آکاس برت ākās-brit S̱. (आकाश The sky, and वृत्ति Livelihood) s. f. Subsistence not derived from any certain funds or depending on any par- ticular person; living from hand to mouth.

آکاس برتي ākās-britt-ī S̱. adj. used substantively, One whose subsistence is fortuitous.

برت वृति briti S or vr̤iti, s. m. Appointing; a proxy in the performance of religious duties.

برت वृत्ति britti S or vr̤itti, s. f. Livelihood, sti- pend, pension, income, estate.

برتانت वृत्तांत britānt S or brittānt or vr̤ittānt, s. m. Intelligence, tidings, narration, story, his- tory, topick, mode, circumstance.

برتها वृथा brithā S or brathā or vr̤ithā, adj. Abor- tive, vain, in vain.

برس bris वृष S̱. s. m. A bull; Taurus (the sign of the zodiack).

برش brish वृष S̱. s. m. A bull; Taurus (the sign of the zodiack). ¶ barash or barsh (for वर्ष) s. m. Rain; a year.

برشبهـ brishabh S or brashabh (for वृषभ vr̤ish̤abh) s. m. A bull.

برند वृंद brind S or vr̤ind, s. m. A heap, a multi- tude, a quantity, an aggregation.

برندا वृंदा brindā S or vr̤indā, s. f. A plant wor- shipped by the Hindūs, commonly called Tulsī. (Ocimum sanctum).

برندابن brindā-ban S̱. s. m. Name of a place in the vicinity of Mathurā, and the scene of Kr̤ish̤- ṇaʼs sports with the Gopīs.

برهسپت वृहस्पति brihaspati S or vr̤ihaspati, s. m. 1. The regent of the planet Jupiter identi- fied astronomically with the planet: in mytho- logy he is the preceptor of the gods. 2. Thurs- day.

برهسپتبار brihaspatibār S (वृहस्पतिवार) s. m. Thursday.

برچهـ वृक्ष brichchh S or vr̤iksh̤a, s. m. A tree in general, a plant.