بسنت basant S (वसन्त) s. f. 1. The spring. 2. One of the Rāgs or musical modes of the Hindūs. 3. The name of the first of the six seasons, comprising Chait and Baisākh. 4. The small pox (a phrase peculiar to the Bangālīs). بسنت پهولنا basant phūlnā, v. n. To put forth the blossoms of mustard plants. آنکهون مين بسنت پهولني ānkhoṅ meṅ basant phūlnī, To dazzle. بسنت کي خبر basant kī ḵẖabar, Knowledge of, or care about, futurity.

بانان bāṅāṅ वाम S̱. adj. Left (hand). See بايان bāyāṅ.

بهدرا भद्रा bhadrā S s .f. 1. An unlucky moment. 2. The 2d, 7th, and 12th days of the lunar month.

باقرخاني bāḳir-ḵẖānī P s. f. A kind of bread or cake mixed with butter and milk. (Probably devised by some nobleman, named باقرخان).

بس bas वश S̱. s. m. Power, will, command, advantage, authority. بس کرنا bas karnā, To overpower, to bring to submission. بس آنا bas ānā, To be obtained, to come into oneʼs power.

بزرگزادگي buzurg-zāda-gī P s. f. High birth.

برسوڙي barasauṛī वार्षिक S̱. s. f. An annual tax or rent.

بؤي būʼī H s. f. A word used to frighten children, a goblin.

بيشي besh-ī P s. f. Excess, surplus.

بهاگمان bhāg-mān भाग्यवान् S̱. adj. Fortu- nate.