(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. 846) maśalā spices; ingredients; materials (গল্পর মশলা); mortar (গাঁথনির মশলা). ̃দার a. spicy. মশলা মেশানো v. to mix spices or mortar. 4)

(p. 839) mandākrāntā a metre of Sanskrit poetry. 28)

(p. 838) manōbhaṅga disappointment; despondency; dejection; discouragement. 23)

(p. 852) māṭakalāi groundnut, monkey-nut, earth-nut. 34)

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

(p. 865) mijarāba a kind of thimble (made of wire) used by instrumentalists, (cp.) plectrum. 5)

(p. 876) mūlānuga following or in accordance with base or root or etymology; etymological; fundamental. 18)

(p. 828) makāi maize. 13)

(p. 847) masyādhāra an inkpot, an inkhorn; an inkbottle. 4)

(p. 866) mitācāra temperance, abstemiousness. মিতাচারী a. temperate, abstemious. fem. মিতাচারিণী । মিতাচারিতা n. same as মিতাচার । 2)

(p. 830) mañju beautiful, graceful, lovely; delicate; pleasant; sweet. ̃কেশী a. fem. having beautiful hair. ̃ভাষিণী a. fem. suave in speech, honey-mouthed, fairspoken. ̃ল a. same as মঞ্জু । n. a flower-grove; a grove; a bower. ̃শ্রী delicate or charming grace or beauty; one possessing such grace or beauty; name of a Jain goddess. ̃হাসিনী a. fem. sweet-smiling. 15)

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

(p. 864) māṣa1, māṣakalāi a kind of dal or pulse. 12)

(p. 847) mahiṣāsura (myth.) Mahisa (মহিষ) the demon. ̃মর্দিনী same as মহিষমর্দিনী । 32)