(p. 97) ān̐dhāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; deprived of light. আঁধার ঘরের মানিক an object of precious hope and consolation amidst utter misery; silver-lining. মনের আঁধার ignorance; extreme sorrow or dejection. আঁধারি same as আঁধার । 26)

(p. 96) āōtā (rare) shade, sunshade; care; guardianship, custody; control; reach; jurisdiction; purview. (কারও) আওতায় under one's power or tutelage or guardianship. 3)

(p. 96) ā expressing: dismay, pain etc. 15)

(p. 126) ālagā unbound, untied, unfastened; open; unbolted; loose; lax; detached; avoiding company, isolated (আলগা থাকা); uncovered; bare; naked; uncontrolled (আলগা জিভ); insincere or uncalled-for (আলগা সোহাগ); uncareful, unmindful (আলগা লোক). আলগা দেওয়া v. to relax, to become lax; to give indulgence. মুখ-আলগা a. loose-tongued; outspoken. 27)

(p. 123) ārakṣa police or military station; an outpost; defence force, homeguard. a. engaged in defence. আরক্ষা n. the police. আরক্ষাবাহিনী n. the police force. আরক্ষিক, আরক্ষী n. a policeman; a guardsman. আরক্ষিদল n. a police picket. 30)

(p. 107) ādima first; aboriginal; primordial; primitive; original. আদিম অধিকার (law) Original Jurisdiction. ̃তা n. primitiveness; primordiality. 72)

(p. 99) ākuñcana slight contraction or shrivelling or wrinkle or curl or contortion. 20)

(p. 126) āla2 a ridge of earth set up around a piece of agricultural land; a dyke; a dam. আল বাঁধা v. to set up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; to build a dyke, to dam. 21)

(p. 115) āndāja guess, conjecture. a. approximate or conjectural. adv. more or less, approximately (আন্দাজ একশো গ্রাম). আন্দাজি a. depending on or deduced by guessing; uncertain. আন্দাজে adv. by guess, by surmise or conjecture. 15)

(p. 115) āpyāẏita received and treated hospitably, entertained; felicitated. আপ্যায়িত করা same as আপ্যায়ন করা । 64)

(p. 121) ā mara indicating : light imprecation, bashfulness, shame, reproach, censure etc.; Devil take thee, go to hell, beshrew me. 16)

(p. 114) ānuṣaṅgika accompanying, concomitant; incidental; secondary; associated. 37)

(p. 107) ātmōtkarṣa elevation of one's own self or soul, self-elevation; self-advancement. 42)

(p. 123) ārambha commencement, inception, beginning, start; origin, birth; introduction; a prologue. আরম্ভ করা v. to commence, to begin, to start; to introduce. আরম্ভ হওয়া v. to commence; to begin, to start; to originate; to take birth; to be introduced. ̃ক a. & n. one who commences or introduces. আরম্ভিক a. relating to inception or beginning; starting; introductory. 41)

(p. 115) āpāta the present or the actual time in question, the time being; incidence; occurrence. ̃কঠিন a. appearing as hard or difficult at first or for the time being (but not actually so); apparently or seemingly hard or difficult. ̃গতি n. apparent motion. ̃ত adv. at the present time or actual time in question, for the time being, for the nonce. ̃দৃষ্টিতে adv. at the first sight; to the cursory view or consideration; seemingly. ̃প্রসারণ n. apparent expansion. ̃মধুর a. seemingly sweet or sweet for the time being only. ̃রমণীয় a. agreeable or pleasant for the time being; seemingly alluring or fascinating. 47)