بل bal S s. m. 1. (बल) A name of the elder brother of Kr̤ish̤ṇā. 2. Power, strength. بل بي bal be, interj. Bravo! 3. or bali (बलि) Name of the king of Pātāla or the infernal re- gions. 4. A sacrifice, an offering. بل جانا bal jānā or بل بل جانا bal bal jānā, To be sacrificed.

بلا bi-lā A prep. Without. بلاتردد bilā taraddud, Without hesitation. بلاتوقف bilā tawaḳḳuf, Without delay, speedily. بلانصيب bilā naṣīb, Unfortunate (plur. بلانصيبان).

بهوج bhoj S s. m. 1. (for भोज्य) Eating, feast. 2. (for भोज) n. prop. Name of a celebrated rājā.

بانا bānā S̱. s. m. 1. (वर्ण Colour, class) Habit, profession. 2. Fashion in dress, peculiar to in- dividuals or to bodies taken individually (so, regimentals may be called bānā); uniformity. 3. A kind of weapon. 4. A veil. 5. (वाणि Weaving) The woof in weaving. باناباندهنا bānā bāndhnā, To be ready, to be determined.

بخيلي baḵẖīl-ī A. (from بخيل) s. f. Stinginess, niggardliness, parsimony, avarice.

بهسيرا bhus-erā S̱. (बुषशाला) s. m. A place where corn or chaff is kept.

بهگتنا bhugatnā S̱. (from بهوگ भोग) v. a. To en- joy, to suffer, to receive the reward of virtue or the punishment of crime, to be requited.

بهسانا bhasānā S̱. (causal of بهسنا) v. a. To launch, to set afloat.

بجربٿو bajr-baṭṭū H s. m. Name of a fruit.

باندا bāndā H The name of a place.