(p. 721) basti1 quarters for the poor people (কুলি-বস্তি); a slum esp. one consisting of cutcha huts. ̃বাসী n. a slum-dweller, inhabitant of a slum. 183)

(p. 715) bajāẏa in force or intact or in position. বজায় থাকা v. to be in force or intact or in position. বজায় রাখা v. to keep up, to keep going, to maintain. 28)

(p. 767) bimukha averse, disinclined, disinterested, apathetic (বিষয়বিমুখ, কর্মবিমুখ); turned away from; adverse, unfavourable (ভাগ্য বিমুখ); displeased (দেবতা বিমুখ). বিমুখ করা v. to make one averse or disinclined or disinterested or apathetic (to), to cause to turn away (from); to make one adverse or unfavourable; to displease; to refuse or disappoint; to avert, to ward off (an attack etc.). ̃তা n. aversion, disinclination, lack of interest, apathy, adverseness, hostility; displeasure; disappointment. 31)

(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. 767) biriẏāni a pilau-like preparation. 63)

(p. 767) birōcana the sun; the sun-god; a mythological demon or titan. 69)

(p. 767) bila1 a hole, a pore; a cavity; a cave; a fen; a marsh. 71)

(p. 789) bēluna1 a roller for rolling chapaties; a cylinder. 11)

(p. 760) bidhāẏa (leg.) on account of, because of, owing to, for (অসুস্হতা বিধায়). 5)

(p. 773) bisūcikā cholera. 48)

(p. 794) byāṅgamā a kind of telltale or tattler birds mentioned in folk tales. fem. ব্যাঙ্গমি । 62)

(p. 789) bēlānila sea-breeze. 5)

(p. 717) banabana2 denoting: a swift whirling motion. বনবন করে ঘোরা v. to rotate or whirl swiftly. 45)

(p. 773) bīkṣyamāṇa under careful observation. 82)

(p. 721) bāga1 a garden (গোলাপবাগ). 289)