بـﮩنيلي bahanelī S̱. s. f. An adopted sister.

بيد वेद bed S or veda, s. m. A Veda, or the Ve- das in the aggregate. The original Veda is be- lieved by the Hindūs to have been revealed by Brahmā, and to have been preserved by tra- dition until it was arranged in its present order by a sage, who thence obtained the surname of Vyāsa or Vedavyāsa, that is, compiler of the Vedas. He distributed the Indian scripture into four parts, which are severally entitled ऋग् Rig, यजुष् Yajush̤, साम Sāma, and अथर्व Atharva; and each of them bears the common name of Veda.

بٿ baṭ S̱. (r. वट or वड Wrap, entwine) s. m. 1. Tripe. 2. (from بٿنا To twist) Twist. 3. A wrinkle or fold of the abdomen. 4. (in compos. a contract. of باٿ) Road; as in بٿ پاڙ baṭ pāṛ, q. v.

بندهاٴي bandhāʼī S̱. (from بندهانا) s. f. Bond, binding, fastening.

بود būd P (from بودن) s. f. Being, existence.

بعد baﻌd A adv. After, afterwards, subsequent. بعداز baﻌd az, After. بعدازآن baﻌd az ān, After that. بعدازاسلام baﻌd az salām, After sa- lutation.

باو bāʼo H s. f. The pox. See بد bad.

بکارت bakārat A (from بکر) s. f. Virginity.

بانهـ bāṅh S (बाहु) s. f. 1. The arm. 2. Gua- rantee, protector or security (as, when a per- son trusts himself in the power of an enemy, a third person, who engages to return him to his house or fort in security, is his bāṅh). بانهـ پکڙنا bāṅh pakaṛnā, To protect. بانهـ ٿوٿنا bāṅh ṭūṭnā, To be destitute of friends or pro- tectors. بانهـ دينا bāṅh denā, To assist: see بازودينا bāzū denā. بانهـ گهنا bāṅh gahnā, To protect. بانهين چڙهانا bāṅheṅ chaṛhānā, To get ready, to prepare.

بهل منسي bhal-mansī S̱. (भद्र Good, and मानुष्य Manhood) s. f. Good-nature, benevolence.