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

بردان bardān S or vara-dān (वर A bridegroom, a blessing, and दान A gift) s. m. 1. A wed- ding gift (to a bride). 2. The answer to a prayer addressed to God or to a saint.

بانسي bāṅsī वंशी S̱. 1. s. f. Flute, fife, pipe. 2. adj. Made of bamboo.

بادشاهي bādshāh-ī P adj. Royal, imperial, regal. s. f. Royalty, empire, reign, sovereignty, office or duty of a sovereign, kingdom.

بهيٿا bhīṭā H s. m. An old house, a former resi- dence (provided some vestige remain).

بيڙا bīṛā S̱. s. m. 1. The same as s̱. بيرا bīrā, q. v. 2. A thong tied to the hilt of a sword by which it is retained in the scabbard, a sword knot. بيڙااٿهانا bīṛā uṭhānā, v. a. To undertake a bu- siness. بيڙاڐالنا bīṛā ḍālnā, To propose a pre- mium for the performance of a task. (These expressions originate in a custom that prevailed of throwing a bīṛā of betel into the midst of an assembly, in token of proposal to any person to undertake some difficult affair then requisite to be performed; and, the person who took up the betel bound himself to perform the business in question).

بالک बालक bālak S s. m. A young child, an infant.

بلوغ bulūg̠ẖ A s. m. Puberty, adolescence.

بط bat̤ A s. f. A goose, a duck. بط مي bat̤t̤-i-mai, A kind of goblet in the form of a goose or duck.

بهگونا bhigonā H (trans. of بهيگنا) v. a. To wet, to steep, to bedew, drench.