(p. 721) bāica, bāicakhēlā a boat-race, a regatta. 236)

(p. 800) bratacārī observing a vow; undergoing ascetical austerities or penance. n. a kind of folk-dance. fem. a. ব্রতচারিণী । 6)

(p. 748) bāhyēndriẏa the eye, the ear, the nose, the tongue, the skin; any one of these five external sense-organs. 63)

(p. 790) baidarbha of Bidarbha (বিদর্ভ) a province of India. fem. বৈদর্ভী । বৈদর্ভী রীতি a style of literary composition in which compound words are avoided as far as practicable and great attention is paid to sweetness of diction. 38)

(p. 748) bāhbāsphōṭa slapping of one's arms as a mark of parading one's strength or abilities (as done by a wrestler). 58)

(p. 713) baṃśī a flute or pipe made of bamboo, a reed; a flute, a pipe. ̃তট n. the bank of the Jamuna at Brindaban where Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) played his flute. ̃ধর, ̃ধারী, ̃বদন n. a fluter, a flutist, a piper: Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃বট n. a banyan tree at Brindaban under which Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) played his flute. ̃রব, ̃ধ্বনি n. the note of a flute. 19)

(p. 782) bṛṣṭi rain; rain-water; a shower (শরবৃষ্টি); বৃষ্টি পড়া, বৃষ্টি হওয়া v. to rain. বৃষ্টি পড়ে v. it rains; বৃষ্টিচ্ছায় n. (geog.) rain-shadow. ̃জল n. rain-water. ̃পাত n. rainfall; (meteor.) precipitation. ̃বাদল n. rains. বৃষ্টিবাদলের দিন n. a rainy day. ̃বিন্দু n. a rain-drop. ̃মান, ̃মাপক n. a rain-gauge, a pluviometer. বৃষ্টি সম্বন্ধীয় a. pluvial. ̃স্নাত a. drenched or soaked in rain. ̃হীন a. rainless. 21)

(p. 721) bahamāna flowing, running (বহমান নদী); carrying; bearing, conveying. 190)

(p. 713) bakēẏā2 still unpaid or undone; outstanding. n. arrears, arrearage. বকেয়া বাকি arrears or arrearage of the last year. 44)

(p. 747) bāli sand; gravel; grit. বালি ধরানো v. (in building construction) to plaster. ̃পূর্ণ, ̃ময় a. sandy; full of sand. বালির বাঁধ (fig.) an ineffectual action or measure (বালির বাঁধ দিয়ে দুঃখ ঠেকানো); (fig.) a transitory object, a deceptive foundation ('বড়র পীরিতি বালির বাঁধ').বালির প্রাসাদ (fig.) a house of cards; a very transitory or deceptive foundation. 26)

(p. 779) bīra valiant, valorous; heroic; skilled in warfare; spirited. n. a valiant person; a heroic person, a hero; a skilled warrior; a spirited person; a great person (কর্মবীর). ̃চূড়ামণি n. the greatest of heroes. ̃জননী n. the mother of a hero. ̃জায়া n. the wife of a hero. ̃ত্ব n. valour; heroism. বীরত্বপূর্ণ a. valorous; heroic. বীরত্বব্যঞ্জক a. indicating valour or heroism; valorous, heroic. ̃দর্প n. a hero's challenge; a heroic assertion or declaration. ̃নারী same as বীরাঙ্গনা । ̃প্রসবিনী, ̃প্রসূ a. fem. giving birth to a hero or heroes; (of a country etc.) producing heroes. ̃বর n. a great hero. ̃বৌলি n. an earring worn by a hero (or generically by men). ̃ভোগ্যা a. fem. enjoyable only by heroes. বীরভোগ্যা বসুন্ধরা it is for the brave to conquer and enjoy the earth. ̃মাতা n. a hero's mother; a heroic mother. ̃রস n. (rhet.) a description that inspires heroism in the mind of a reader or hearer. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. the greatest among heroic men. n. a most valiant man. বীরা a. fem. of বীর (a.). n. a woman having both husband and son; a kind of wine. বীরাঙ্গনা n. a heroic woman; a hero's wife. বীরাচার n. a system of worship according to Tantrism. বীরাচারী a. one who has adopted this system. বীরাসন n. a particular posture of sitting on one's haunches whilst practising বীরাচার । বীরেশ্বর n. the greatest hero; Shiva (শিব). 9)

(p. 748) bāhā2 the High Bengali form of বাওয়া2 । 42)

(p. 800) brāhma relating to Brahma (ব্রহ্ম) or God; endowed with knowledge about God. n. a Brahmo, a Brahmoist. ̃ধর্ম n. Brahmoism. ̃বিবাহ n. act of inviting a bridegroom versed in scriptures and marrying him to a bride with due obeisance; marriage (by registration) in accordance with the rules of the Brahmo Samaj. ̃সমাজ n. the Brahmo Samaj ̃মূহুর্ত n. the period of forty-eighth minute immediately preceding sunrise. 18)

(p. 779) bītaśraddha having lost one's faith (in) or reverence (for); disgusted. বীতশ্রদ্ধ হওয়া v. to be disgusted. 3)

(p. 717) banitā a woman; a wife. 55)