(p. 852) mādhukarī act of begging from door to door like the bee gathering honey from flower to flower. 83)

(p. 852) mādhyandina of midday or noon. ̃রেখা n. (astr. & geog.) the meridian. 86)

(p. 879) mēru either of the two ends of the earth's axis, a pole; the backbone, the spine; an axis. সুমেরু n. the North Pole. ̃চুম্বকমাত্রা n. (phys.) the pole-strength. ̃জ্যোতি same as ̃প্রভা । ̃প্রদেশ n. a polar region. ̃প্রভা n. the polar lights; aurora polaris (eg. aurora australis, aurora borealis). ̃রেখা n. the earth's axis; an axis. উপাক্ষমেরুরেখা n. the earth's axis minor. পরাক্ষমেরুরেখা n. the earth's axis major. 40)

(p. 867) mukula a bud, a blossom. মুকুলা v. (poet.) to bud, to blossom, to effloresce, to flower; (of flowers) to bloom, to blow; (fig.) to become manifest, to be in bloom. মুকুলাবরণ n. (bot.) a bud-scale. মুকুলিত a. budded, blossoming, efforescent, flowering; blooming; (fig.) manifested, in bloom. fem. মুকুলিতা । মুকুলোদগম n. blossoming, budding. 39)

(p. 830) maṭaki a large earthen barrel or cask. 22)

(p. 852) māṅgalika, māṅgalya scripturally auspicious things such as mango-twigs, sandal etc.. well-being, weal, welfare. a. suspicious, propitious. মাঙ্গলিক দ্রব্য same as মাঙ্গলিক (n). 17)

(p. 844) malaẏa a mountain range in South India, the Western Ghats (also মলয়গিরি, মলয়াচল); the ancient name of Malabar or of the Malay Peninsula; the south wind or vernal breeze; (cp.) zephyr (also মলয়পবন, মলয়বায়ু, মলয়মারুত, মলয়সমীর, মলয়সমীরণ, মলয়ানিল). ̃জ a. grown on the Malaya (মলয়) mountains. n. sandal-wood, sandal; the south wind; the vernal breeze. মলয়জশীতল a. cooled by the south wind. 16)

(p. 878) mṛdaṅga an instrument of percussion shaped almost like a tom-tom. 7)

(p. 874) murida (Mus.) a devout person. 28)

(p. 882) mōhana enchantment, bewitchment; infatuation, fascination. a. infatuating, fascinating (গোপীমোহন); charming (মোহন বেণু). ̃চুড়া n. an attractive or charming bun of hair put up on the crown of one's head. ̃ভোগ n. a kind of porridge made by boiling corn-flour in milk. ̃মালা n. a variety of gold necklace. ̃মূর্তি n. a fascinating figure. 42)

(p. 866) minā, minē enamel; enamelling. মিনা করা v. to enamel. মিনে-করা a. enamelled. 15)

(p. 867) milana union; combination; unity; alliance; reconciliation, reconcilement; meeting; meeting or union of lovers; sexual union; wedding, bridal (মিলনবাসর). মিলন করা, মিলন ঘটানো v. to unite; to combine; to reconcile; to cause to meet; to cause to meet sexually or amorously; to wed, to marry. ̃স্হান n. a meeting-place; a tryst. মিলনান্ত, মিলনান্তক a. ending in union; ending happily. মিলনান্তক নাটক a. comedy. মিলনোত্সব n. a conference or assembly; a social gathering. 9)

(p. 844) malla a wrestler; an athlete; a champion. ̃ক্রীড়া n. wrestling; athletics. মল্লক্রীড়া করা v. to wrestle; to take part in athletics. ̃প্রতিযোগিতা n. a wrestling contest; an athletic tournament. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art of wrestling. ̃বেশ n. a wrestler's garb or uniform; (fig.) ̃ভূমি n. a wrestling ground or a venue for athletic tournaments, an arena. ̃যুদ্ধ n. wrestling. মল্লযুদ্ধ করা v. to wrestle. ̃যোদ্ধা n. wrestler. 23)

(p. 865) mitākṣarā an ancient Hindu treatise on the law and rules of inheritance.

(p. 839) -maẏa denoting: full of, made of, containing, abounding in etc. (স্বর্ণময়); -ful, -ous, -some, -y etc., pervading, -wide (রাজ্যময়). fem. -ময়ী । 43)