Bali aerumak, [74]

Baṇa recitation, [126], [360], [363][365]

Banishment of defeated K., [382], [397];
of Princes or sons for attempted abduction, [325],
belief in destiny, [392],
disobedience, [285],
extravagance, [139],
false charge, [97], [98],
idleness, [127], [265],
ignorance, [173],
uselessness, [220];
of Q. or wife, [152], [197]

Barber’s wife’s cunning, [344][346]

Barbet, story of, [353]

Barrenness, cure or prescription for, [21], [152], [154];
spell for, [78]

Barter or exchange, cat for ladle, [111];
elephant for cloth tree, [150],
for water-pot, [110], [111];
slaves for hen, [151]

Bathing head, [255]

Batmasurā, story of, [57] ff.;
deceived by Mōhinī, [58][60];
learnt spells and chased Śiva, [58];
reborn inside Śiva, [60]

Beads of necklace become seeds or worms, [405], [408], [409]