بتانا batānā H v. a. 1. (perhaps, from वदन Speaking, telling) To point out, to shew, indi- cate, signify, to explain, to teach, to tell. 2. To appear. 3. s. m. An under turband. 4. A small bracelet of metal.

بهيروي भैरवी bhairavī S s. f. The name of a rāginī, the wife of bhairoṅ rāg.

بانهـ bāṅh S (बाहु) s. f. 1. The arm. 2. Gua- rantee, protector or security (as, when a per- son trusts himself in the power of an enemy, a third person, who engages to return him to his house or fort in security, is his bāṅh). بانهـ پکڙنا bāṅh pakaṛnā, To protect. بانهـ ٿوٿنا bāṅh ṭūṭnā, To be destitute of friends or pro- tectors. بانهـ دينا bāṅh denā, To assist: see بازودينا bāzū denā. بانهـ گهنا bāṅh gahnā, To protect. بانهين چڙهانا bāṅheṅ chaṛhānā, To get ready, to prepare.

بريارا baryārā बलीयान् S̱. 1. adj. Strong, violent. 2. s. m. A medicinal herb so called: see بلا बला.

بصل baṣal A s. f. An onion. P.A. بصورت ba-ṣūrat, In the manner, by the way.

بگڙا bagṛā H s. m. 1. Trouble. 2. Cheat, deceit. بگڙاکرنا bagṛā karnā, To avoid the payment of oneʼs debts or the performance of a promise.

بارگير bār-gīr P s. m. 1. A horseman (soldier) who does not find his own horse. 2. A beast of burthen. S. بارن वारण (r. वृ Cover, screen) bāran or vāraṇ, s. m. 1. Forbidding, prohibiting, pre- venting. 2. An elephant.

برش brish वृष S̱. s. m. A bull; Taurus (the sign of the zodiack). ¶ barash or barsh (for वर्ष) s. m. Rain; a year.

بول bol H (from بولنا) s. m. 1. Word, speech, talk, conversation. 2. Words of a song.

بهانجا bhānjā S̱. (भागिनेय or भगिनीज) s. m. A sisterʼs son, a nephew.