بندوبستي band-o-bast-ī P s. f. Arrangement, eco- nomy.

بٿنا baṭnā S̱. (r. वट or वड Wrap round, entwine: divide, share) 1. v. a. To twist, to form by convolution (as ropes): to divide, share: to gain, to make profit. 2. v. n. To be divided, to be twisted. 3. s. m. An instrument with which ropes are twisted.

بدارنا bidārnā विदारण S̱. v. a. To tear, to rend.

بيضاوي baiẓāwī A s. f. The name of a book containing a commentary on the ḳurʼān.

بوٿا būṭā H s. m. A flower (particularly, worked on cloth or painted on paper, &c.), a bush, a shrub. بوٿا قد būṭā-ḳadd, is applied to describe the small stature and exquisite proportion of a beloved person. بوٿي دار būṭe-dār, Flowered (cloth).

بتاس batās S̱. (from वात) s. f. Wind, air. بتاس پهيني batās-phenī, s. f. A kind of sweetmeat, sugar-cakes.

بهواني भवानी bhawānī S s. f. Name of a Hindū goddess, wife of Siva or Mahādeva.

بونٿ bonṭ H s. m. A stalk. ¶ boṅṭ (dakh.) See انگل.

بهنجن भंजन bhanjan S (r. भंज Break) 1. part. act. Breaking, destroying, demolishing, sepa- rating. 2. s. m. Breaking, &c.

بهانجي bhānjī S̱. s. f. 1. (भागिनेयी) A sisterʼs daughter, a niece. 2. (भंजनी) Interruption, hinderance. 3. Talebearing. بهانجي خور bhānjī- ḵẖor, s. m. An interrupter, a talebearer. بهانجي کهانا bhānjī khānā, v. a. To give malicious in- telligence. بهانجي دينايامارنا bhānjī-denā or -mārnā, v. a. To interrupt, to put a stop to, to break in upon.