating. ভণ্ডানো v. (chiefly poet.) to deceive, to cheat, to hoodwink. ভণ্ডামি n. pretension, feigning; charlatanism, quackery; dissembling; imposture, hypocrisy; deceit; sanctimony. 40)

(p. 818) bhujā parched corn eaten as snacks. 21)

(p. 810) bhāti lustre, radiance; glow. 26)

(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. 826) bhaumī ভৌম (a.). 12)

(p. 808) bhān̐jā to fold, to plait; (mus.) to hum or utter esp. to practise (সুর ভাঁজা); to move or brandish or wave (মুগুর ভাঁজা); to exercise with (ডাম্বেল ভাঁজা); to shuffle (as playing cards); (usu. dero.) to excogitate, to devise, to scheme (ফন্দি ভাঁজা). 17)

(p. 826) bhōlṭīẏa (sc.) voltaic (ভোল্টীয় বিদ্যুত্). 6)

(p. 820) bhū the earth, the world; land; ground. ̃কম্প, ̃কম্পন n. earthquake. ̃কম্পবিদ্যা n. seismography, seismology. ̃কম্পলিক n. a seismograph. ̃কর্ণ n. a radius of the equator. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the centre of the earth. ̃কেন্দ্রীয় a. (astr.) geocentric. ̃খণ্ড n. a division or part of the earth, a region; a part of the landed portion of the earth; a country. ̃গর্ভ n. the bowels or inside of the earth; a subterranean region. ̃গর্ভস্হ, ̃গর্ভস্হিত a. lying in the bowels of the earth; underground; subterranean. ̃ভূগর্ভস্হ রেলপথ an underground railway, a tube-railway. ̃গহ্বর n. an underground cavity or hole; (geog.) a cavern; an underground chamber, a subterranean, a subterrene. ̃গহ্বরবাসী a. dwelling underground. n. a dweller in an underground cell, (cp.) a basement dweller, a subterranean. ̃গোলক n. a sphere representing the earth, a globe; the earth, the globe. ̃চর a. living or moving on land, terrestrial. ̃চিত্র n. a map. ̃চিত্রাবলি n. atlas. ̃চুম্বকত্ব n. (phys.) terrestrial magnetism. ̃চ্ছায়া n. the shadow of the earth; darkness. ̃তত্ত্ব, ̃তত্ত্ববিদ্যা n. geology. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ, ̃তাত্ত্বিক n. a geologist. ̃তত্ত্বীয় a. geological. ̃তল n. the surface of the earth; the face or floor of the earth; the nether world, Hades; ground. ̃তলশায়ী same as ̃শায়ী । fem. ̃তলশায়িনী । ̃তলস্হ a. terrestrial; earthly. ̃তাত্ত্বিক n. a geologist. ̃ত্বক n. (geog. & geol.) the crust of the earth. ˜দান n. gift of land (usu. by the rich for the benefit of the poor); the name of a movement by Vinoba Bhave to inspire big landholders to part with some parcels of land as a gesture of good will. ̃নিম্ন n. the region underground. a. underground. ভূনিম্ন তার an underground cable. ̃পতিত a. fallen on or to the ground; dropped or thrown or flung into the ground. ̃পতিত হওয়া v. to fall on or to the ground; to prostrate oneself on the ground. ̃পরিধি n. circumference of the earth. ̃পাত n. (geog.) a landship, landslide. ভূপাতিত করা v. to pull down or fell to the ground; to knock to the ground; to floor. ̃পৃষ্ঠ n. the surface of the earth. ̃প্রদক্ষিণ n. travel round the world; circumnavigation. ̃প্রদক্ষিণ করা v. to ambulate or travel round the earth; to rotate round the earth; (geog.) to circumnavigate. ̃প্রকৃতি n. (geog.) configuration of land. ̃বলয় n. the equator. ̃বিষুব n. the equator. ̃বিষুবরেখা n. the equatorial line, the equator. ̃বিদ্যা n. geology. ̃বিদ্যাগত a. geological. ̃বিদ্যাবিদ n. a geologist. ̃বৃত্ত n. the equatorial circle, the equator. ̃ভাগ same as ̃খণ্ড । ̃ভার n. the burden of sins committed by mankind; the burden of the earth; the burdensome charge of administering and protecting the earth. ̃ভৃত্ n. a mountain; a hill; a king. ̃লুণ্ঠিত a. rolling or wallowing on the ground; fallen to the ground; prostrated on the ground. fem. ̃লুণ্ঠিতা । ভূলুণ্ঠিত হওয়া v. to roll or wallow on the ground; to fall to the ground; to prostrate oneself on the ground. ̃লোক n. the earth. ̃শয্যা n. use of bare ground as one's bed. ̃শায়িত, ̃শায়ী a. laid or lying upon the bare ground; fallen to or prostrated on the ground; knocked to the ground, floored. fem. ̃শায়িতা, ̃শায়িনী । ̃সংস্হান n. topography. ̃সম্পত্তি n. landed property, real estate, demesne. ̃স্তর n. (geog. & geol.) a stratum of the earth. ˜স্পন্দ n. (geog.) an earth-tremor. ̃স্বর্গ n. an earthly paradise, a paradise on earth; Kashmir. 2)

(p. 820) bhūḥ (myth.) the first of the seven regions. 3)

(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. 825) bhōra1 denoting: continuing all through (দিনভোর); amounting (to) or measuring (তোলাভোর) etc. 21)

(p. 802) bhartrī a wife; a queen; a mistress; a female maintainer. 89)

(p. 808) bhāgā2 to flee, to take to one's heels, to slip away. 32)