(p. 831) madhu honey; anything sweet; sweet juice; nectar; wine; the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র); spring; (fig.) sweetness or charm ('গোকুলে মধু ফুরায়ে গেল'); opportunity of income esp. of extra or illegal income (এ চাকরিতে মধু নেই); money, wealth (কাপ্তানের মধু ফুরিয়ে গেছে). a. sweet-tasting, delicious; sweet, pleasing; full of honey or sweet juice. ̃ক n. liquorice. ̃কন্ঠ a. sweetvoiced. ̃কর n. the bee, the black-bee. fem. ̃করী । ̃কোষ n. a honeycomb; the testicle (of a goat, sheep etc.). ̃গন্ধ, ̃গন্ধি a. very sweet-scented or sweetsmelling. ̃চক্র n. a honeycomb, a beehive. ̃চন্দ্র, ̃চন্দ্রমা, ̃চন্দ্রিকা n. honeymoon. ̃চন্দ্র যাপন করা v. to honeymoon. ̃জ n. beeswax. ̃নিশি n. the wedding night; a vernal or spring night; a very pleasant night. ̃প n. the bee; the black-bee. ̃পর্ক n. an oblation of honey, clarified butter, milk, curd and sugar all mixed together. মধুপর্কের বাটি a small bowl or cup or container for the above mixture for oblation; (fig.) anything small, brittle or tending to flop. ̃পায়ী n. the bee; the black-bee. ̃পূর্ণ a. full of honey; full of sweet juice; very delicious; very sweet or charming. ̃বন n. a pleasant grove in Brindaban. ̃বর্ষী a. showering honey; (fig.) very sweet or pleasing. ̃ভাষী a. sweet-speaking, honey-tongued. ̃মক্ষিকা n. the bee, the black-bee. ̃ময় same as মধুপূর্ণ । ̃মালতী n. a kind of creeper, (cp.) the honeysuckle. ̃মাস n. the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র). ̃মেহ n. diabetes. ̃যামিনী n. a spring night; a very pleasant night; honeymoon. মধুযামিনী যাপন করা v. to honeymoon. ̃রস n. sweet juice; sweetness. ̃রাতি n. a spring night; a very pleasant night. ̃লিট, ̃লিহ, ̃লেহ n. the bee, the black-bee. ̃লুব্ধ, ̃লোভী, ̃লোলুপ a. avid of or fond of honey or sweet juice. ̃স্বর a. sweet-voiced. 44)

(p. 851) māila a mile. ̃পোষ্ট n. a mile-stone, a mile-post. 22)

(p. 828) makara a mythological aquatic animal; (astrol.) the Capricorn. ̃কেতন ̃কেতু n. the Hindu God of love whose flag bears the symbol of the mythological makar (মকর). ̃ক্রান্তি n. the winter solstice. ক্রান্তিবৃত্ত n. the tropic of Capricorn. ̃ধ্বজ n. a medicinal sublimate of mercury, sulphur and gold. ̃বাহিনী a. fem. riding on the mythological makar (মকর). n. Goddess Ganga (গঙ্গা). ̃মন্ডল n. the tropic of Capricorn. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Capricorn. ̃সংক্রান্তি n. (astr.) the transition of the sun from the Sagittarius to the Capricornus; (pop.) the winter solstice. 9)

(p. 831) mata2 an opinion, a view; consent; a theory; a doctrine, an ism; a tenet; a creed, a religion; a method, a principle; a mode or means. মত করা v. to agree (to); to intend. মতো করানো v. to persuade. মত দেওয়া v. to consent to, to agree to; to give one's consent; to acquiesce; to pass one's opinion, to opine. মত নেওয়া v. to take or invite one's consent or opinion. মত পাওয়া v. to obtain one's consent or approval. নানা মুনির নানা মত (fig.) many minds many views; no two wise men agree. যত মত তত পথ as many tenets, as many ways to salvation. ̃দান n. giving one's opinion or consent; expressing one's views; casting one's vote. ̃দ্বৈধ same as ̃বিরোধ । ̃পরিবর্তন n. change of opinion. ̃পার্থক্য n. difference of opinion or views. ̃বাদ n. a theory; a doctrine; a tenet. ̃বাদী a. adhering to a particular theory or doctrine or tenet. ̃বিরোধ, ̃ভেদ, মতানৈক্য n. difference of opinion; disagreement; dissension. মতান্তর n. difference of opinion, dissension; a different or contrary opinion or view or doctrine or theory. মতান্তরে adv. in or according to another view. মতাবলম্বন করা v. to accept or adhere to or profess an opinion or view or doctrine or theory or tenet or religion. মতাবলম্বী a. & n. one who accepts or adheres to or follows or professes a particular opinion or view or doctrine or theory or religion. fem. মতাবলম্বিনী । মতামত n. views for and against. 18)

(p. 829) majaliśa a sitting, a meeting, a gathering; a party (চায়ের মজলিশ); an association, a society, a club. মজলিশি a. of or fit for a party or assembly; capable of brightening up a gathering or party with pleasant talk or bearing. 7)

(p. 874) muri a sewer, a gutter; a drain. 27)

(p. 839) mantritba office of a minister or a counsellor of state, ministry. 16)

(p. 867) mukunda one who gives salvation; Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) 37)

(p. 839) manōmugdhakara, manōmahōna captivating, fascinating, charming; very beautiful. fem. মনোমোহিনী । 4)

(p. 865) miṭāra3 a verse rhythm, fixed arrangement of accented and unaccented syllables, metre. 12)

(p. 847) mastiṣka the encephalon; matter within the encephalon, brains; intellect, intelligence, brain. মস্তিষ্ক খাটানো v. to apply or tax one's brains. মস্তিষ্ক বিকৃত করা v. to drive crazy, to madden, to run crazy, to go mad; to puzzle or be puzzled; to irritate or fret; to derange one's brains. মস্তিষ্কের কাজ n. the function of the brain; an intellectual work, a brainy job. মস্তিষ্ক আলোড়ন করা v. to rack one's brains. মস্তিষ্ক চালানো same as মস্তিষ্ক খাটানো । ̃প্রদাহ n. brain-fever, cephalitis, cerebritis. ̃বিকৃতি n. mental derangement, insanity; brain-sickness; (pop.) loss of understanding or intelligence, folly, (cp.) brain-storm. মস্তিষ্কবিজ্ঞান n. cerebrology. মস্তিষ্কবিজ্ঞানী n. a cerebrologist. মস্তিষ্কশূন্য, মস্তিষ্কহীন a. lacking in intelligence, slow in understanding, dull-headed; stupid. 3)

(p. 872) muḍ়ō2 pollarded or lopped (মুড়ো গাছ); worn-out or decayed (মুড়ো ঝাঁটা) । 39)

(p. 852) mādhurī, mādhurya sweetness; deliciousness; pleasantness; beauty; (rhet.) elegance of style. 84)

(p. 843) marāla the gander (fem. the goose); the swan. মরালী । ̃গামিনী a. fem. having a gait as graceful as that of the swan. ̃নিন্দিত a. excelling even the swan in beauty. ̃শাবক, ̃শিশু n. a gosling, a cygnet. 7)

(p. 885) mauli a crown, diadem; the head or forehead; hair done in a bun on the crown of the head. 19)