(p. 194) kaniṣṭha smallest; youngest; (loos. but pop.) younger (সহদেব কনিষ্ঠ পাণ্ডব). n. a younger or the youngest brother or son. কনিষ্ঠা a. & n. fem. of কনিষ্ঠ । □ n. the little finger or toe. 118)

(p. 243) kurukṣētra a place near New Delhi where the Kauravas (কৌরব) and the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) of the Mahabharata fought each other; (fig.) a terrible fight or noisy quarrel or brawl (কুরুক্ষেত্র বেধেছে). কুরুক্ষেত্র ব্যাপার (fig.—often facet.) an affair as terrible as the fight of Kurukshetra (কুরুক্ষেত্র). 55)

(p. 638) pāṇḍaba, pāṇḍabēẏa a son of King Pandu of the Mahabharata. পঞ্চপাণ্ডব n. the five sons of King Pandu collectively; (fig.) a set of five persons, a quintette. পাণ্ডববর্জিত a. (of lands and countries) not habitable or worth visiting because avoided even by the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) during their sojourn; (pop.) uninhabited. পাণ্ডবসখা n. a friend of the Pandavas; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 20)

(p. 638) pāṇḍā a Brahman priest acting as a guide to pilgrims at holy places; (dero.) a leader, a ring-leader. 21)

(p. 638) pāṇḍitya erudition, learning, scholarship; wisdom; expertness, skill; (dero.) pedantry. ̃প্রকাশ n. ostentatious display of one's learning by oneself, parade of one's learning; (iron.) act of betraying one's ignorance or folly. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানী a. proud of one's learning. fem. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানিনী 22)