(p. 794) byabasita endeavouring; persevering; ascertained. 39)

(p. 800) brahmāstra an ancient divine missile which could never be warded off. 15)

(p. 721) baraẏitā one who receives or accepts or nominates or elects devotionally or respectfully or cordially (and esp. ceremonially), a welcomer; one who accepts submissively or voluntarily. fem. বরয়িত্রী । 62)

(p. 748) bāstu a dwelling-place; a dwelling; a dwelling-house; a piece of land on which a dwelling-house stands, a homestead; (also বাস্তুভিটা); a permanent and usually ancestral homestead (also বাস্তুগৃহ); buildings. ̃কর্ম n. building-construction; public works. ̃কার n. a civil engineer. ̃কৃত্যক n. the engineering service. ̃ঘুঘু n. (fig.) a vile person who resides irremovably in a family and brings it to ruin. ̃দেবতা ̃পুরুষ n. the guardian or tutelar deity of a homestead or family. ̃ভিটা n. homestead. ̃সংস্হান n. provision for dwelling. ̃সাপ n. a snake living in a house for a long time and without harming anybody. ̃হারা a. displaced from a homestead. n. a displaced person. 38)

(p. 751) bicañcala greatly agitated. 60)

(p. 779) bujha consolation; gumption; mutual understanding or agreement; explanation or manipulation (হিসাবের বুঝ); বুঝ থাকা v. to have mutual understanding or agreement. বুঝ দেওয়া v. to console or comfort; to explain or manipulate (accounts). বুঝ মানা v. to agree to be consoled, to accept consolation. ̃সুঝ n. gumption and patience. 19)

(p. 767) birāja graceful or conspicuous presence or existence. বিরাজ করা, (poet.) বিরজা v. to exist or be present gracefully or conspicuously; to exist, to be present. ̃মান, বিরাজিত a. gracefully or conspicuously existent or present; existent or present. fem. ̃মানা, বিরাজিতা । 58)

(p. 742) bādita (chiefly of musical instruments) sounded, played on. 12)

(p. 743) bāpita sown; woven; shaved or tonsured. 26)

(p. 747) bālaka a boy, a male child; a tyro (রাজনীতিতে সে বালক); a greenhorn. ̃কাল n. childhood days, boyhood. ̃তা ̃ত্ব n. boyhood. ̃বয়স same as বালককাল । ̃ভৃত্য n. a boy-servant; a page. ̃সুলভ, বালকোচিত a. boyish; childish. 15)

(p. 721) bandōbasta arrangement; preparation; provision; settlement; land settlement; tenure (জমির বন্দোবস্ত); a contract. বন্দোবস্ত করা n. to make arrangements; to make preparations (for); to provide for; to settle; to make a contract (with). বন্দোবস্ত দেওয়া v. to have tenure (of land etc.) settled on oneself. চিরস্হায়ী বন্দোবস্ত (hist.) The Permanent Settlement. 4)

(p. 721) baradāsta bearing or enduring, act of brooking; toleration; patience. a. endured, tolerated, borne (বরদাস্ত হয় না). বরদাস্ত করা v. to bear, to bear with; to endure, to brook; to tolerate. 55)

(p. 800) blāḍa byāṅka a bloodbank where blood is collected and stored. 35)

(p. 721) bandha any device for binding or fastening (কোমরবন্ধ); a tie, a bond, bondage (প্রেমবন্ধ); a clasp, an embrace (ভুজবন্ধ); an obstacle (স্রোতোবন্ধ); construction (সেতুবন্ধ); composition (ছন্ধবন্ধ); restraint or stoppage (ইন্দ্রিয়বন্ধ). a. shut, closed (বন্ধ জানালা, বন্ধ অফিস); stopped, ceased, discontinued (কথাবার্তা বন্ধ); obstructed, confined, shut in (কারাগারে বন্ধ). বন্ধ করা v. to shut, to close; to stop, to cease, to discontinue; to obstruct; to confine, to shut in. গ্রীষ্মের বন্ধ the summar vacation. পূজার বন্ধ the Puja holidays, the Puja vacation. 5)

(p. 792) baiṣṇaba relating to Vishnu (বিষ্ণু); worshipping Vishnu; following the teachings of Chaitanya. n. a worshipper of Vishnu; a follower of Chaitanya, a Vaishnava; a Vaishnava mendicant. fem. বৈষ্ণবী । ̃ধর্ম n. the Vaishnava cult or religion; Vaishnavism. 19)