pah·redārī fu watchmanship:

palak fc eyelid; △ ~ झपकते/ मारते in the twinkling of an eye, in no time; ~ झपकना/मारना to wink, to twinkle; ~ लगना to have a short nap, to close the eye lids; ~ से ~ न लगना to lie wide awake, to have no sleep; पलकें बिछाना to extend respectful welcome; पलकें मूँदना to close the eyelids for ever, to die.

pachchīs·vã̄ a twenty-fifth [see पचासवाँ].

prakār mc 1. variety, kind: सेबों (पौधों, कुत्तों) के कई ~ several kinds/varieties of apples (plants, dogs); कई ~ के कुत्ते dogs of various kinds. 2. way, manner: इस ~ in this --; किसी न किसी ~ somehow.

pah·nānā vt [cause. from पहनना] to cause to wear, tc dress: बच्चों को कपड़े ~ to dress the children; साहब को जूते ~ to cause the master to wear shoes

pīs·nā vt (a) to grind: अनाज ~ -- corn; आटा पीसा गया flour was ground; बच्चा दाँत पीसता है the child grinds/grits its teeth. (b) to crush: मैं तुम्हें पीस डालूँगा I will crush you.

pujārī mc (a) worshipper: देवी (फ़ैशन, धन) के ~ --s of goddess (fashion, wealth). (b) Hindu priest: मन्दिर का ~ priest in a temple. [fem. पुजारिन]

prahār mc assault: सीधा ~ direct --; ~ करना to assault, to strike; मर्म पर ~ करना to strike at the vital point: हमने शत्रु पर कई ~ किये we made many --s on the enemy. [syn. चोट]

pannā 1. mc leaf (of a book): पन्‍ने पलटना/उलटना to turn over leaves; पुस्तक के कितने पन्‍ने हैं how many leaves does the book have ? 2. mu emerald: अँगूठी में ~ जड़ा है an -- is set in the ring. [dim. पन्‍नी]

prūf mc proof: किताब के ~ proofs of a book; आठ पृष्ठ ~ eight pages of proofs; ~ देखना -- -reading; ~ शोधना to correct --s.