پرسنا parasnā P. (from پرستيدن) v. a. To wor- ship.

پريتم prītam प्रियतम S̱. adj. superl. Dearest, most beloved; s. m. A favourite, friend, be- loved, lover, sweetheart, husband. See پيتم pī- tam.

پرانا purānā S̱. 1. (पुराण) adj. Old. 2. (from r. पूर Fill) v. a. To fill.

پونچهار pūnchhār S̱. (from پونچهـ) adj. Tailed.

پـﮩاڙا pahāṛā H s. m. The multiplication table (in arithmetick).

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.

پياسا pyāsā पिपासित S̱. adj. m. Thirsty. پياسي مرنا pyāse marnā, To be very thirsty.

پردازي pardāz-ī P s. f. (In compos.) Performance. P.H. پردانا pardānā (from پرده) v. a. To keep be- hind a screen, to conceal. (Inelegant).

پنکهي pankhī H s. f. A kind of woollen cloth which comes from the hilly countries.

پهنکوانا phinkwānā S̱. (caus. of پهينکنا) v. a. To cause to fling or throw. ¶ phunkwānā (caus. of پهونکنا) v. a. To cause to blow, to cause to set on fire.