بل bal S s. m. 1. (बल) A name of the elder brother of Kr̤ish̤ṇā. 2. Power, strength. بل بي bal be, interj. Bravo! 3. or bali (बलि) Name of the king of Pātāla or the infernal re- gions. 4. A sacrifice, an offering. بل جانا bal jānā or بل بل جانا bal bal jānā, To be sacrificed.

بيتنا bītnā S̱. (from व्यतीत) v. n. To pass, come to pass, happen, befall: see بتنا bitnā.

بلند buland P adj. High, elevated, lofty, exalted, sublime, tall, loud. بلندپايه buland-pāya, adj. Of high rank. بلندحوصله buland-ḥauṣila, adj. Ambitious, aspiring. بلندرتبه يامرتبه buland- rutba or -martaba, High in rank or dignity. بلندکرنا buland karnā, To lift, elevate, raise up. بلندهونا buland honā, To mount, rise up, be- come high, ascend. بلندنظر buland-naz̤ar, adj. Aspiring. بلندهمت buland-himmat, adj. Am- bitious, high-minded. بلندهمتي buland-him- mat-ī, s. f. High-mindedness, ambition.

بهانڐير भांडीर bhānḍīr S s. m. The Indian fig tree.

بچهڙنا bichhuṛnā S̱. or bichhaṛnā (वि and r. छुट Cut) v. n. To separate, to be separated.

بوغما bog̠ẖmā P 1. s. m. Trumpery, trifles, scraps, rags, &c. the stores of a wallet. 2. adj. f. Ugly and fat (woman).

بهيدکيا bhedakiyā S̱. (from भेदक) s. m. A scout, a spy.

برسي barsī वार्षिक S̱ s. m. Annual ceremony in commemoration of deceased relations.

بالکا bālkā S̱. (Sans. बालक) s. m. A young fol- lower of a Jogī or Sannyāsī. S. H. بالکپن bālak-pan, s. m. Childhood. S. H. بالکپنا bālak-panā, s. m. Childhood.

بهداکا bhadākā H s. m. A sound.