بعضي baﻌẓe A. adj. Some, certain ones, several.

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.

بين bīn P part. act. (from ديدن) in compos. Seeing, beholding, looking, regarding. S̱. بين 1. ben or benu or bain (for वेणु) s. f. A flute, pipe, fife. 2. bīn (for वीणा) s. f. A kind of lute. (See Asiat. Res., vol. i. art. xiii.). 3. bain (for वाणी) s. m. f. A word, speech.

باسن bāsan H s. m. A basin, plate, dish, goblet, pot, &c.

بهسل bhus-ul S̱. (Sans. बुषशाला) See بهسيرا.

بـﮩانه bahāna P s. m. Pretence, evasion, contri- vance, excuse, pretext, feint, affectation. بـﮩانه جو bahāna-jo, Seeking a pretence.

بندال bindāl H s. f. A medicinal herb.

بد bad H s. f. A bubo.

بلوغت bulūg̠ẖat A s. f. Puberty, adolescence.

بهٿها bhaṭ-ṭhā भ्राष्ट़ S̱. s. m. A furnace, kiln, oven, brick-kiln.