(p. 633) pāṭha reading, perusal; study; recitation; lesson; a reading of text (পুঁথির মূল পাঠ); a text-book. পাঠ করা v. to read, to peruse; to study; to reci.e. পাঠ তৈরি করা v. to learn or prepare one's lesson. পাঠ দেওয়া v. to give one a lesson. পাঠ নেওয়া v. to take lessons (from a teacher). পাঠক n. a reader; one who studies; a student, a pupil; a reciter; one who reads out or recites from scriptures; a professional narrator of mythological stories; a teacher, a reader. ̃গৃহ n. a reading-room, a study; a library. পাঠন n. teaching. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃নিবিষ্ট, ̃মগ্ন a. absorbed in reading or study. ̃ভবন, ̃মন্দির n. a reading-room, a study; a library; a school. ̃ভেদ same as পাঠান্তর । ̃রত a. engaged in reading or studying. ̃শালা n. a primary school. পাঠানুরাগ n. fondness for reading; devotion to study. পাঠানুরাগী a. fond of reading; devoted to study. পাঠান্তর n. another text or a different text or reading or version. পাঠাভ্যাস করা v. to learn one's lessons.

(p. 625) parisraba (biol.) placenta. 47)

(p. 629) palakā brittle, fragile; frail; delicate; unsubstantial. 10)

(p. 638) pāthurē of stone; made of stone (পাথুরে গেলাস); full of stones (পাথুরে দেশ); stone hard (পাথুরে মাটি); (fig.) unfeeling or undaunted or impregnable; stony. পাথুরে কয়লা stone coal, anthracite. 59)

(p. 629) paścādbhūmi the rear; the background; hinterland.

(p. 628) paryābaraṇa environment; surroundings; the environs. 21)

(p. 642) pābadā a species of fish without scales. 34)

(p. 633) pāṭisāpaṭā a kind of sweet patty or pie. 90)

(p. 601) pakṣiṇī of পক্ষী । 23)

(p. 645) pāliśa polish. উপর পালিশ apparent polish or refinement. পালিশ করা v. to polish. ̃-করা a. polished. 32)

(p. 642) pāra the opposite or the other bank or shore; a bank, a shore, a coast, a margin; a border, an end, bounds; act of crossing or crossing over or passing beyond; rescue, deliverance. পার করা v. to take or ferry (one) across (a river, a sea etc.); to take (one) to the opposite or the other bank; to conduct one through (a way), to let pass; to deliver, to rescue. পার হওয়া v. to cross; to cross over to the opposite or the other bank; to pass through; to get through or get over (a difficulty). পারের কড়ি same as পারানি । 47)

(p. 633) pāṭā (of wood) a plank, a board; (of metals) a plate; a face or surface (বুকের পাটা); a document of purchase or leasehold of land. বুকের পাটা (fig.) courage or daring. 84)

(p. 678) pratimukha a direction towards one; front. a. (mech.) unlike; (bot.) opposite; facing. প্রতিমুখে prep. in the direction of. 12)

(p. 688) pralōbhana allurement, temptation, enticement; a tempting object. প্রলোভন দেখানো v. to bring an allurement (to); to entice, to try to allure or tempt. 13)

(p. 601) paṅkha (dial.—archi.) finial. 39)