(p. 887) yajana worshipping, worship; act of offering in sacrifice, sacrifice. ̃যাজন n. act of worshipping on behalf of one's own self as well as on behalf of others, priestcraft. 10)

(p. 894) yubasampradāẏa the community of young people, the youth collectively. 14)

(p. 896) yautuka a dowry; a portion; a present or gift given at the time of certain sacramental ceremonies. যৌতুক দেওয়া v. to bestow a dowry upon, to dower, to give a present. ̃প্রথা n. the dowry system. ̃হীন a. portionless. 31)

(p. 890) yamālaẏa the city or abode of Yama (যম) or death; hell. যমালয়ে পাঠানো বা দেওয়া v. to send to the jaws of death; to kill. যমালয়ে যাওয়া v. to die; to be killed; to go to hell; to be condemned to hell; to be damned. 7)

(p. 890) yājñika one who performs a religious sacrifice; a priest; a ritualist. a. sacrificial, ritual. 23)

(p. 896) yōktra a halter; resource, provision (চাকরির যোক্ত্র নেই); facility or convenience (কাজে যোক্ত্র নেই). 3)

(p. 890) yā-tā any indefinite thing bad or undersirable (যা-তা বলা). a. inferior, worthless (যা-তা কাপড়); messed up, messy (যা-তা অবস্হা); whimsical or wayward (যা-তা চিন্তা). 24)

(p. 896) yōni the female genital passage, the vagina; a place of origin, a source (কমলাযোনি); birth or racial origin (দেবযোনি). 26)

(p. 890) yājñasēnī the daughter of King Yajnasena (যজ্ঞসেন); Draupadi (দ্রৌপদী) of the Mahabharata. 22)

(p. 896) yōdha a battle, a fight, a war; a warrior, a soldier, a fighter. 25)

(p. 890) yājaka a priest; a clergyman, a cleric. ̃তন্ত্র n. hierocracy. ̃তা, ̃বৃত্তি n. priestship, priesthood; clericity. যাজকসম্প্রদায় n. the priestly or clerical order, the priesthood, the clergy. 19)

(p. 895) yēkhāna which place; whichever place. ̃কার a. of which particular place; of a particular place. যেখানে adv. & con. where; wherever. যেখানে-সেখানে adv. anywhere and everywhere; everywhere; all over the shop. 10)

(p. 889) yabanikā a screen, a curtain; a drop-curtain, a drop-scene, a drop. যবনিকা উত্তোলন করা v. to draw the curtain; to raise the drop; (fig.) to reveal, to disclose. ̃পতন, ̃পাত n. drop of a curtain between the acts or at the end of a play; (fig.) termination or shelving (of an affair). যবনিকার অন্তরালে behind the curtain, in camera. 16)

(p. 890) yāthārthya rightness; correctness; accuracy; reality; genuineness, authenticity; trueness; veracity; truth; actuality; propriety; exactness, exactitude. 28)

(p. 896) yōddhṛbēśa the dress or attire of a soldier; the military dress. 24)