(p. 773) bistara many or much; too many or too much. n. a lot, plenty. 52)

(p. 767) bimōcana act of letting loose; release; liberation, deliverance; relieving, relief (সংকট বিমোচন); dispelling or removal or cure (দুঃখবিমোচন, ব্যাধিবিমোচন); discharge (শরবিমোচন). 36)

(p. 789) bēśa1 excellent, fine, nice (বেশ ছেলে); too much, thorough (বেশ ভিজে); large in amount, measure or degree (বেশ টাকা, বেশ খাটুনি, বেশ ভার); well-to-do (বেশ অবস্হা). adv. excellently, nicely (বেশ নাচে); too much, thoroughly (বেশ ভিজেছে); to or in a large amount, measure or degree (বেশ খেতে পারে); very (বেশ ভালো). int. all right, good. বেশ কম considerably less. 17)

(p. 773) bisphōraka explosive. n. an explosive. 60)

(p. 800) brāśa a brush. ব্রাশ করা v. to brush. 17)

(p. 761) bipitā a step-father. 65)

(p. 751) bici a stone or seed of a fruit. বিচিগজগজে a. full of seeds. 68)

(p. 717) badana face, countenance; mouth; appearance. ̃কমল n. a lotus-like face; a face conceived as a lotus. ̃ভরে adv. with full-throated ease. ̃মন্ডল n. face, countenance. 29)

(p. 748) bāstabya habitable. ̃বিদ্যা n. (bio.) ecology. 37)

(p. 782) bṛddhi augmentation, increase; growth; development; enlargement; rise (মূল্যবৃদ্ধি); advancement (জাতির শিক্ষাবৃদ্ধি); flourish; (bot.) accrescence; interest on money (চক্রবৃদ্ধি); usury, বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া v. to augment, to increase; to grow up; to develop; to be enlarged, to enlarge; to rise; to advance; to flourish; (bot.) to accrete. ̃কার a. promoting or helping growth. ̃কাল n. the period of growth. মুখ্য বৃদ্ধিকাল (bot.) the grand period of growth. ̃জ a. concerning growth. বৃদ্ধিজ চলন (bot.) a growth movement. ̃জীবী n. a usurer. ̃দশা n. (bot.) a phase of growth. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. enlarged; grown; grown outsize. ̃বিস্তার n. (bot.) distribution of growth. ̃হার n. (bot.) the rate of growth. ̃শীল a. augmentating, increasing; growing; developing; enlarging; rising; advancing; flourishing; (bot.) accrescent. ̃শ্রাদ্ধ n. an obsequial rite in honour of manes (usu. performed on the eve of a marriage-ceremony etc.). 14)

(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. 758) biduṣī learned, erudite. n. fem. a learned woman. 3)

(p. 786) bētālā (of music) failing in measure, (of a musician) failing to maintain measure; (fig.) upset; confounded; confusing (বেতালা অবস্হা); (fig.) wayward or outlandish (বেতালা লোক). 11)

(p. 721) baẏasa age; agedness (বয়স ঢাকা পড়া); youth or majority. বয়স হওয়া v. to come of age; to grow old, to become aged. বয়সের গাছ পাথর নেই (fig.) hoary with age. বয়সের ধর্ম the natural property or tendency of age. ̃কাল n. youth; majority, adulthood; one's greener days. ̃-ফোঁড়া n. an acne. বয়সা n. breaking or cracking of voice on attaining adolescence. বয়সী a. of a particular age (বালকবয়সী); equal in age (আমার বয়সী); advanced in age, aged, old. বয়সোচিত a. right and proper for one's age, befitting one's age, natural to a particular age. 31)

(p. 773) biśōdhita purified; sanctified; refined; cleansed; rectified, corrected; amended. 10)