(p. 743) bāmākṣī a fair-eyed woman. 44)

(p. 767) bibhum̐i a foreign land (বিদেশ-বিভুঁই). 9)

(p. 794) byabahārya fit to be used or applied, useful, serviceable; that which is to be used or applied. 42)

(p. 794) byāghra the tiger; (as a sfx.) the best or strongest specimen (নরব্যাঘ্র). fem. ব্যাঘ্রী the tigress. ̃তুল্য a. tigerish; tigery, tigrine, tigroid. ̃শাবক n. a whelp of a tiger. 61)

(p. 782) bēga2 speedy gait, rapidity, swiftness; speed, velocity (esp. in phys.) momentum, impetus; current, flow; desire to evacuate bowels or urinate; trouble or toil (টাকা আদায় করতে বেগ পেতে হয়েছে); severity, virulence (জ্বরের বেগ). বেগ দেওয়া v. to give trouble, to put to difficulty or inconvenience. 56)

(p. 721) baẏēta a couplet (esp. one in Arabic or Persian or Urdu). 38)

(p. 756) bitatha, bitathya untrue, false; futile, vain. 32)

(p. 800) brāhmaṇa a Brahman, a Brahmin; a Brahman priest; a part of the Vedas treating of religious rites. ̃ত্ব same as ব্রাহ্মণ্য । ̃পণ্ডিত n. a Brahman scholar. ̃সভা n. a council of Brahmans for theological and social discussion and arbitration. ̃সমাজ n. the community of the Brahmans. ব্রাহ্মণী n. a Brahman's wife; a female Brahman, ব্রাহ্মণ্য n. the state of being a Brahman; characteristics and especial powers of Brahmans; the peculiar functions and duties of Brahmans (also ব্রাহ্মণ্যধর্ম); the community of Brahmans. 19)

(p. 721) bartula spherical. n. a sphere; a ball; a spherical solid iron projectile used in games, a shot. ̃নিক্ষেপ n. putting the shot. 107)

(p. 751) bigata departed; passed by, gone by; past; dead. বিগত হওয়া v. to depart; to pass by, to pass away. ̃প্রাণ a. dead. ̃যৌবন a. past one's prime or youth. fem. ̃যৌবনা past one's prime. ̃শ্রী a. passed or fallen from one's glory or splendour; one who has lost one's beauty. ̃স্পৃহা a. one who has lost inclination or interest or appetite, rendered apathetic; one who has controlled or given up one's desires or cravings or longings. 45)

(p. 738) bāṭā4 a Hindu rite of offering dishes of food to a son-in-law. 44)

(p. 761) bināẏaka a leader of the people; Ganesha (গণেশ) the god of the people; a teacher; a disciplinarian. 16)

(p. 761) bipralambha disappointment; deception; quarrel; wrangling; failure of union or estrangement of lovers esp. at a tryst. 74)

(p. 743) bānatēla essential oil, etherial oil. 8)

(p. 713) baṃśābali a genealogy; a genealogical table, a family tree. 18)