بلمبهـ bilambh S̱. s. m. Delay. See بلمب.

بستر bastar S or bastra (वस्त्र) s. m. Cloth, clothes, raiment, apparel.

بهپهارا bhaphārā S̱. (from بهاپهـ Sans. वाष्प) s. m. Steam, vapour.

بست bast S̱. (or bastu, for वस्तु) s. f. Thing, matter, substance, chattels, goods, baggage.

بکي bukkī H s. f. 1. A cloth brought over the shoulders under the armpits and tied behind. 2. A handful: see بکا bukkā. بکي مارنا bukkī mārnā, To pass a cloth under the armpits and tie it behind.

بزغاله buzg̠ẖāla P s. m. A kid.

بجهرا bujahrā H s. m. A vessel for warm water.

بهيڙ bheṛ S̱. (भेड or भेड़) s. f. A sheep, an ewe. بهيڙکاگوشت bheṛ kā gosht, Mutton.

بهدري bhadrī S̱. s. m. An astrologer, a palmister.

بيد वेद bed S or veda, s. m. A Veda, or the Ve- das in the aggregate. The original Veda is be- lieved by the Hindūs to have been revealed by Brahmā, and to have been preserved by tra- dition until it was arranged in its present order by a sage, who thence obtained the surname of Vyāsa or Vedavyāsa, that is, compiler of the Vedas. He distributed the Indian scripture into four parts, which are severally entitled ऋग् Rig, यजुष् Yajush̤, साम Sāma, and अथर्व Atharva; and each of them bears the common name of Veda.