BIJAVRIKSHANYÁYA: The maxim of seed and shoot. The maxim takes its origin from the mutual relation of causation that exists between seed and shoot, and is applied to cases in which two objects stand to each other in the relation of both cause and effect. BILÁDO: A cat. BILI: See Bel. BINDU: A drop. BOCHO: A coward. BODAN: A ceremony in which curds, milk, boiled rice, fried cakes, etc., are mixed up together and presented in oblation to the goddess Mahálakshmi by a company of at least five married women and one virgin. BODO: Bald-headed. BOL CHOTH: The fourth day of the dark half of Shrávan. BORÁDI: The Jujube tree. BOTERUN: A complete cessation of rain for seventy-two days. BOWÁJI: See Báva. BOW: See Báu. BRAHMA GRAHA: Ghost of a Bráhman. BRAHMA: The first god of the Hindu Trinity. BRAHMABHOJ: A feast to Bráhmans. BRAHMACHARYA: Celibacy. BRAHMACHÁRI: One who has taken a vow to lead a celibate life. BRAHMAHATYA: The murder of a Bráhman. BRÁHMAN: The sacerdotal caste of Hindus or an individual of it. BRÁHMANA-VARUNA: The appointment of duly authorised Bráhmans to perform religious ceremonies. BRAHMARANDHRA: The aperture supposed to be at the crown of the head, through which the soul takes its flight on death. BRAHMA RÁKSHASA: See Brahma Sambandh. BRAHMA SAMBANDH: The ghost of a Bráhman that in his life time possessed high attainments, and a haughty spirit. BRIHASPATI: Name of the preceptor of the gods. BRUHANNADA: The name assumed by Arjuna when residing at the palace of Viráta. BUDHA: Mercury. BUDDHI: Name of a wife of Ganpati. C. CENDUR: Red lead. CHÁDA: Rent. CHAITANNADYA: An order of ghosts. CHAITRA: The first month of the Deccani Hindu and the sixth month of the Gujarát Hindu calendar year. CHAKLI: A sparrow. CHÁK PADANE: Appearance of red pustules on the face supposed to be caused by the influence of an evil eye. CHAKORA: A bird, Bartavelle Partridge. CHÁLA: Name of a deity. CHÁLEGHAT: An order of ghosts. CHAMÁR: A caste of tanners. CHAMPA: Michelia champaca. CHAMPÁ-SHASHTI: The sixth day of the bright half of Márgashirsha. CHAMPÁVATI: Name of a goddess. CHANA: Gram. CHANDA: Name of a kind of wind. CHAND CHANI: An order of ghosts. CHANDAN: Sandal wood. CHANDIKA: Name of a goddess. CHANDI KAVACH: A hymn in honour of the goddess Chandi or Durga. CHANDIPÁTH: Recitation of a hymn in honour of the goddess Chandi or Durga. CHANDKÁI: Name of a Goddess. CHANDRA: The moon. CHANDRAMANDAL: The disk of the moon; the lunar sphere. CHÁNDRÁYAN VRAT: Name of a vow. CHARAK: Excreta. CHÁRAN: A caste of genealogists and bards. CHARANÁMRIT: Water in which the feet of a spiritual guide have been washed. CHARMARIA: Name of a snake deity. CHARONTHI: A kind of flour. CHASHA: The Blue jay. CHAT: An image of darbha grass at Shráddha when the required Bráhman is not present. CHATA SHRÁDDHA: A shráddha in which a chat represents a Bráhman.