بدهنا badhnā बधन S̱. v. a. To smite, kill. ¶ bidhnā (r. विध or intransitive of بيدهنا) v.n. To be pierced or perforated.

بـﮩکانا bahkānā H (trans. of بـﮩکنا) v. a. To balk, disappoint, mislead, deceive, beguile. S. بهکت भक्त (r. भज Serve) bhakt, 1. s. m. An adorer, a devotee, a votary, a zealot. 2. A Hin- dū performer for entertainment, a dancer, a player. 3. adj. Pious. 4. Desirous. بهکت راج भक्तराज bhakt-rāj, s. m. King or lord of the devout, an epithet of the deity. S. بهکت भक्ति (r. भज Serve) bhakti, s. f. Re- ligion, faith, devotedness, attachment, desire. بهکتونت bhakti-want, adj. Devoted, religious, pious.

بلاع ballāﻌ A adj. superl. (from بلع) used substan- tively, A glutton.

بشن bishan S (for विष्णु vish̤ṇu) n. prop. (in Hindū mythology) The deity in the character of Preserver.

بهيٿي bheṭī H s. f. A stalk, stem. See بهيٿو.

بابا bābā T s. m. Father, dad; sire! sir! child! باباجان bābā jān, Dear child!

بو bū A (for ابو Heb. ) Father; possessed of, en-

بگرينڐي bagrenḍī H s. f. Name of a plant. (Ja- tropha curcas. Lin.).

باشين bāshīn H s. f. The female of باشه or باشا a kind of hawk or falcon.

بهربهانڐ bharbhānḍ H s. m. The name of a prickly poppy. (Argemone Mexicana).