(p. 665) pērēka a nail, a wire-nail, a spike. 26)

(p. 642) pābana (used chiefly as a sfx.) purifying or sanctifying (কুলপাবন); rescuing or saving (পতিতপাবন). n. purification or sanctification; fire. পাবনী a. fem. of পাবন । 35)

(p. 633) pāṭala brick-red, pale and pink-coloured. 81)

(p. 601) pakōḍ়ā, pakauḍ়ā a chop of onion fried usu. in oil. 14)

(p. 652) piśuna scandal-mongering, talebearing; malicious; cruel. 6)

(p. 696) prēkṣaṇa act of seeing or looking on or watching; (loos.) act of seeing and hearing. েক্ষণিকা n. an exhibition. েক্ষণীয় a. worth seeing or watching; (loos.) worth seeing and hearing; capable of being seen and heard. 30)

(p. 682) prapāta fall (of water etc.); a waterfall, a cascade, a cataract. ̃রেখা n. a fall line. 40)

(p. 682) prapūrita completely filled up. 43)

(p. 672) pracēṣṭā (repeated or unflagging) effort, endeavour, application, persistent attempt. 15)

(p. 629) palānna a highly spiced dish of rice and meat boiled in clarified butter, pilau. 23)

(p. 601) paca putrefaction, rotting. পচ ধরা v. to begin to rot or putrefy or decay. 43)

(p. 681) pratyarthī (in law) a contestant, a defendant, an opponent, an opposite party; an accused. 7)

(p. 675) pratiprabha (phys. & bot.) fluorescent. প্রতিপ্রভা n. fluorescence. 60)

(p. 625) pariśēṣa remainder; end; the last stage; conclusion; the concluding part. পরিশেষে adv. at last, in the end; finally, ultimately; in the long run. 26)

(p. 647) pāṣaṇḍa atheistic, godless; heretical; inveterately sinful; extremely wicked and hard-hearted. n. an atheist, a godless person; a heretic; an inveterate sinner; an extremely wicked and hardhearted person. 17)