پساٴي pasāʼī H s. f. A kind of rice.

پاسي pās-ī S̱. (from पाश A rope) s. m. One whose business it is to make tāḍī. (So named from the rope round his leg when he climbs the تاڙ tree).

پرسورام parsūrām परशुराम S̱. n. prop. The sixth Avatār, descent upon earth or incarna- tion of Vish̤ṇu. This personage was the son of Jamadagni. He is, from his father, called Jāmadagni: and, the deity descended in this form to destroy the Kshatriyas (or Chh̤atrīs) who were become tyrannical. Renukā, wife of Jamadagni, was interrupted in bringing water from the river by Kārtavīrjārjuna, a prince of the Kshatriyas, who was sporting in the water with his thousand wives; for which Parasu- rāmaʼs father, Jamadagni, cursed him. The Kshatriya prince killed Jamadagni; and Jāma- dagni vowed not to leave a Kshatriya on the face of the earth. He is reported to have ex- tirpated them twenty one times; the women with child each time producing a new race: and, they say that there have been no Ksha- triyas since; those so called being of spurious breed, or Varṇasankars.

پهيني phen-ī S̱. s. f. A kind of sweetmeat.

پيوسي peʼosī S̱. s. f. See پيوس pīyūs.

پتلاٴي patlā-ī H (from پتلا) s. f. Thinness, fineness, meagreness, attenuation, weakness.

پسينا pasīnā S̱. (प्रस्वेदः) s. m. Perspiration, sweat.

پرنالي pranālī S (प्रणाली) s. f. A gutter, a drain, a conduit.

پائينتي pāʼīntī P. (dakh.) See پائين pāʼīn.

پيک paik P s. m. A courier, a messenger. (Sans. पादिक).