(p. 882) mōkṣa (theol.) release from the world or from the influence of nature, eternal emancipation, final beatitude, nirvana, salvation of the soul; rescue; death; release (গ্রহণমোক্ষ). ̃ণ n. freeing or rescuing or releasing or discharging, emancipation from bondage, redemption, bleeding or letting or shedding or removing or wiping. মোক্ষণ করা v. to free, to rescue, to release; to discharge; to bleed, to let blood; to shed; to remove; to wipe. ̃দ a. giving final beatitude or salvation of the soul, redeeming the soul. fem. ̃দা, ̃দাতা a. same as মোক্ষদ । n. a giver of eternal emancipation, a redeemer of the soul. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দায়ক same as মোক্ষদ । fem. ̃দায়িকা, ̃দায়িনী । ̃ধাম n. the abode of the blessed dead, heaven, (cp.) Elysium. মোক্ষলাভ করা v. to attain eternal salvation or bliss. 5)

(p. 852) mācha fish. মাছ ধরা v. to catch fish, to fish. নদীর মাছ a river fish, a fresh-water fish. নোনা মাছ salted fish. নোনা জলের মাছ a salt-water fish. পুকুরের মাছ a fish reared in a pond. শুঁটকি মাছ dried fish. সমুদ্রের মাছ a marine fish. মাছের কাঁটা a fish-bone. মাছের ঘেরি fishery. মাছের চাষ pisciculture. মাছের ঝুড়ি a fish-creel. মাছের ডিম spawn (of fish). মাছের পুকুর a fish-pond, a fish-stew, a stew-pond, a piscina. মাছের বাজার a fish-market. মাছের ভেড়ি a fishy dam, a fishery. ̃ওয়ালা n. fishmonger; (loos.) a fisherman. fem. ̃ওয়ালি n. a fishwife, a fish-woman; (loos.) a fisherwoman. মাছধরা জাহাজ a trawler. মাছধরা জাল a fishing net. মাছধরা নৌকা a fishing boat; a trawler. ̃ভাজা n. fried fish, fishfry. 19)

(p. 867) mukhaṭi2 a lid, a cap, a cork, a stopper (as of a bottle etc.). 44)

(p. 866) mitrākṣara the rhymed verse, verse with end-rhyme. 8)

(p. 839) maẏūkha a ray, a beam; lustre, glow. ̃মালী n. the sun. 52)

(p. 885) mausuma a season; a fixed time or period of the year for occurrence or performance of something, a tide; the monsoon; the rainy season, the rains. মৌসুমি a. seasonal (মৌসুমি ফুল); periodical (মৌসুমি ভ্রমণ); monsoonal (মৌসুমি বাতাস). ̃বায়ু the monsoon.

(p. 844) malamala a fine cotton fabric. 14)

(p. 838) manōgrāhī pleasant; agreeable; attractive. 10)

(p. 831) maniba master (fem.: a mistress); an employer. fem. মনিবানি ।

(p. 839) manōmaẏa formed or conceived by the mind, mental; imagined; analogous to or identified with the mind. মনোময় কোষ (Hindu phil.) the third vessel of the individual soul. 3)

(p. 852) māta1 thoroughly maddened or overwhelmed (নেশায় মাত) or charmed or captivated (গানে মাত, আসর মাত) or replete or pervaded (গন্ধে মাত). মাত করা. v. to madden or overwhelm or charm or captivate or replete or pervade thoroughly. 48)

(p. 879) mēōẏā a collective name of several nutritious fruits namely pomegranates, grapes, raisins, almonds etc.; any nutritious fruit. ̃ওয়ালা n. a fruit-seller, a fruiteret. fem. ̃ওয়ালি a fruiteress. 4)

(p. 838) manōbhāba one's secret thoughts and feelings, one's mind; mental state; attitude; predisposition. 24)

(p. 879) mēla2 union; unity; an assemblage, a gathering; mating (esp. of domestic animals); (loos.) the heredity of a family considered for matrimonial purposes. 44)

(p. 831) madhyama middle; second in order of seniority or age (মধ্যমভ্রাতা = the second brother; মধ্যমপুত্র = the second son); (rare) intermediate, medial; middling, mediocre, moderate. n. the waist (সুমধ্যমা); (mus.) the major fourth of the C-scale. ̃পন্হা n. the middle course; (pol.) moderateness, moderatism. ̃পন্হী a. following the middle course; (pol.) moderate. ̃বয়স্ক a. middle-aged. fem. ̃বয়স্কা । মধ্যমা n. the middle finger; (geom.) a median. a. fem. second in order of seniority or age. মধ্যমাঙ্গুলি n. the middle finger. 49)