بهونسنا bhūṅsnā S̱. (r. भष Bark) v. n. To bark.

بپريت biparīt S (वि, परि and r. इ Go) part. Contrary, opposite; s. f. Mischief, ruin.

بيل bel P s. m. A spade, shovel.

بواسير bawāsīr A s. plur. (of بوسير) The piles or hemorrhoids.

بيشي besh-ī P s. f. Excess, surplus.

بهوسڙا bhosṛā H s. m. Vulva magna.

بيڙا bīṛā S̱. s. m. 1. The same as s̱. بيرا bīrā, q. v. 2. A thong tied to the hilt of a sword by which it is retained in the scabbard, a sword knot. بيڙااٿهانا bīṛā uṭhānā, v. a. To undertake a bu- siness. بيڙاڐالنا bīṛā ḍālnā, To propose a pre- mium for the performance of a task. (These expressions originate in a custom that prevailed of throwing a bīṛā of betel into the midst of an assembly, in token of proposal to any person to undertake some difficult affair then requisite to be performed; and, the person who took up the betel bound himself to perform the business in question).

بکاول bakāwal P s. m. 1. A cupbearer, a steward. 2. A head cook, superintendant of the kitchen. بکاولني bakāwal-nī, s. f. A female بکاول q. v.

بياهتا byāhtā S̱. f. (विवाहिता) adj. Married.

بيجنتي مالا baijantī-mālā S̱. (वैजयंती see بيجنتي and माला Necklace) s. f. A necklace especially worn by Vish̤ṇu in his several forms, and com- posed of the following jewels, produced from the five elements of nature: namely, the sapphire, from the earth; the pearl, from water; the ruby, from fire; the topaz, from air; and, the dia- mond, from space or ether.