puṇya I. mc (a) righteous action, virtue: दान देना ~ हैं it is a -- to give in charity. (b) result of righteousness: ऐसा लड़का ~ से मिलता है such a boy is had as the --; गंगा-स्नान का ~ the fruit of bath in the Ganga. II. a righteous, sacred, virtuous [कर्त्तव्य duty, कर्म act].

prithak I. a separate [खाता account, चुनाव election. संधि treaty]; ~ करना to separate. II. adv separately: ~ रखना to keep separate/aloof; किसी से ~ रहना to live -- from smb. [syn. अलग]

pāīdāish fu 1. birth: तुम्हारी ~ कहाँ हुई where did your -- take place, where were you born? बेटे की ~ -- of a son. 2. earning income: दस रुपये रोज़ की ~ an -- of ten rupees a day.

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

prāntīy a provincial [भावना spirit (provincialism), भाषा language, सेवा service, स्वराज्य autonomy].

² pālak mc keeper, maintainer: ईश्‍वर हमारा ~ है God is our --.

pavan mu [poetic] air, breeze; wind in ~ चक्की windmill. [more common वायु, हवा]

parivarddhan, परिवर्धन parivardhan mu enlargement, extension: पुस्तक (चित्र, मन, भवन) का ~ -- of a book (painting, mind, building).

pativratā a and fc faithful wife; ~ स्त्रियाँ faithful women.

parichit a (a) acquainted: मैं उस गली (व्यक्‍ित, सभा) से ~ हूँ I am -- with that street (person, association). (b) ~ कराना to introduce: मुझे अतिथि से परिचित कराया गया I was introduced to the guest. (c) familiar [नाम name, विषय subject, स्थान place]; उसका चेहरा ~ सा लगता है his/her face seems --.