بدايت badāyat A s. f. Beginning.

برج ब्रज braj S s. m. Name of a district, containing the several villages of Mathurā, Gokul, Brindāvan, &c. being about 168 miles in circum- ference.

بده विधि bidh S or vidhi, 1. s. f. A sacred pre-

برزخ barzaḵẖ A s. m. Interval, partition, separa- tion; the time and state of man from death till the resurrection.

بان bān A s. m. 1. Name of a tree, سهجنا sahaj- nā (Guilandina moringa) the seeds of which are called ḥabbu-l-bān, Ben-nut; or, according to some, بکاين bakāyan (Melia sempervirens). 2. Name of the tree which yields Benzoin (Styrax Benzoe). 3. A tree, the leaves and flowers of which are sweet-scented, called by the Persians Bed-mushk.

بهو भव bhav S or bhava, s. m. 1. Existence, the world. 2. A name of Siva. بهوساگر भवसागर bhava-sāgar, The ocean of the world or of exis- tence.

بدستور ba-dastūr P As usual, according to cus- tom, in the manner, customarily.

بيونگا byongā H s. m. The instrument with which leather is scraped and cleaned. بيونگاپهرانـﮩين byongā phirā nahīṅ, His hide has not been curried yet (said of a spoiled child, &c.).

بنأو banāʼo H (from بنانا) s. m. 1. Preparation, decoration, dressing, decking oneʼs self. 2. Con- cord, understanding, reconciliation. بنأوکرنا banāʼo karnā, To adorn, bedeck, decorate.

بزرگ منش buzurg-manish P adj. Noble-minded.