s. f, boat, a fetter; (for reference of these meanings see Beṛá); (pl. beṛíyáṇ) irons fastened to the legs of prisoners; restraint; (met.) nuptials, wedlock:—beṛí paiṉá, v. a. To be put in irons, to be imprisoned; (met.) to be tied in the bonds of wedlock:—beṛí páuṉá. v. a. To cause to be put in chains:—beṛí kaṭṭná or vaḍḍhná, v. n. To be taken off (one's chains); to be freed, discharged, released; to be freed from any restraint or obstruction; c. w. páuṉá.