بهچن bhachan भक्षण S̱. s. m. Food, eating.

بوغرا bog̠ẖrā P s. m. A dish made of boiled meat, flour, &c. بوغرانکلنا bog̠ẖrā nikalnā, To be well beaten.

بس کهپرا bis-khaprā S̱. s. m. The name of a me- dicinal plant. (Trianthema pentandra).

بات bāt S̱. (Sans. वार्त्ता r. वृत Speak, be) s. f. 1. Speech, language, word, saying, report, dis- course. 2. Account, subject, question, cause, business, affair, matter, circumstance, particular, article. بات باندهنا bāt bāndhnā, To sophisti- cate, to prevaricate. بات بڙهانا bāt baṛhānā, To prolong a contest. بات بگاڙنا bāt bigāṛnā, To mar a plot, to spoil. بات بنانا bāt banānā, To make up a story, to make excuses. بات پانا bāt pānā, To accomplish oneʼs wishes, to effect oneʼs purpose. بات پهيرنا bāt phernā, To

بارندگي bārandagī P s. f. Raining, rain.

بيت المال baitu-l-māl A s. m. An escheat, pro- perty that falls to the crown in failure of heirs. (Met.) An unfortunate fellow.

بست bast S̱. (or bastu, for वस्तु) s. f. Thing, matter, substance, chattels, goods, baggage.

باني bānī A part. act. (from بني) used substan- tively, A builder, architect, composer, author, inventor, founder.

برين barain H s. f. A (female) seller of betel- leaf, or rather cultivator of betel.

بڙي baṛī S (वटी) s. f. A dish made of pulse. S̱. H. بڙي ميان baṛe mīyāṅ, s. m. An old man: Sir! (applied to an elderly man).