(p. 721) bala-nāca ball-dance. বল-নাচ নাচা v. to take part in a ball. 135)

(p. 782) bēgāra corvee. বেগার খাটা v. to work without wages, to render service gratis under pressure. ̃ঠেলা a. reluctantly and negligently done under duress. 67)

(p. 782) bṛtta (chiefly in geom.) a circle; a sphere; character or conduct (দুর্বৃত্ত); (pros.) a system of versification (মাত্রাবৃত্ত). a. employed; accustomed; born. গুরুবৃত্ত n. (geog.) the Great Circle. লঘুবৃত্ত n. (geog.) the Small Circle. ̃কলা n. (geom.) a sector. বৃত্তসমবর্তিত আলোক circularly polarized light. বৃত্তাংশ n. the segment of a circle. বৃত্তাকার a. rotund; circular. 4)

(p. 794) byagra eager; earnest; excited; anxious; inquisitive, curious. ̃তা n. eagerness; earnestness; excitement; anxiety; curiosity. 19)

(p. 717) batriśa thirty-two. 27)

(p. 713) bakabakāni intolerable prattling; meaningless jabber or chatter; overmuch talking. 29)

(p. 721) balī2 full of strength, powerful, strong; heroic, valorous. 156)

(p. 773) biśbēśbara God; Shiva (শিব). fem. বিশ্বেশ্বরী same as আদ্যাশক্তি (see আদ্যা). 17)

(p. 792) bōddhā able to understand or comprehend or appreciate, knowing, knowledgeable. 39)

(p. 773) biśrāma rest, repose; temporary desistance or cessation of labour; an interval. বিশ্রাম করা, বিশ্রাম নেওয়া v. to take rest, to repose; desist from work or labour (permanently or temporarily). বিশ্রাম দেওয়া v. to give rest; to release from or relieve of work or labour (permanently or temporarily), to rest. ̃কাল n. a time for rest or repose; an interval. 21)

(p. 767) bibhēdaka that which divides; that which creates a difference or dissension; that which separates; divisive; separating. n. a divisor; that which divides; a separator. 14)

(p. 721) barṣaṇa rainfall; rain (বর্ষণহীন মেঘ); raining; act of falling down in a stream; showering; a shower; act of scattering or sprinkling or dispersing upon (আতরবর্ষণ কিরণবর্ষণ); (fig.) gracious bestowal (আশীর্বাদবর্ষণ, ধন্যবাদবর্ষণ, উপহারবর্ষণ). বর্ষণ করা v. to rain upon, to shower, to scatter or sprinkle or disperse upon; to bestow graciously (upon). ̃মুখর a. vibrant with the patter of rain. ̃শীল a. disposed to rain; raining. বর্ষণোন্মুখ a. on the point of coming down as rain; on the point of raining; (fig.) on the point of weeping, tearful (বর্ষণোন্মুখ আঁখি). 120)

(p. 748) bāsanta, bāsantika of spring or springtime, vernal. বাসন্তী a. fem. vernal; light orange-coloured (বাসন্তীবাস পরা). n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). বাসন্তীপূজা n. a spring-festival when Goddess Durga is worshipped. 17)

(p. 781) bulabula, bulabuli a bird of the Pycnonotus genus, the bulbul. 14)

(p. 721) baẏāma a jar (usu. with a detachable lid and made of porcelain or glass). 37)