(p. 2) akāla an inauspicious time; hard times; an unusual time (অকালের বর্ষা); premature time (অকালপক্ব); inappropriate time; (loos.) scarcity, famine. ̃কুষ্মাণ্ড n. a gourd grown at an unusual time; (fig.) a useless or stupid person. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born at an unusual time; untimely or prematurely born. ̃জলদোদয় untimely gathering of clouds. ̃পক্ক a. (of fruits) prematurely ripened; (of persons) precocious, pert. ̃পক্কতা n. premature ripeness; precocity, pertness. ̃বর্ষণ n. untimely rain. ̃বার্ধক্য n. premature ageing. ̃বৃদ্ধ a. gone old prematurely. ̃বোধন n. (myth.) untimely awakening of Goddess Durga by Ramachandra; (fig.) any untimely performance. ̃মরণ, ̃মৃত্যু n. premature death. 41)

(p. 2) agati motionless; immobile, static; helpless, resourceless. n. a helpless or resourceless person; the unperformed state of a dead person's obsequies. অগতির গতি the resort of the helpless; (loos.) the way-out. 118)

(p. 7) agra the top, the summit; an apex; an end or extremity; the front; the front portion; the surface or the portion at the surface (দধির অগ্র); an aim, a purpose (একাগ্র). a. first, foremost, primary, leading; chief; anterior. ̃ক্রয়াধিকার n. the right of pre-emption. ̃গণ্য a. deserving first preference or consideration or mention; foremost; best; principal. ̃গতি, ̃গমন n. forward movement, advancement; progress, promotion, development, increase; (astr.) progressive motion, progression. ̃গামী a. moving forward or to the front; leading; progressive. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃জ a. born earlier, senior in age, elder, older. n. the eldest or an elder brother. ̃জিহ্বা n. the uvula, the epiglottis. ̃জ্ঞান n. foreknowledge; anticipation. ̃ণী a. leading, chief, best. n. a leader; an inaugurator or initiator; a pioneer. ̃দত্ত n. imprest money. ̃দানী n. a Brahmin (ব্রাহ্মণ) who receives offerings on behalf of a dead person's soul and consequently is socially degraded. ̃দূত n. (mil.) a pioneer; an escort, a guide; a leader; (loos.) a forerunner, a precursor, a harbinger. ̃নেতা n. a leader; an army commander. ̃পশ্চাত্ adv. considering what is before and after; having foresight and hindsight; pro and con; comprehensively. ̃বর্তী a. situated in the front; leading; advanced. fem. ̃বর্তিনী । ভাগ n. the first part or share; top peak; an extremity or end. ̃মহিষী n. the queen-consort. ̃সর, ̃সার a. going first or commencing, leading; moving forward, advancing. ̃সরণ n. advancement. অগ্রসর হওয়া v. to move forward, to advance; to progress. ̃স্হ, ̃স্হিত a. situated in the front, on the top or at end, apical. 14)

(p. 9) aṭabī, aṭabi a forest; (loos.) a large tree. 122)

(p. 16) atīndriẏa beyond the range of the senses; imperceptible; impalpable; subtle; (loos.) transcendental. ̃তা n. impalpability; subtlety; (loos.) transcendentalism. 5)

(p. 17) adhara (ori.) the lower lip; (loos.) any of the two lips or both the lips. ̃কোণ n. the corner of the lips. ̃দল n. (bot.) a labellum. ̃পল্লব n. a lip or lips as tender as tree-leaves. ̃প্রান্ত the end or extremity of the lips. অধরমধু পান, অধরসুধা পান n. (lit.) act of kissing greedily. অধরমধু বা অধরসুধা পান করা v. to kiss greedily. 51)

(p. 17) adharma any act in contravention of scriptural or moral laws; a sinful act, a sin; irreligiousness; an unrighteous act; unrighteousness. a. sinful; unrighteous. অধর্ম করা to do or commit an unrighteous or sinful act, to do an immoral act. ̃চারী, অধর্মাচারী a. irreligious; ungodly. ̃পরায়ণ a. unrighteous; sinful. অধর্মাচরণ n. committing sins; sinful practice; unrighteous practice. অধর্মী a. sinful; unrighteous; unreligious; impious; (loos.) treacherous. 55)

(p. 26) anaśana abstinence from food, fasting; starvation. ̃ক্লিষ্ট a. stricken with starvation; famished. অনশন ধর্মঘট n. hunger-strike. ̃ব্রত n. abstinence from food (till one's death) under a solemn vow; (loos.) hunger-strike. 26)

(p. 38) anūdita (ori. but rare) said or mentioned afterwards; (loos. but pop.) translated. 13)

(p. 38) anaikya lack of unity or agreement; discord; disagreement; difference (esp. of opinion), dissension; dissimilarity; inconsistency, incongruity; (loos.) animosity or opposition. 18)

(p. 41) anna boiled rice; rice; food. ̃কষ্ট n. distress caused by scarcity of food; famine; (fig.) sufferance caused by extreme poverty, indigent circumstances. ̃কূট n. a stupendous heap of boiled rice. ̃ক্ষেত্র var. of অন্নসত্র । ̃গতপ্রাণ a. (absolutely) depending on food or boiled rice for subsistence; (loos.) riceeating. ̃চিন্তা n. thinking out means of procuring food or earning one's livelihood; food-problem, bread-problem. ̃চিন্তা চমত্কারা the effort to earn one's livelihood is all-absorbing; bread-problem is the chief problem; thought of one's daily bread preys heavily on the mind or weighs heavily on the spirits. ̃জল n. food and drink; the Hindu rite of providing food and drink for the soul of the dead. ̃দা a. fem. one who supplies or gives food. n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) ̃দাতা a. & n. one who supplies or gives food; one who maintains. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. charitable or gratuitous supply of food. ̃দাস n. one who has enslaved himself to another for one's food or maintenance. ̃নালী n. the aesophagus, the gullet, the food passage. ̃পূর্ণা a. fem. full of food or rice. n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা).̃পথ্য n. rice-meal as diet. ̃পান n. food and drink. ̃প্রাশন n. the Hindu rite of a child's tasting rice for the first time. ̃বস্ত্র n. food and clothing. ̃ব্যঞ্জন n. rice and curry. ̃ভোজী a. rice-eating. n. rice-eater. ̃ময় a. full of food; built up or nourished by food (অন্নময় কোষ) ̃রস n. chyle. ̃সংস্হান n. provision for maintenance; procuring food or earning one's livelihood. ̃সত্র n. a place or institution for charitable supply of rice or food. ̃সমস্যা n. food-problem, bread-problem. ̃হীন a. without food; foodless; starving. 17)

(p. 48) aputra, aputraka sonless; (loos.) childless. 51)

(p. 51) aprayukta inapplicable, unsuitable, inapposite, inapt (অপ্রযুক্ত শব্দ); (loos.) misapplied; (loos.) unused. ̃তা n. inapplicability, inappositeness, inaptness, inaptitude. 35)

(p. 55) abani, abanī the earth, the world; land. ̃তল n. the surface of the earth; the earth; ground. ̃পতি n. a king; an emperor. ̃মণ্ডল n. the whole of the earth; the world; (loos.) the universe. অবনীশ, অবনীশ্বর n. a king; an emperor. 12)

(p. 63) abhimāna pride, vanity; self-respect, self-esteem, dignity, amour propre; egotism; huff; tiff; state of one's feeling being hurt; offended state of mind; sensitiveness. অভিমানী a. proud; vain; (excessively) self-respecting, self-conceited; dignified, exalted, noble; egotistic; one whose feelings are hurt, offended; in a huff; sensitive; (loos.) maudlin; touchy, thin-skinned, easily stung. n. such a person. fem. অভিমানিনী । 103)

(p. 63) abhiyātrī adventurer, one who sets out on an expedition or an adventuresome exploration. অভিযাত্রিক a. expeditionary. n. & a. (loos.) var. of অভিযাত্রী । 108)

(p. 71) amātya a minister; a cabinet minister; a councillor of the state; a high government official; (loos.) a courtier. ̃বর্গ n. the body of ministers of officials; the cabinet; (loos.) the body of courtiers. 3)

(p. 80) aśikṣā lack of education or training or instruction; bad or improper or harmful education or training or instruction; (loos.) ill-breeding. অশিক্ষিত a. uneducated; untrained; uninstructed; illiterate. fem. অশিক্ষিতা । 29)

(p. 89) asādhya incapable of being done or accomplished or attained or realized; unperformable, impracticable, unattainable, unrealizable, unachievable through meditation, asceticism etc. (অসাধ্য সাধনা); irremediable, incurable (অসাধ্য রোগ). ̃সাধন n. making the impossible possible; realization of the unrealizable, attainment of the unattainable; (loos.) accomplishment of a seemingly impossible task (esp. through extraordinary efforts). শিবের অসাধ্য even gods cannot do, even beyond the power of gods. 11)

(p. 90) aha I. n. self, the ego; egotism; self-conceit, vanity; arrogance. ̃বুদ্ধি n. self-conceit, vanity; egotism; (loos.) selfishness. 90)

(p. 95) āuśa, āusa (chiefly of paddy) ripening in the rainy season or in autumn; (loos.) ripening or growing early. 15)

(p. 107) ānana face; (loos.) mouth. 122)

(p. 114) ānumānika inferential; probable; (loos.) approximate. 33)

(p. 115) āntrika intestinal; duodenal; enteric. n. (loos.) gastro-enteritis. আন্ত্রিক জ্বর n. enteric fever, typhoid (fever). 14)

(p. 122) āmātisāra dysentery; amoebic dysentery; (loos.) bacillary or biliary dysentery. 6)