بان bān S̱. 1. s. f. Temper, quality, manners. (Sans. वर्ण Kind, quality). 2. (or vāṇ वाण) s. m. An arrow; a rocket used in battle. 3. The name of an Asur, son of Rājā Bali. 4. (for वान) The high tide in the Indian rivers commonly called the Bore. 5. A kind of rope made of مونج mūnj, used to form the bottoms of beds as well as for other purposes.

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

بجوڙنا bajoṛnā H v. a. To strike, to beat.

بازيگر bāzī-gar P s. m. A tumbler, one who ex- hibits feats of activity, ropedancer.

بهيش bhesh̤ S (वेष or वेश or भेष) s. m. Disguise, assumed likeness, counterfeit dress, semblance, guise, garb.

بهنڐولي bhanḍolī S̱. (see بهنڐا and اولي) s. f. (dakh. i. q. گهڙي پرگهڙا) Water-pot on water-pot.

بهکوسنا bhakosnā H v. a. To devour, to stuff, to eat.

بنمانس ban-mānus S (वन A forest, and मानुष A man) s. m. A man of the woods, a wild man, an orang-ūtan.

بربهسيا burbhasiyā H adj. Affected, an old person who affects the manners of youth.

بهارت भारत bhārat S s. m. 1. The heroick poem which contains the account of Judhishthirʼs war. 2. One of the nine divisions of the world, India.