بوته būta P s. m. A crucible, a melting pot.

باغباني bāg̠ẖ-bān-i P s. f. Gardening.

براق barrāḳ A (from برق) adj. Flashing, shining, brilliant, resplendent.

بٿئي baṭaʼī S̱. (from بٿنا To twist) s. f. The art of making gold thread.

بناپهر bannāphir H s. m. Name of a tribe of Rājpūts.

بهڙانا bhiṛānā H (caus. of بهڙنا) v. a. 1. To join, to place close to, to close. 2. To cause to fight.

بيدوا bed-wā S̱. s. m. A reader of the Beds.

بيجنتي baijantī वैजयन्ती S̱. s. f. A flag or standard; the standard of Vish̤ṇu.

بکهمان bikh-māṅ S̱. s. m. Name of a medicine or poison.

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