بهکسي bhaksī H s. f. A dungeon, a dark room.

بنمانس ban-mānus S (वन A forest, and मानुष A man) s. m. A man of the woods, a wild man, an orang-ūtan.

بسوکرما biswakarmā S (विश्वकर्मा i. e. विश्व Universe, and कर्मा Work, act) s. m. The arti- ficer of the gods, the Indian vulcan.

بچکنا bich-kannā S̱. (بيچ Within, and کان Ear) s. m. An ornament worn in the anteriour lobe of the ear.

بوتا būtā S̱. (from भवन See هوت and هونا) s. m. Strength, power, ability.

برتي birtī H s. m. Name of a plant. (A species of Panicum).

بچانا bachānā H v. a. 1. (trans. of بچنا) To save, to preserve, to protect, secure, to reserve, extricate, to spare, to defend, to guard, to leave, to avoid, to conceal. 2. (Perhaps, for بجانا q. v.) To sound (a musical instrument).

برده वृद्ध birddh S or vr̤iddha, adj. Old.

بول bol H (from بولنا) s. m. 1. Word, speech, talk, conversation. 2. Words of a song.

برتر bar-tar P adj. High, higher, superiour, excel- lent.