prārambhik a initial: ~ व्यय -- expenses; ~ ज्ञान elementary knowledge; ~ नियम elementary rules; ~ परीक्षा (जाँच, शिक्षा) preliminary examination (investigation, education); ~ चुनाव primary election. [cf. प्राथमिक]

pleg mu plague [ख़तरनाक dreadful, घातक deadly, विनाशकारी destroying]; ~ एक महामारी है -- is an epidemic disease.

pāpā mu/c papa, father; मामा ~ mother and father, mamma and papa.

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]

parchā mc leaflet, slip of paper, question paper = परचा [dim. पर्ची]

puṭṭhā mc rump: पुट्ठे का मांस flesh at the --; घोड़े का ~ -- of a horse. △ पुट्ठे पर हाथ न रखने देना not to allow anyone even to touch, to be hard to get at.

pāīmāish fu measurement: खेत की ~ -- of land; ~ करना to measure: कमरे की ~ कर लें take the --s of the room.

pālan mu 1. bringing up: बच्चों का ~ -- of children; ~ करना to bring up: परिवार का ~ करना to bring up the family. 2. observance: नियमों का ~ -- of rules; ~ करना to observe: नियमों का ~ करना to observe the rules. 3. fulfilment: वचन का ~ करना to fulfil one's promise. 4. performance: कर्त्तव्य का ~ करना to do/perform one's duty. 5. keeping: मधुमक्खियों का ~ bee- keeping; पशु-पालन animal husbandry. 6. आज्ञा का ~ to obey the orders.

prasiddhi fu fame, renown: सारे नगर में उसकी ~ है he has -- in the whole city; ~ प्राप्त करना to win --; गणित में उसकी ~ है he has a name in mathematics.

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