بانسي bāṅsī वंशी S̱. 1. s. f. Flute, fife, pipe. 2. adj. Made of bamboo.

بهگل bhagal H s. m. Affectation, hypocrisy, trick, deception. بهگل نکالنا bhagal-nikālnā, v. a. To affect, to play a trick, to pretend poverty.

بستني bastanī P s. f. A cloth for binding toge- ther bundles of paper, books, ink-stands, &c.

بلٿنا bilaṭnā S̱. (वि and r. लट Act childishly) v. n. To become bad.

برومند barū-mand P adj. Fortunate, happy.

بکم bukm A adj. Dumb.

بلم balam S̱. (वल्लभ) s. m. A lover, a hus- band.

بده बध badh S s. m. Killing, slaying, slaughter.

بسنت basant S (वसन्त) s. f. 1. The spring. 2. One of the Rāgs or musical modes of the Hindūs. 3. The name of the first of the six seasons, comprising Chait and Baisākh. 4. The small pox (a phrase peculiar to the Bangālīs). بسنت پهولنا basant phūlnā, v. n. To put forth the blossoms of mustard plants. آنکهون مين بسنت پهولني ānkhoṅ meṅ basant phūlnī, To dazzle. بسنت کي خبر basant kī ḵẖabar, Knowledge of, or care about, futurity.

بنسنا binasnā S̱. (वि and r. णश Become destroy- ed) v. n. To spoil, to deteriorate, to perish.