بکهان bakhān व्याख्यान S̱. s. m. Explanation, praise, description, definition. بکهان کرنا bakhān karnā, see بکهاننا bakhānnā.

بزله bazla A. s. m. A jest. See بذله.

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-

بادام bādām P (Sans. बाताम्र) s. m. An almond.

بر वर bar S or var, 1. s. m. A choice, a boon, a blessing, a good. 2. A bridegroom. (Lat. Vir). 3. adj. Excellent. 4. (वट) s. m. The In- dian fig tree. 5. (वरम्) conj. But, more- over, even. برداٴي bar-dāʼī, Giver of a choice or blessing.

بهوسا bhosā H s. m. Vulva magna.

بانده bāndh बंध S̱. s. m. 1. An embankment. 2. Confinement, imprisonment.

بندهاني bandhān-ī S̱. s. m. 1. One whose business it is to carry stone, timber, &c. over his shoulder. 2. A pensioner. 3. A gunner, artilleryman.

بهرني भरणी bharaṇī S s. f. The name of the se- cond lunar mansion. (Three stars in Musca).

بهوناس bhaunās S̱. s. m. A post driven into the ground for chaining an elephant to.