بانس bāṅs वंश S̱. s. m. 1. A bamboo. 2. A measure of about ten feet, used to measure tanks, ditches, and excavations in general. (A cube of one bāṅs is called a chaukā). بانس پرچڙهنا bāṅs par chaṛhnā, v. n. To be branded with infamy.

باهم bā-ham P adv. Together. باهم ساز bāham- sāz, According, unanimous, friendly.

بٿ वट baṭ S s. m. 1. The Indian fig tree (Ficus Indica). 2. A single cowrie (kauṛī).

بخيه baḵẖiya P s. m. A kind of stitching, a strong quilting, stitching.

بيتل baital A. (abbrev. of بيت المال) adj. 1. Un- lucky. 2. Vicious.

بولنا bolnā H (perhaps, from s. r. वद Speak) v. n. 1. To speak, talk. 2. To sound, emit sound, to articulate. 3. To tell, to say. بول اٿهنا bol uṭhnā, To speak out, to exclaim. بولناچالنا bolnā-chālnā, To converse, speak together. بولي سوبولنا bole so bolnā, To speak repeatedly.

بلند buland P adj. High, elevated, lofty, exalted, sublime, tall, loud. بلندپايه buland-pāya, adj. Of high rank. بلندحوصله buland-ḥauṣila, adj. Ambitious, aspiring. بلندرتبه يامرتبه buland- rutba or -martaba, High in rank or dignity. بلندکرنا buland karnā, To lift, elevate, raise up. بلندهونا buland honā, To mount, rise up, be- come high, ascend. بلندنظر buland-naz̤ar, adj. Aspiring. بلندهمت buland-himmat, adj. Am- bitious, high-minded. بلندهمتي buland-him- mat-ī, s. f. High-mindedness, ambition.

بالغ bālig̠ẖ A part. act. (from بلوغ) Reaching its end, consummate, arrived at the age of matu- rity; an adult. (Fem. بالغه).

برخوردار bar-ḵẖụr-dār P adj. Happy, enjoying long life and prosperity. (Male children are thus called, q. d. enjoying the fruits of life).

بانک bānk S̱. (वंक r. वक Bend, curve) 1. s. m. A crook, curvature, bending. 2. A reach or turning of a river. 3. Fault, offence, wickedness. 4. s. f. A semicircular ornament worn on the arms. 5. A kind of dagger. 6. An exer- cise with the dagger. 7. A settee.