pākhaṇḍ mc hypocrisy, dissimulation [धार्मिक religious, राजनीतिक political, संसारी worldly]; ~ करना to dissimulate, to put up show; ~ फैलाना to indulge in --. [syn. ढकोसला].

par·tī fu and a fallow (land) = पड़ती [also ~ पड़ी]

pahar mc a measure of time equal to three hours: दिन-रात में आठ ~ होते हैं there are eight pahars in day and night; अगले ~ in the fore-noon; पिछले ~ in the evening; दो ~ noon; तीसरे ~ in the after-noon.

² pūr·va I. adv (a) before, ago: कुछ मास ~ a few months --. II. post p. before: इसके ~ before this; इस कथन से ~ before this statement.

paṭākā, पटाखा paṭākhā mc cracker: ~ छूटता/फटता है a -- explodes; भीड़ पर पटाखे छोड़े गये --s were thrown on the crowd.

prāṇ-pakherū mc [usu. pl.] (the bird of) life; उसके ~ उड़ गये lit. the birds of his life have flown away, he has died.

pratibandh mc restriction, ban [राजनीतिक political, व्यापारिक trade, कठोर rigid]; (पर) ~ लगाना to ban; ~ तोड़ना to defy a ban; ~ उठाना to lift the ban; यहाँ खेलने का कोई ~ नहीं हैं ~ there is no -- on playing here.

pār·khī mc connoisseur, judge: गुणों or हिरों का ~ -- of merits या diamonds.

³ prati pref. per: दस रुपये ~ दिन ten rupees per/a day; ~ एकड़ उपज yield per acre; प्रतिजन आय per capita income; ~ व्यक्‍ित चार रुपये four rupees per person.

posṭ-kārḍ mc post- card: डाकघर से चार ~ खरीदे brought four --s from the post-office;