بهتيجا bhatījā भ्रातृज S̱. s. m. Nephew, bro- therʼs son.

باولينا bāʼolenā S̱. s. m. Name of a defect in horses.

بيـﮩنا behinnā H s. m. A cober, a carder (of cot- ton).

بندهانا bandhānā S̱. (caus. of بندهنا) v. a. To bind, fasten, shut, &c.

بسمي bismai विस्मय S̱. s. m. Amazement, astonishment, surprise.

بيد वेद bed S or veda, s. m. A Veda, or the Ve- das in the aggregate. The original Veda is be- lieved by the Hindūs to have been revealed by Brahmā, and to have been preserved by tra- dition until it was arranged in its present order by a sage, who thence obtained the surname of Vyāsa or Vedavyāsa, that is, compiler of the Vedas. He distributed the Indian scripture into four parts, which are severally entitled ऋग् Rig, यजुष् Yajush̤, साम Sāma, and अथर्व Atharva; and each of them bears the common name of Veda.

برادر birādar P s. m. Brother. برادرپرور birādar- parwar, Kind to friends and relations.

بگڙا bagṛā H s. m. 1. Trouble. 2. Cheat, deceit. بگڙاکرنا bagṛā karnā, To avoid the payment of oneʼs debts or the performance of a promise.

بهج भुज bhuj S s. m. f. 1. The arm (above the elbow). 2. The perpendicular or shortest side of a right angled triangle. بهج بنده bhuj-bandh, s. m. An ornament worn on the arm, an armlet. بهج مول bhuj-mūl, The upper part of the arm near the shoulder. بهج بهرنا bhuj bharnā, To embrace.

بازپرس bāz-purs P s. f. Reiterated inqui- ry, minute in- vestigation or examination.