بحيره buḥaira A (dimin. of بحر) s. m. A small sea, a lake.

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

بندهـ बंध bandh S s. m. f. Binding, bandage, bondage, imprisonment. بندهـ مين پڙناياآنا bandh meṅ paṛnā yā ānā, To become a captive.

بليالينا balaiyā lenā A. S̱. To draw oneʼs hands over the head of another in token of taking his mis- fortunes on oneʼs self. See بلاٴين لينا.

بادريه bādriya P s. m. A ventilator, suspended to the roof of a house, to increase the circula- tion of air and drive away flies.

ببري babr-ī P adj. Relating to the lion or tiger.

بجرا bajrā S̱. (perhaps, from بجر q. v. implying Hard, heavy) s. m. A boat for travelling in, a pleasure boat of a larger kind.

برشبهـ brishabh S or brashabh (for वृषभ vr̤ish̤abh) s. m. A bull.

بند band P (Sans. बंध) s. m. f. A fastening, a knot, a bond, imprisonment, arrest, captivity, a bandage, belt, roll, string, joint, knuckle; a sort of poetical composition or ode. adj. Fast- ened, bound; shut, stopped. (In compos.) Bound, armed, or part. act. (of بستن) Binding, binder. بندخانه band-ḵẖāna, s. m. A prison. بندباندهنا band bāndhnā, To restrain an inunda- tion with dykes. بندبندپکڙنا band band pakaṛ- nā, To seize (as rheumatism, &c.) all oneʼs joints. بندبيٿهنا band baiṭhnā, To succeed in an affair. بندپکڙنا band pakaṛnā, To object to the argu-

بختاور baḵẖt-āwar P adj. Fortunate, lucky.