ب bi A prep. (always prefixed to another word) By, with, from, in, into, near, on, according to, for, towards.

برباد bar-bād P adj. (Given) to the winds; thrown away, misapplied, lost, wasted, destroyed, laid waste, ruined. برباددينا bar-bād denā or بربادکرنا bar-bād karnā, To give to the winds, to throw away, to lose, to waste, misapply, to ruin, des- troy, &c. بربادهونا bar-bād honā, To be thrown away, misapplied, or lost.

بسيکهـ bisekh̤ S (विशेष) s. m. 1. Particular cir- cumstance. 2. adj. Peculiar, special, particu- lar, abundant. 3. adv. Particlarly, specially See بشيش.

بنگي bangī H s. f. A humming top.

بهارجا bhārjā भार्य्या S̱. s. f. 1. A wife. 2. The wife of a rāg or deity presiding over a musical mode. See بهاريا bhāryā.

بيڙا bīṛā S̱. s. m. 1. The same as s̱. بيرا bīrā, q. v. 2. A thong tied to the hilt of a sword by which it is retained in the scabbard, a sword knot. بيڙااٿهانا bīṛā uṭhānā, v. a. To undertake a bu- siness. بيڙاڐالنا bīṛā ḍālnā, To propose a pre- mium for the performance of a task. (These expressions originate in a custom that prevailed of throwing a bīṛā of betel into the midst of an assembly, in token of proposal to any person to undertake some difficult affair then requisite to be performed; and, the person who took up the betel bound himself to perform the business in question).

برهمچرج brahmacharj S (for brahmacharya ब्रह्मचर्य्य) s. m. The profession or way of life of a Brahmachārī.

بندرکهت bandarkhat वानरक्षत S̱. s. m. A sore that does not heal; a running sore, an is- sue.

بنٿانا banṭānā S̱. (r. वट Share out) v. a. To share, to divide, to participate.

بندا bandā P. (for بنده q. v.) s. m. A slave.