(p. 721) bām̐ōḍ় the bend of a river where the current is obstructed, (cp.) an eddy, a whirlpool. 255)

(p. 779) buḍ়ōṭē grown old prematurely; oldish; precocious. 28)

(p. 786) bēduẏina a bedouin, a beduin. 45)

(p. 721) bāgdattā betrothed; affianced. n. fem. a betrothed girl. 294)

(p. 721) bāula one of a class of Hindu stoical devotees singing songs in a special mode illustrating their doctrine; their song or mode of singing. 248)

(p. 789) bēśara an ornament for the nose, (cp.) a nose-bob. 19)

(p. 790) baitaraṇī (myth.) a river which the spirits of the dead have to cross in order to reach the abode of the dead, (cp.) the Styx. বৈতরণীর মাঝি n. the ferryman across the Baitarani (বৈতরণী), (cp.) Charon. 34)

(p. 786) bēdacarcā the study of the Vedas. 19)

(p. 782) bṛnda a thousand millions; the total number; a large number, a multitude. ̃গান n. a group music, a chorus. ̃বাদন, বাদ্যবৃন্দ n. a concert. 16)

(p. 715) bakhā to be spoilt by bad association; to sow one's wild oats: to go to the bad. a. spoilt by bad association; dissipated; gone to the bad; (euph.) saucy. বখাটে a. same as বখা (a.). বখানো v. to make one sow one's wild oats, to cause to go to the bad, to deprave. বখামি, বখামো n. dissipation, depravity; (euph.) sauciness. 11)

(p. 748) bāsā2 a medicinal plant, Justicia gandrussa. বাসারিষ্ট n. extract of Justicia gandrussa. 27)

(p. 786) bēnārasi made in Banaras (বেনারসি সিল্ক); made of Banaras silk (বেনারসি শাড়ি). n. a woman's sari (cloth) made of Banaras silk. 57)

(p. 767) biśuddha very pure and clean; holy, sacred; perfectly faultless or unblemished, immaculate; unadulterated, genuine, pure (বিশুদ্ধ ঘৃত); raw (বিশুদ্ধ কোহল); unmixed (বিশুদ্ধ শান্তি); refined (বিশুদ্ধ সোনা); innocent (বিশুদ্ধ আমোদ); correct, accurate (বিশুদ্ধ অঙ্কফল). বিশুদ্ধচরিত্র a. of pure or immaculate character. ̃তা n. perfect purity or cleanness; holiness, sacredness; immaculateness; genuineness; purity; state of being unmixed; innocence; correctness, accuracy. বিশুদ্ধাত্মা a. pure-souled. বিশুদ্ধি n. same as বিশুদ্ধতা, and esp. purification or sanctification. 110)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 743) bāra3 a day (রবিবার); a fixed or allotted day (হাটবার); a day of the week (আজ কী বার); an occasion, a time (দুবার); a turn (দেখি তোমার বারে কেমন খেলো). 59)