بندريا bandar-iyā S̱. s. f. A female monkey.

برنا baranā S (वरणा) n. prop. A rivulet run- ning past the north of Benares.

بهوان bhauʼāṅ S̱. s. f. Eyebrow or eyebrows. See بهون bhauṅ.

بافنده bāfanda P part. act. (of بافتن) Weaver.

بچهناگ bachchhnāg वत्सनाम S. s. m. Name of a vegetable poison.

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

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.

بجلي bijlī विद्युत् S̱. s. f. 1. Lightning. 2. A thunderbolt: see بجر bajr.

بينڐهنا benḍhnā S̱. v. a. To plait, to braid.

بتکهي bat-kahī S̱. s. f. (بت Word, and کهنا To say) Loquacity, conversableness, discourse, dialogue.