¹ plāṭ mu/c plot: उपन्यास (कहानी, नाटक) का ~ -- of a novel (story, drama).

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.

pratīkṣā fu waiting: अतिथि (पत्र, परिणाम) की ~ -- for the guest (letter, result); की ~ करना to wait for: हम किसी की (गाड़ी की, खाने की) ~ कर रहे थे we were waiting for someone (for the train, for meals); मै़ं एक घंटा ~ करता रहा I had been waiting for an hour. [syn. इन्तज़ार]

parivartit part. a changed, altered: ~ रूप में in a -- form; ~ करना to alter/change: इस वाक्य को सरल वाक्यों में ~ कीजिए change this sentence into simple sentences.

prārthit a requested: आपकी उपस्थिति ~ है your presence is requested.

puruṣārthī a and mc manly or industrious person; प्रायः शरणार्थी ~ थे most of the refugees were industrious.

pul·ṭis fu poultice: फोड़े पर ~ बाँधो apply -- on the boil; आटे की गरम-गरम ~ hot -- of meal.

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.

pã̄ī˜ṭh fu/c (temporary) market: ~ का दिन marketing day; यहाँ हर आठवें दिन ~ लगती है the market is held here every eighth day, [fig.] golden chances are only occasional. [syn. हाट, बाज़ार]

pamp mc pump; पानी का ~ water pump; हाथ का ~ hand pump; आग बुझाने का ~ fire extinguisher; ~ से पानी निकालना to pump out water; ~ से हवा भरना to pump air.