بهال भाल bhāl S s. f. The forehead; fortune.

بهيم भीम bhīm S 1. n. prop. The second brother of Yudhish̤ṭhira. 2. adj. Dreadful, terrible, terri- fick.

بيش besh P adj. 1. More. 2. Good, proper, well, excellent, elegant, delightful. بيش بـﮩا besh- bahā, or بيش قيمت besh-ḳīmat, Of great price or value, costly, precious. بيش ازبيش besh az besh, Very much, a great deal.

بهٿا bhuṭṭa H s. m. Indian corn. (Zea mays).

باغبان bāg̠ẖ-bān P s. m. A gardener.

بنجن binjan व्यंजन S̱. s. m. 1. Sauce, condi- ments, particularly vegetables dressed with but- ter, &c. and added to flesh or fish. 2. (In gram- mar) A consonant.

بجهانا bujhānā S̱. (caus. of بوجهنا) v. a. To ex- plain, to make to comprehend, to demonstrate, to push as with argument, to persuade, assure, instruct, signify, to cause to believe.

بادپا bād-pā P s. m. A swift horse, courser.

بند band P (Sans. बंध) s. m. f. A fastening, a knot, a bond, imprisonment, arrest, captivity, a bandage, belt, roll, string, joint, knuckle; a sort of poetical composition or ode. adj. Fast- ened, bound; shut, stopped. (In compos.) Bound, armed, or part. act. (of بستن) Binding, binder. بندخانه band-ḵẖāna, s. m. A prison. بندباندهنا band bāndhnā, To restrain an inunda- tion with dykes. بندبندپکڙنا band band pakaṛ- nā, To seize (as rheumatism, &c.) all oneʼs joints. بندبيٿهنا band baiṭhnā, To succeed in an affair. بندپکڙنا band pakaṛnā, To object to the argu-

بندهن बंधन bandhan S s. m. Fastening, band- age, bondage, bond, imprisonment; obstacle, hinderance.