بندهاني bandhān-ī S̱. s. m. 1. One whose business it is to carry stone, timber, &c. over his shoulder. 2. A pensioner. 3. A gunner, artilleryman.

بستا bastā P. s. m. The cloth in which a bundle is tied up, wrapper, a bundle.

بياها byāhā S̱. m. (विवाहित) adj. Married.

بالله bi-llāh A By God.

بده विधि bidh S or vidhi, 1. s. f. A sacred pre-

بهاٿهي bhāṭhī H s. f. Down the river, with the current.

بٿونا biṭonā H 1. v. a. To scatter, to sprinkle. 2. s. m. A son: see بٿوا biṭawā.

بالي bālī S̱. s. f. 1. (बालिका) A female child. 2. (बाली) An earring worn in the ear passing through the centre of it.

بروج burūj A s. plur. (of برج) Bastions, towers, signs of the zodiack.

بهگت bhagat भक्त S̱. s. m. See بهکت bhakt. بهگت کهيلنا bhagat-khelnā, v. n. To act (a play), to imitate, to mimick. بهگت هونا bhagat-honā, v. n. To be initiated as a devotee, to be affi- liated to a religious order. (This is peculiar to the low tribes. The initiation consists in putting a necklace of beads round the neck, and marking a circle on the forehead. After which, the initiated person is bound to refrain from the use of spirituous liquors, flesh, &c.).