s. f, Corrupted foom the Sanskrit word Bhikshá Alms, charity;—bhíkh maṇgná, v. n. To beg, to ask for alms:—biṉ máṇge motí mileṇ; máṇge mile ná bhíkh. Those who do not ask, may get pearls, but those who ask may not get even alms:—Prov. used of those who become wealthy without any exertion, and of those who can get nothing notwithstanding all their struggles to obtain riches:—bhíkh maṇgáuṉá, v. a. To reduce to beggary.