پهسنا phasnā S̱. (r. पश Restrain, bind) v. n. To stick (as, in mud or in a narrow passage), to be caught, to be noosed or ensnared, to be im- prisoned, to be impeded, to be entangled, to be involved (in calamity, &c.).

پاٴيکاشت pāʼe-kāsht P adj. (Land) let out to non- resident tenants.

پرستهان प्रस्थान prasthān S s. m. March, de- parture, going forth, march of an assailant.

پترپکهـ pitar-pakh पितृपक्ष S̱. s. m. The first or dark fortnight of the lunar āsin month.

پکهـ pakh पक्ष S̱. s. m. 1. A period of fifteen days, a fortnight. 2. Two. 3. Side, party, as- sistance, protection.

پهنکار phunkār फुत्कार S̱. s. f. Hiss (of a snake).

پدما पद्मा padmā S s. f. The goddess of riches, Lachh̤mī.

پست past P adj. Low, abject, lower, below. پست فطرت past-fit̤rat, adj. Of inferiour un- derstanding, low, base. پست همت past him- mat, adj. Low-minded, mean-spirited, un- ambitious. پست همتي past-himmat-ī, s. f. Low-mindedness, mean-spiritedness. پست وبلندديکهنا past o buland dekhnā, To consider and take precautions against the vicissitudes of for- tune.

پرادهين पराधीन par-ādhīn S adj. Dependent, humble, under another.

پوتنا potnā H v. a. To besmear, to plaster.