بکتا baktā S (वक्ता r. वच Speak) 1. s. m. A speaker in general. 2. adj. Eloquent, loqua- cious, talkative.

بالنا bālnā H v. a. To kindle, &c. See H. بارنا.

بکرال bikrāl S̱. (विकराल) adj. Terrifick, ugly.

برج ब्रज braj S s. m. Name of a district, containing the several villages of Mathurā, Gokul, Brindāvan, &c. being about 168 miles in circum- ference.

ب bi A prep. (always prefixed to another word) By, with, from, in, into, near, on, according to, for, towards.

بوجهل bojh-al H (from بوجهـ) adj. Loaded, heavy.

بڙبڙانا baṛbaṛānā S̱. (from بڙبڙ) v. a. To mutter,

بٿري baṭrī H s. f. A small cup.

بيماردار bīmār-dār P s. A nurse of a sick person, an attendant on the sick.

بارگير bār-gīr P s. m. 1. A horseman (soldier) who does not find his own horse. 2. A beast of burthen. S. بارن वारण (r. वृ Cover, screen) bāran or vāraṇ, s. m. 1. Forbidding, prohibiting, pre- venting. 2. An elephant.