پٿپٿيا piṭpiṭiyā H adj. Combing or carding (wool, cotton, &c.).

پاٿراني pāṭ-rānī S̱. (پاٿ A throne, and راني A queen) s. f. The queen or principal wife of a Rājā.

پـﮩر pahar प्रहर S̱. s. m. A division of time consisting of eight ghaṛīs, a watch or 3 hours.

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.

پيمايش paīmā-ịsh P (from پيمودن) s. f. Measure.

پهوپهي phūphī H s. f. Fatherʼs sister, paternal aunt.

پادشاهت pādshāhat P s. f. See بادشاهت bād- shāhat.

پٿيلنا paṭīlnā H v. a. 1. To exact, to subdue. 2. To beat.

پارن पारण pāraṇ S s. m. Eating or drinking after a fast.

پهيک phīk H s. f. The point of a scourge.