بازخواست bāz-ḵẖẉāst P s. f. Reiterated inqui- ry, minute in- vestigation or examination.

بصر baṣar A s. m. Seeing, discerning, vision, sight, the eye, understanding, knowledge.

بندهيجـ bandhej S̱. (r. बंध Bind) s. m. 1. Parsi- mony. 2. Stability, steadiness, persistence. S. بندي (वन्दी) s. m. A prisoner, captive.

بهلاوا bhulāwā S̱. (from بهلانا bhulānā) s. m. Decep-

بحث baḥs̤ A s. f. Inquiry, discussion, alterca- tion, controversy, debate, dispute, argumenta- tion, argument.

بـﮩکانا bahkānā H (trans. of بـﮩکنا) v. a. To balk, disappoint, mislead, deceive, beguile. S. بهکت भक्त (r. भज Serve) bhakt, 1. s. m. An adorer, a devotee, a votary, a zealot. 2. A Hin- dū performer for entertainment, a dancer, a player. 3. adj. Pious. 4. Desirous. بهکت راج भक्तराज bhakt-rāj, s. m. King or lord of the devout, an epithet of the deity. S. بهکت भक्ति (r. भज Serve) bhakti, s. f. Re- ligion, faith, devotedness, attachment, desire. بهکتونت bhakti-want, adj. Devoted, religious, pious.

بـﮩاري buhārī H s. f. A broom.

بجهانا bajhānā H (trans. of بجهنا bajhnā) v. a. To entangle, to insnare (as game), to entrap.

براٴي barāʼe P adv. By reason of, on account of, for.

بچهنا bichhnā S̱. (perhaps from विस्तर r. स्तृ Spread) v. n. To be spread, to spread.