(p. 115) āpā a medicinal plant, Achyranthus aspera. 44)

(p. 97) ān̐cala an expanse of a part or an end of a loin-cloth (esp. one worn by women). ̃-ধরা a. (said of a man) very obedient to women or to one's wife; henpecked; (of a boy) very much dependent on his mother. 2)

(p. 114) ānugatya allegiance; fidelity; obedience; fealty; faithful adherence. আনুগত্য স্বীকার করা v. to own allegiance (to); to submit (to). আনুগত্যের শপথ oath of allegiance. 28)

(p. 115) āpakka imperfectly ripened, half-ripe; half-cooked, half-baked, half-roasted, half-boiled. 23)

(p. 107) ādālata a court of justice. আদালতি a. pertaining or relating to a court of justice; judicial. 65)

(p. 115) āpatika accidental; incidental. 31)

(p. 126) āryā2 a kind of metre used in Sanskrit verse; any of the rhymed arithmetical formulae. 16)

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

(p. 107) ādraka ginger. 88)

(p. 126) ālapanā painting on the floors or walls of a house or temple usu. with liquefied pigment of rice-powder, zinc oxide etc. 37)

(p. 133) āhuta invited; called; asked to come; summoned; invoked. আহুতি n. invitation; a call; a summons; invocation. 53)

(p. 126) āsaṅga sexual intercourse; company, fellowship, social intercourse; union; desire to enjoy; love, attachment; profound attention. ̃লিপ্সা n. desire for sexual intercourse; desire for company or union. ̃লিপ্সু a. desirous of sexual intercourse or of company or union. 139)

(p. 123) ārabdha that which has been undertaken or begun. আরব্ধ কার্য n. a task undertaken or commenced. 38)

(p. 133) āsōẏāra, āsōbāra mounted on an elephant, horse etc. n. one who is thus mounted, a rider. 15)

(p. 96) ān̐caḍ়ā-ān̐caḍ়i act of mutual scratching with finger-nails or claws in a fight. 30)