(p. 126) āśīrbacana, āśīrbāda blessing, benediction, benison. আশীর্বাদক a. & n. one who blesses. fem. আশীর্বাদিকা । আশীর্বাদী a. benedictory. □ n. an emblem of benediction. 119)

(p. 118) ābēṣṭana surrounding or enclosing; a fence; a wall; that which encloses, an enclosure; surroundings, environment. আবেষ্টনী n. a fence; a wall; that which encloses, an enclosure; a circurmference; environment, surroundings. 47)

(p. 98) ākāṅkṣaṇīẏa desirable; worthy of being desired or wished for. 28)

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

(p. 99) āgāmī that which is to come or happen in future; future; coming; next. আগামীকাল tomorrow. আগামীপরশু day after tomorrow. 80)

(p. 122) āmānata deposited; credited; placed in one's custody. n. the thing or money deposited or credited, deposit, credit. আমানত করা, আমানত দেওয়া, আমানত রাখা v. to deposit; to credit; to place in the custody of. আমানতি a. pertaining to deposit or credit; deposited; credited. 8)

(p. 99) āgali2 (obs.) a house, a store, a repertory ('বুদ্ধির আগলি'). 71)

(p. 104) āchilē (poet.) 2nd. per. were. 16)

(p. 98) ākān̐ḍ়ā (of rice etc.) unhusked; not thoroughly husked; unrefined. 27)

(p. 125) ārāba a (high) sound or note; a (great) noise; tumult; a roar. 8)

(p. 118) ābāsa a dwelling-place, a habitation, a home, an abode; a residence; a house. আবাসিক n. a caretaker (chiefly of a Buddhist monastery). a. resident (আবাসিক শল্য-চিকিত্সক); (of a student) living in a students' hostel. আবাসিক বিদ্যালয় residential school. 29)

(p. 96) ān̐caḍ়kāmaḍ় act of scratching and biting; bites and scratches. 29)

(p. 102) ācamana washing one's mouth and hands (esp. after meals); formal purification of one's body with water before religious worship as prescribed in the Hindu scriptures. আচমন করা v. to rinse and wash. আচমনীয় n. water for such washing or purification. 28)

(p. 123) āẏudhaśālā armoury, arsenal. 19)

(p. 115) āphuṭanta, āphōṭā not yet bloomed, unblown; not clearly visible; indistinct; (in the process of being boiled but) not yet boiling; parboiled. 72)