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.

بهال bhāl S̱. (भल्ल or भाल्लुक) s. m. A bear.

بانان bāṅāṅ वाम S̱. adj. Left (hand). See بايان bāyāṅ.

بهوشي bhavish̤ya भविष्यत् S̱. adj. Future; what will be, the future (time).

بيڙا beṛā वेटप S̱. s. m. 1. A raft, a float. 2. The raft which is floated by the Muhammadans in honour of ḵẖẉāja ḵẖiẓr. (Besides the anni- versary beṛa offered to propitiate him, hundreds of smaller ones with lamps may be seen on Thursdays of the month bhādoṅ particularly, which are offered by the Muhammadans to this saint). بيڙاباندهنا beṛa bāndhnā, v. a. To col- lect a crowd. بيڙاپارکرنايالگانا beṛā pār karnā or lagānā, To relieve from distress, to remove difficulties, to help one through a business (lit. to ferry over a raft). بيڙاپارهونا beṛā pār honā, To obtain deliverance from misfortune or distress, to succeed.

براز barāz A properly birāz, s. m. 1. Stool, mo- tion, excrement, feces. 2. Fighting.

بوالفضول bu-l-fuẓūl A (بو Endowed with, and فضول Excess) adj. Excessive talker, prodigal.

بيدانتي bedānt-ī S (वेदांती) s. m. One who is conversant in the bedānt system.

برداشت bar-dāsht P (from برداشتن) s. f. En- durance, patience. برداشت کرنا bar-dāsht karnā, To endure, to bear with patience. برداشت هونا bar-dāsht hona, To be tolerable.

بهاگلپوري bhāgalpūr-ī H s. m. A kind of cloth from Bhāgalpūr.