بندهن बंधन bandhan S s. m. Fastening, band- age, bondage, bond, imprisonment; obstacle, hinderance.

بـﮩادري bahādur-ī P s. f. Bravery, heroism.

بادشاهانه bādshāh-āna P adj. Imperial, royal. adv. Royally, princely, kingly.

ببور babūr S̱. (वर्वुर) s. f. The name of a tree of the Mimosa kind. (There are several species, but the commonest is Arabica. Roxb.) The acacia tree.

بنساولي bans-āwalī S (वंशावली) s. f. A ge- nealogy. A. P. بنسبت ba-nisbat, With respect to, with rela- tion to, relative.

بهوت भूत bhūt S s. m. 1. A demon, goblin, fiend, ghost, apparition. 2. The past, preterite tense. 3. An element. (The Hindūs reckon five elements: see پنچتتو pancha-tatwa). بهوت هونا bhūt honā, v. n. To be distracted with rage.

بسنت basant S (वसन्त) s. f. 1. The spring. 2. One of the Rāgs or musical modes of the Hindūs. 3. The name of the first of the six seasons, comprising Chait and Baisākh. 4. The small pox (a phrase peculiar to the Bangālīs). بسنت پهولنا basant phūlnā, v. n. To put forth the blossoms of mustard plants. آنکهون مين بسنت پهولني ānkhoṅ meṅ basant phūlnī, To dazzle. بسنت کي خبر basant kī ḵẖabar, Knowledge of, or care about, futurity.

بوهني bohnī H s. f. The first sale for ready money in the morning.

بهوجاٴي bhaujāʼī भ्रातृजाया S̱. s. f. Brotherʼs wife.

بت वित्त bit S or vitt, s. m. 1. Wealth, sub- stance, thing. 2. Ability, power, means.