بنا bannā A (from بنا) s. m. A mason, a builder.

بلندي buland-ī P s. f. Height, elevation, emi- nence, loftiness, exaltation, loudness.

برهم ब्रह्म brahm S or brahma, God, the cause and essence of the world from which all things are supposed to proceed and to which they return. برهم استر brahm-astra, s. m. A fabled weapon, which, consecrated by a formula addressed to Brahmā, deals infallible destruction to those against whom it is discharged. برهمبهوج brahm- bhoj, Feeding of Brāhmaṇs. برهم ديت brahma- daitya, An apparition, Satan, ghost. برهمراتر ब्रह्मरात्रि brahma-rātri, s. f. A night of Brah- mā, comprising a thousand ages of the gods, or 216,000,000 of those of mortals. See کلپ kalpa, sign. 2. برهم راکهس brahma-rākhas, A kind of

بکوادي bak-wād-ī S̱. (from بکواد) One who talks foolishly, an idle talker, prater, cackler.

بسنتي basant-ī S̱. adj. Of yellow colour. (This was Krishnaʼs favourite colour).

برون birūṅ P adv. (contract. of بيرون) Without; the outside.

بهيتري bhītrī S̱. (from بهيتر) adj. Inward, inside, internal, inner, inferiour.

بدهوا bidhawā S̱. s. m. The deity. See بدهاتا.

بهان متي bhānmatī भानुमती S̱. s. f. A female juggler, an actress.

بوده बोध bodh S s. m. Understanding, know- ledge.