برندا वृंदा brindā S or vr̤indā, s. f. A plant wor- shipped by the Hindūs, commonly called Tulsī. (Ocimum sanctum).

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

بحثابحثي baḥs̤-ā-baḥs̤-ī A. s. f. Controversy, dis- cussion, argumentation. A.H. بحثنا baḥas̤nā (from بحث) v. a. To argue, dispute, debate, talk. P.A. بحدي ba-hadd-e, To such an extreme; to such a degree.

بالائي bālā-ī P (A led horse); adj. Over and above, extraordinary. بالائي مزي bālā-ī maze, s. plur. Secret pleasures. بالائي يافت bālā-ī yāft, s. f. Perquisites.

بوغما bog̠ẖmā P 1. s. m. Trumpery, trifles, scraps, rags, &c. the stores of a wallet. 2. adj. f. Ugly and fat (woman).

بسوي biswī S̱. (from विश्व) adj. Worldly, re- lating to the world.

باخه bāḵẖa P s. m. A tortoise.

بوڙها būṛhā वृद्ध S̱. adj. Old; an old man. بوڙهاآرها būṛhā ārhā, Old man, eldest man.

بازار bāzār P s. m. A market.

بکهاننا bakhān-nā S̱. v. a. 1. To praise, to com- mend. 2. To explain, to define, to relate.