بدهان विधान bidhān S or vidhān, s. m. Com- mon practice, precept, direction. See بده विधि sign 1. and 2.

بوس وکنار bos o kinār P s. m. Kissing and toying, dalliance.

ببرن bibarn S̱. (विवर्ण from वि and r. वर्ण Paint) adj. Faded in colour.

بالکا bālkā S̱. (Sans. बालक) s. m. A young fol- lower of a Jogī or Sannyāsī. S. H. بالکپن bālak-pan, s. m. Childhood. S. H. بالکپنا bālak-panā, s. m. Childhood.

بجر वज्र bajr S or vajra, s. m. 1. A thunder- bolt. 2. A diamond. 3. adj. Hard. بجرپڙي اس پروغيره bajr paṛe us par wa g̠ẖaira, May lightning fall on him, &c. (An expression used in cursing any one).

بانر वानर bānar S or vānar, s. m. A monkey.

بهور bhūr H s. f. 1. Charity given to poor people, alms. بهوربانٿنا bhūr bānṭnā, v. a. To give alms to a numerous assembly of the poor. 2. A spring, a fountain.

بڙهالانا baṛhā-lānā S̱. v. a. To bring forward, to lead on (an army).

بکهـ bikh S (विष) s. m. Poison. See بس bis.

بخشش baḵẖshish P (from بخشيدن) s. f. Gift, do- native, donation, grant, boon, reward, giving, beneficence, pardon, forgiveness, liberality, gene- rosity. بخشش دينا baḵẖshish denā, To reward. P.H. بخشنا baḵẖsh-nā, v. a. To give, to grant, to forgive, to pardon.