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Barbespúr, in Málva, Lat. 22°, Long. 81° . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gōd. Hind.
"The industrious village." Bárbes in the Gōd language, active, industrious.
There are several villages of this name in the environs of Amarkántak and Ramgárh, the
names being given in allusion to the exceptional occurrence of such villages, the habits of
this tribe being in general nomadic and not inclined to form settlements.

Bárdván, in Bengál, Lat. 23°, Long. 87° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . بردوان Hind.
"The prospering." It is derived from the Sanskr. वर्द्धमान varddhamána, happy, pro-
spering, an epithet of Vishnu (and also the name of a famous teacher).

Bárhampúr, in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 88° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . بارهم پور Hind.
"Brahma's town." Bárham is the Hindostáni form for the Sanskrit Bráhma. Also
in Orissa, Lat. 19°, Long. 84°.
Anal. Bárhampútra, Brahma's son; see Brahmapútra.

Bári Duáb, in the Panjáb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . باري دوآب Pers.
"Country lying between the two rivers Biás and Rávi." The Duábs, countries
between two rivers, in the Panjáb, receive their names from the initial parts of the names
of the two rivers by which they are bordered. In this case the rivers are the Biás and
Rávi.

Bárrackpur, or Bárakpur, in Bengál, Lat. 22°, Long. 88° . . . بارك پور Engl. Hind., or
Arab. Hind.
"Bárrack town," or "The town of blessing." This name now contains the English
word barrack; but the spelling on native maps coincides with the Arabic word signifying
blessing. In the Panjáb a name exactly analogous is Mubásakpur, which see below.
As examples of English-Hind. words I may quote Abbotabád, Captaingánj, Ellengánj,
Frazerpét, Prinseppúr, &c.

Basantpúr, in Audh, Lat. 26°, Long. 81° . . . . . . . . . . . . . بسنت پور Hind.
"Spring (vernal)-town."
Anal. Basant-gánj, Lat. 26°, Long. 81°.

Básghát, in Hindostán, Lat. 26°, Long. 84° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . بانس گهاٹ Hind.
"The bamboo-ford, or pass."

Basirhát, in Bengál, Lat. 22°, Long. 88° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . بصير هاٹ Arab. Hind.
"Basir's market." Basír, seeing, wise, used as a proper name.

Begamgánj, in Bengál, Lat. 22°, Long. 91° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . بيگم گنج Pers.
"Queen's market."
Anal. Begam-abád, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 77°.

Behút. see Jhilum.