بحر baḥr A 1. s. m. A sea, a bay, a gulph. 2. s. f. Metre, verse. 3. A fleet.

بي be H A vocative particle used contemptuously, you fellow! you rascal! sirrah! O!

باغبان bāg̠ẖ-bān P s. m. A gardener.

بهنبهوا bhambhūʼā H s. m. A faḳīr who is pressed by hunger to rob.

بهونگهرا bhoṅgharā S̱. (from भूमि Earth, and गृह House) s. m. A vault, a cavern, a cellar.

بنده banda P s. m. A slave, a servant, bonds- man. بنده پرور banda-parwar, Cherisher of ser- vants (a respectful expression used in addressing a superiour; as, your honour!). بنده پروري ban- da-parwar-ī, s. f. Cherishing of servants. بندۀدرگاه banda-i-dargāh, The slave of (your) thresh- old. بنده زاده banda-zāda, Son of (your) slave, i. e. my son. بنده نواز banda-nawāz, Cherisher of servants or dependants, patron. (Pers. plur. بندگان or بندها).

بچن bachan S (वचन r. वच Speak) s. m. Speech, talk, discourse, word, expression; pro- mise, agreement. بچن بندکرلينا bachan band- kar lenā or بچن بنده کرنا bachan bandh karnā, To bind by promise. بچن بنده هونا bachan bandh honā, To give oneʼs word, to promise, to be agreed upon. بچن پالنا bachan pālnā, To abide by a promise. بچن توڙنا bachan toṛnā, To break oneʼs word. بچن چهوڙنا bachan chhoṛnā, To break oneʼs promise. بچن دينا bachan denā, To promise, to agree. بچن ڐالنا bachan ḍālnā, To question, to ask, to inquire. بچن لينا bachan lenā, To receive a promise. بچن مارنا bachan mārnā, To conclude an agreement. بچن ماننا bachan mānnā, To obey. بچن نبهانا bachan ni- bhānā, To abide by a promise. بچن هارنا bachan hārnā, To promise, to agree, to give or pledge or plight oneʼs word, to affirm.

برننا barannā S̱. (r. वर्ण Paint, celebrate) v. a. To explain, to describe, to praise.

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.

بيل bel H (or آل بيل) s. Descendants, offspring.