بالابند bālā-band P s. m. A part of dress, a kind of turband: a coat of a particular kind. S. H. بالابهولا bālā-bholā, adj. Innocent, artless as a child. s. m. An artless child. S. H. بالاپن bālā-pan, s. m. Childhood, infancy.

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

برهم ब्रह्म brahm S or brahma, God, the cause and essence of the world from which all things are supposed to proceed and to which they return. برهم استر brahm-astra, s. m. A fabled weapon, which, consecrated by a formula addressed to Brahmā, deals infallible destruction to those against whom it is discharged. برهمبهوج brahm- bhoj, Feeding of Brāhmaṇs. برهم ديت brahma- daitya, An apparition, Satan, ghost. برهمراتر ब्रह्मरात्रि brahma-rātri, s. f. A night of Brah- mā, comprising a thousand ages of the gods, or 216,000,000 of those of mortals. See کلپ kalpa, sign. 2. برهم راکهس brahma-rākhas, A kind of

بد bid S̱. (विल A hole) s. f. A little pit into which children in play endeavour to throw balls or marbles.

بکـ bakkī S̱. part. act. (from بکنا) Talkative; a prater, chatterer, jabberer. (Sans. वक्ता).

بوکرا bokrā वर्कर S̱. s. m. A he goat.

بگت bi-gati S. (विगती i. e. वि and गति Con- duct) s. f. Badness.

بٿوارا baṭ-wārā S̱. (r. वट Divide) s. m. A share.

بچهرانا bichhurānā S̱. (caus. of بچهرنا) v. a. To se- parate.

بان bān P (used as an affix in compos. only) Keep- er, guardian; so, دربان dar-bān, Door-keeper; سگبان sag-bān, Dog-keeper. H.S̱. بان بان کرنا bāṅ bāṅ karnā, v. a. To prate idly, to talk foolishly.