(p. 876) mūla a root; an esculent root, a bulbous plant, a bulb; beginning; origin; a cause or source of origin; (of money) capital or principal (সুদেমূলে); foundation, base, basis (অমূলক); the basal or embedded part of anything, the foot (বৃক্ষমূল); (math.) a factor of a quantity, root. a. first, original; fundamental; basic; primary; principal; chief, main; real; (of invested money etc.) capital or principal. অবরোহ মূল (bot.) a hanging root. অস্হানিক মূল (bot.) an adventitious root. প্রধান মূল, মুখ্য মূল (bot.) a tap root. মূল উপাদান an essential element. মূল একক a fundamental unit. -মূলক sfx. caused by, originating from (ভ্রান্তিমূলক বিশ্বাস); (inc.) causing or exhibiting (দুঃখমূলক ব্যাপার). ̃কর্ম n. the original or principal work. ̃কারণ n. the first or primary or original cause; the rootcause; the real cause. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the principal centre; headquarters; (comm.) the head office; (geom.) the radical centre. ̃গত a. basic, fundamental; radical. মূল গায়েন the leading singer of a chorus. ̃গ্রন্হ n. the original text or manuscript, (cp.) the source-book. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন same as মূলোচ্ছেদ । ̃জ a. originating from the root, radical. মূলজ প্রেষ n. (bot.) the root-pressure. ̃জীবী n. (bot.) a root-parasite. ̃ত same as মূলে । ̃তত্ত্ব n. the first or primary principle; the basic or fundamental truth. ̃ত্র n. (bot.) a root-cap. ̃দ a. (alg.) rational. n. (alg.) a rational quantity, a rational. ̃ধন n. capital or principal (invested). ̃ধর্ম n. the fundamental properties. ̃নীতি n. the fundamental or basic or primary principle. ̃প্রকৃতি n. the original or elemental nature; (theol.) same as আদ্যাশক্তি । ̃ভিত্তি n. the foundation, the groundwork; inauguration; the primary or principal ground or basis. ̃মন্ত্র n. an esoteric word or words uttered inwardly at prayer; the guiding principle; firm resolve (জীবনের মূলমন্ত্র). ̃রশ্মি n. (phys.) a direct ray. ̃রোম n. (bot.) a root-hair. ̃শিকড় (chiefly bot.) the main root. ̃সূত্র n. the fundamental rule or principle. মূলে adv. at the root or base; in the beginning, originally; primarily; basically, fundamentally; at all. মূলে ভুল করা to get hold of the wrong end of the stick. 14)

(p. 838) manīṣā sharp intellect; genius; sagacity. মনীষী a. possessing sharp intellect; endowed with genius; sagacious. n. a man of sharp intellect; a man of genius; a sagacious man; a sage. 4)

(p. 882) mōhyamāna stunned; stupefied; benumbed; extremely afflicted (শোকে মোহ্যমান). fem. মোহ্যমানা । 47)

(p. 874) murada, murōda ability; power; strength. 24)

(p. 879) mēhērabāna kind, benevolent; merciful. মেহেরবানি n. kindness; benevolence; mercy; graciousness. মেহেরবানি করে adv. kindly, please; graciously. 60)

(p. 828) makāi maize. 13)

(p. 867) miśara Egypt. মিশরীয় a. of or pertaining to Egypt, Egyptian. n. an Egyptian. 16)

(p. 852) mātana maddened state; act of running amuck; frenzy; madness; (of elephants etc.) must; state of being beside oneself; absorption; feverish enthusiasm; excitement; revelry; a revel-rout; fermentation. 52)

(p. 839) mandāgni loss of appetite; (inc.) indigestion or dyspepsia. 29)

(p. 872) mukhācchādana a cover or veil for the face, a face-cover; (of a corpse) a face-cloth. 4)

(p. 867) misēsa Mrs. Mistress. 25)

(p. 847) mahakumā a subdivision of a district. ̃শাসক, ̃হাকিম n. a subdivisional officer, (contr.) an S.D.O. ̃সংক্রান্ত a. subdivisional. 5)

(p. 843) mardā male. n. a male creature. মর্দানা n. a man (esp. a grown-up one); a. male; manly. মর্দানি1 n. (dero.) manliness or masculinity. মর্দানি2 n. fem. a tomboy, a hoyden. a. tomboyish, hoydenish (মর্দানি মেয়ে). মর্দানি করা v. to make an exhibition of manly vigour; to bravado; (of women) to behave in a masculine or mannish manner, to romp vigorously.

(p. 852) mānasika mental (মানসিক ব্যাধি); imaginary or fancied (মানসিক ভয়). n. a sacrifice or offering promised to a deity on condition that one's prayer be granted. মানসিক করা v. to promise a sacrifice or offering to a deity on condition that a prayer be granted. মানসিক দেওয়া v. to offer a promised sacrifice to a deity on fulfilment of a prayer. 114)

(p. 847) mahābhārata the Mahabharata, the greatest epic of the world. মহাভারত অশুদ্ধ হওয়া (fig.) occurrence of a serious fault or lapse, (cp.) profanation of the Bible. মহাভারত আরম্ভ করা (fig.) to begin an intolerably long harangue; (fig.) to make a long introduction. 27)