(p. 721) bartamāna the present time, the present; current times, modern times; (gr.) the present tense. a. present (opp. absent); of the present, present; present day, current, modern; now existing or living or alive. বর্তমান থাকা v. to be present; to be existing or living or alive (now). বর্তমান কাল same as বর্তমান (n.). ̃কালীন a. present-day, current; occurring or being done when one is present or alive. বর্তমানতা, বর্তমানত্ব n. presence; existence; state of being alive. বর্তমানে adv. at present; when one is living or alive or present (পিতা বর্তমানে).. 101)

(p. 743) bāpa2 a father; (in affectionate address) a son or a person deserving to be treated as a son. বাপকা বেটা, বাপের বেটা a chip of the old block. বাপকা বেটা সেপাইকা ঘোড়া, কুছ নেহী তো থোড়া থোড়া (fig.) a son must inherit some qualities at least of his father. বাপ তোলা v. to abuse one by calling names of one's father. বাপের জন্মে বা বয়সে (fig.) at any time, ever. কারও বাপের সাধ্য নেই (fig.) not within anybody's capacity, nobody is able to do, no one, not even one's sire has the grit or ability (to do). 18)

(p. 786) bēniẏāna a broker or financier; a kind of loose jacket or undergarment; a banian, a banyan. 59)

(p. 792) bōṭa a boat. 31)

(p. 792) bōbā dumb; speechless; mute; (fig.) inexpressible (বোবা ব্যথা). 44)

(p. 721) bahirbāṭi an outhouse; a parlour or drawing-room. 210)

(p. 779) buḍ়ōpanā, buḍ়ōmi comically elderly conduct of a young person esp. of a child; precocity.

(p. 741) bātila forsaken or disowned; rejected; (law) void, set aside; annulled, rescinded; cancelled. বাতিল করা v. to forsake or disown; to reject; (law) to void, to set aside; to annul, to rescind; to cancel. 19)

(p. 782) bṛnta (bot.) a stalk; a nipple. ̃চ্যুত a. (bot.) detached or nipped from the stalk. ̃মধ্যক a. (bot.) interpetiolar. 15)

(p. 786) bēdya to be learnt; knowable. 47)

(p. 773) biṣaẏa an object of sense-perception, a perceptible object; an object; a thing for enjoyment, earthly enjoyment or interests; worldly possessions; a property, an estate; (rare) domain, territory, a district; a topic, subject-matter, a theme; a cause (দুঃখের বিষয়); what relates to or concerns (এ ব্যাপার তারই বিষয়). prep. same as বিষয়ে । বিষয়আশয় n. property and riches. বিষয়ক sfx. denoting: concerning, relating to, about. ̃কর্ম n. earning one's living; management of an estate. ̃তৃষ্ণা n. thirst for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বাসনা n. desire for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বিতৃষ্ণ, ̃বিমুখ a. averse to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments; stoical. ̃বিতৃষ্ণা ̃বিমুখতা n. aversion to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বুদ্ধি n. shrewd tact for management of an estate or for maintenance of domestic economy; worldly wisdom. ̃বৈরাগ্য same as ̃বিতৃষ্ণা । ̃লালসা n. greed for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃সূচি,, (rej.) ̃সূচী n. agenda; a table of contents serially arranged. বিষয়ানুরাগ, বিষয়াসক্তি n. attachment to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. বিষয়ানুরাগী, বিষয়াসক্ত a. attached to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. fem. বিষয়ানুরাগিণী । বিষয়ান্তর n. another topic; a different topic. বিষয়ী a. attached to worldly riches and pleasures; possessing property; possessing an estate, landed. বিষয়ীভূত a. included in the domain or jurisdiction of (আইনের বিষয়ীভূত); included in the agenda (আলোচনার বিষয়ীভূত). বিষয়ে prep. concerning, relating to, regarding, about. 29)

(p. 786) bētāla1 (mus.) a breach of measure. a. same as বেতালা । 9)

(p. 713) bakāṇḍapratyāśā a hope as vain as the expectation of a heron to obtain an egg of a bull, a vain hope. 39)

(p. 721) bāināca the dance of a professional dancing girl. 237)

(p. 721) barjita given up; abandoned; disowned; boycotted; omitted, left out ('নি'বর্জিত); deprived of, devoid of (সুখবর্জিত). fem. বর্জিতা । 86)