(p. 878) mṛṇāla a stalk of the lotus or water-lily; the white esculent root of the lotus. ̃নিন্দিত a. excelling even a lotus stalk in beauty or delicateness. ̃ভূজ n. an arm as delicate as a lotus-stalk. মৃণালিনী n. a clump of the lotus or water-lily; (loos.) the lotus or the water-lily. 2)

(p. 874) musuri lentil. 46)

(p. 852) mājā2 to scour or scrub; to cleanse (as teeth) by rubbing, brushing etc.; to polish (as gold ornaments). a. scoured or scurbbed; cleansed by rubbing, brushing etc.; polished; employed or used in scouring or scrubbing. n. same as মাজন । বাসন-মাজা চাকর a scullion. বাসন-মাজা ঝি a scullerymaid. ̃ঘষা n. meticulous scouring scrubbing or polishing; meticulous cleansing and dressing (রূপের মাজাঘষা); meticulous training and practice (গায়কদের মাজাঘষা); meticulous correction and modification, careful chiselling (লেখার বা ছবির মাজাঘষা). মাজানো v. to cause to scour or scrub or cleanse or polish. 26)

(p. 852) mākāla a lovely-looking fruit with offensive-smelling inedible pulp, (cp.) the colocynth; (fig.) a very handsome but worthless person. 2)

(p. 865) michila a procession. 4)

(p. 839) maẏūkha a ray, a beam; lustre, glow. ̃মালী n. the sun. 52)

(p. 882) mōha (theol.) ignorance about reality; illusion; ignorance; mental obsession; infatuation; fascination; deep attachment, dotage; a fainting fit, a swoon; enchantment, bewitchment. মোহ নিরসন করা v. to dispel illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃গ্রস্ত a. affected with an illusion; ignorant; mentally obsessed; deluded; infatuated; fascinated or fondly attached; doting; fainted, swooned; enchanted, bewitched; stupefied. ̃ঘোর n. a spell of illusion or ignorance or mental obsession or infatuation or fainting fit or enchantment. ̃জনক a. illusive; causing mental obsession; infatuating; fascinating; causing to faint; enchanting, bewitching. ̃জাল same as ̃পাশ, ̃তিমির same as ̃ঘোর । ̃নিদ্রা n. stupor or hypnosis or trance caused by illusion; infatuation; a fainting fit. ̃পাশ n. the mesh of illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃বদ্ধ a. caught in the mesh or snare of illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃বন্ধ, ̃বন্ধন n. the bondage of illusion or infatuation or enchantment. ̃ভঙ্গ n. recovery from illusion or infatuation or enchantment or from a fainting fit, disillusionment, disenchantment. ̃মদ n. pride caused by illusion or ignorance. ̃মন্ত্র n. an incantation to enchant; a magic spell. ̃ময় a. illusive, illusory; infatuating; enchanting. ̃মুগ্ধ a. captivated by illusion; infatuated; fascinated; fondly attached, doting; enchanted, bewitched, spellbound. ̃মুদ্গর n. a book of verse by Shankaracharya intending to dispel illusion; a cudgel dispelling illusion or ignorance or infatuation. 41)

(p. 882) mōṭara a motor; a motor car. ̃গাড়ি n. a motor car. মোটরগাড়ি চালানো v. to drive a motor car; to motor. ভাড়াটে মোটরগাড়ি a hired motor car or a taxicab. ভাড়াটে মোটরগাড়ির আড্ডা a taxistand. মোটরগাড়ির চালক, মোটরচালক a motor driver; a motorist. মোটর-মিস্ত্রি n. a motor mechanic. 15)

(p. 830) mañjari a young shoot or twig with new leaves (আম্রমঞ্জরি); a shoot; a sprout; a spike (পুষ্পমঞ্জরি); an ear (শস্যমঞ্জরি); a flower-spike (বকুলমঞ্জরি). ̃দন্ড n. (bot.) a rachis. ̃পত্র n. (bot.) a bract. 11)

(p. 852) māga (sl.) a wife. 7)

(p. 865) miṭimiṭi flickering dimly (মিটিমিটি জ্বালা); blinkingly (মিটিমিটি চাওয়া). a. dimly flickering, dim; blinking. মিটিমিটি করা v. to flicker dimly; to blink. 13)

(p. 882) mōddā chief, main, gross. adv. on the whole, after all, in short (মোদ্দা যাওয়া চাই ।) con. but (যাই করা, মোদ্দা চাকরি ছেড়ো না) । মোদ্দা কথা the long and the short (of it), the sum and substance; the chief thing. 29)

(p. 839) mandākinī (myth.) the name of the Ganges as flowing in heaven. 27)

(p. 864) māstula a mast (of a ship). 28)

(p. 864) māliśa rubbing or massaging; an unguent, oil etc. for rubbing or massaging. মালিশ করা v. to rub or massage. 4)