بندهوانا bandhwānā S̱. (caus. of بندهنا bandhnā) v. a. To cause to be bound, tied, constructed, &c.

بوڙيا būṛiyā H (from بوڙنا) s. m. A diver.

بادنما bād-numā P s. m. A weathercock, vane.

برهمني brahman-ī S. s. f. See براهمني brāhmaṇ-ī.

بيض baiẓ A s. m. A mark fixed to publick wri- tings by the magistrate or any principal officer.

بهٿ bhaṭ भ्राष्ट़ S̱. s. f. 1. An oven, a furnace, a kiln. 2. Curse, misfortune. بهٿ پڙنا bhaṭ- paṛnā, v. n. To be cursed, to be unfortunate, to be lost (lit. to fall into the fire).

بوجهنا būjhnā S̱. (r. बुध Understand) v. a. To un- derstand, to comprehend, to think. بوجهـ لينا būjh lenā (at cards) To settle the account of gain and loss. بوجهکي būjh-ke, Wittingly.

بهنجن भंजन bhanjan S (r. भंज Break) 1. part. act. Breaking, destroying, demolishing, sepa- rating. 2. s. m. Breaking, &c.

بهوتا bhotā H adj. Blunt, dull.

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