باد bād S s. m. 1. (for वाद r. वद Speak) Accusation, dispute, assertion, affirmation. 2. (for वात) Rheumatism. بادکرنا bād karnā, To argue.

بن بهانٿا ban-bhānṭā वनभंटाकी S̱. s. m. Wild (baiṅgan) egg-plant. (Solanum melongena).

بياس व्यास byās S or vyāsa, s. m. A celebrated saint and author, the supposed original compiler of the Vedas and Purāṇas; also, the founder of the Vedānta philosophy.

بهاڙ bhāṛ H s. m. The price of fornication. بهاڙکهانا bhāṛ khānā, v. a. To live on the wages of prostitution (not the woman, but her depen- dants).

بگنده bigandh S (विगंध) s. f. Stink, fetor.

بڙوتي baṛotī S̱. s. f. See بڙهتي baṛhtī.

بان bān A s. m. 1. Name of a tree, سهجنا sahaj- nā (Guilandina moringa) the seeds of which are called ḥabbu-l-bān, Ben-nut; or, according to some, بکاين bakāyan (Melia sempervirens). 2. Name of the tree which yields Benzoin (Styrax Benzoe). 3. A tree, the leaves and flowers of which are sweet-scented, called by the Persians Bed-mushk.

برلا birlā विरल S̱. adj. 1. Scarce, uncommon, rare, wonderful. 2. Delicate, fine.

بامهني bāmhnī H s. f. 1. A stye on the eyelids: see انجنهاري 2. A lizard.

بٿلوهي baṭlohī H s. f. A brass vessel in which Hindūs dress their food.