path·rāv mu stoning, lapidation: किसी भीड़ पर ~ करना to pelt some crowd with stones; जलूस पर ~ हुआ the procession was stoned.

prah·rī mc watchman, sentinel. = पहरेदार q. v.

patrāchār mu correspondence = पत्र-व्यवहार q. v.; ~ पाठ्यक्रम -- course.

paṭ·nā vi 1. to be filled: गड्ढा पट गया the pit is filled up;

prāpta a received, obtained: आप का पत्र ~ हुआ your letter has been received; उपाधि (धन, पुरस्कार) ~ करना to receive degree (money, prize); विजय ~ करना to win victory.

pārṭ mu part: हैमलेट का ~ Hamlet's --; नाटक में किसी का ~ लेना to have a part in a play/ drama; ~ करना to act: उसने सीता का ~ किया she acted as Sita.

prajātantra mu democracy [राष्ट्रीय national, संसदीय parliamentary, साम्यवादी communist]. [better लोकतन्त्र]

pavitra a holy, sacred [अग्नि fire, कर्त्तव्य duty, स्थान place, स्मृति memory, पुस्तकें books]; ~ बनाना to sanctify. [n. पवित्रता]

path·rānā vi (a) to be petrified: पेड़ का तना पथरा गया the trunk of the tree was --. (b) [fig.] to be paralysed/stunned: रास्ता देखते-देखते आँखे पथरा गईं my eyes were stunned by waiting incessantly.

pichhāṛī fu 1. rear, back: घर की पिछाड़ी rear/back of the house. [syn. पिछवाड़ा] 2. fc tether for a horse's hind legs: घोड़े के ~ बाँधना to tether a horse rearly with a rope.