(p. 619) parikarṣa remarkable improvement; (inc.) culture. 36)

(p. 665) pēna2 pain, inflammation (বুকের পেন); labour-pain, travail (পোয়াতির পেন ওঠা). 10)

(p. 678) pratihiṃsā revenge, retaliation. প্রতিহিংসা গ্রহণ করা v. to take revenge (upon), to retaliate, to avenge. ̃পরায়ণ a. vindictive, revengeful, retaliative. প্রতিহিংসিত a. one upon whom revenge has been taken.

(p. 631) paścāddhābana act of running after; act of chasing. পশ্চাদ্ধাবন করা v. to run after; to chase, to pursue. 2)

(p. 606) patra a leaf (as of a book or a tree); a page (পত্রাঙ্ক); a foil or plate (তাম্রপত্র); a letter, a missive (পত্রপ্রাপ্তি); a piece of paper printed or written (আদেশপত্র); a document or deed (বায়নাপত্র); a written marriage-contract (usu. পাঁতিপত্র); (of a bird) a wing; a correlative of কাগজ, দলিল etc. (চিঠিপত্র, কাগজপত্র, পুঁথিপত্র); a collection, and similar things, etcetera (বিছানাপত্র, মালপত্র, খরচপত্র). পত্র করা v. to make a marriage-contract in writing. পত্র দেওয়া v. to send one a letter, to write a letter to. ̃ক n. a leaf; (bot.) a pinna. ̃কন্টক n. (bot.) a leaf-spine. ̃ক্ষত n. (bot.) a leaf-scar. ̃দারক n. a saw. ̃পত্রিকা n. pl. journals and newspapers. ̃পাঠ n. act of reading a letter. adv. as soon as a letter is read; forthwith, at once, immediately. ̃পুট n. a cup made of tree-leaves. ̃বন্ধু n. a penfriend. ̃বাহ, ̃বাহক n. a carrier or bearer of a letter; a messenger; a postman. ̃বাহী a. mail-carrying, mail. ̃বিনিময় n. act of writing letters to one another; exchange of letters; correspondence. পত্রবিনিময় করা v. to write letters to one another; to correspond (with). বিন্যাস n. (bot.) phyllotaxy. ̃মঞ্জরি n. (bot.) a leafstalk, a petiole. ̃মুকুল n. (bot.) a leafbud. ̃মূল n. (bot.) a leaf-base. ̃মোচন n. (bot.) leaf-fall, defoliation. ̃যোগে adv. by letter. ̃রচনা n. act of writing or composing a letter; (bot.) foliation; (bot.) foliage. ̃রন্ধ্র n. stoma. ̃লেখা n. act of writing a letter; decorative paintings on one's person with sandal-paste or similar articles. ̃হরিত্ n. (bot.) chlorophyl. 35)

(p. 666) pō2 (vul.) a son or a male descendant (ঘোষের পো). 6)

(p. 696) plābana a flood, a deluge. ̃পীড়িত floodstricken (বন্যাপীড়িত more usual). 68)

(p. 687) prayōjya applicable. ̃তা n. applicability. 14)

(p. 688) pralēpa a coating; an ointment; act of coating or smearing. প্রলেপ দেওয়া v. to apply a coating or an ointment (to); to coat or smear (with). প্রলেপক a. coating; smearing. প্রলেপন n. coating or smearing. প্রলেপন করা v. to coat; to smear. 11)

(p. 696) prōṭina protein. োটিনসংশ্লেষ n. protein synthesis. 52)

(p. 688) prasārya stretchy; extensible; expansible. ̃মাণ a. in the process of being stretched (out) or expanded. 43)

(p. 682) pradīpta illuminated, enkindled; brightly burning, blazing; shining; excited. প্রদীপ্ত করা v. to illuminate, to enkindle; to excite. প্রদীপ্তি n. illumination; bright glow; lustre; excitement. 26)

(p. 645) pāli1 the Pali language, Pali. 27)

(p. 625) pariśrama labour, toil; diligence, industry; effort, endeavour. পরিশ্রম করা v. to work hard, to labour, to toil; to work diligently; to endeavour. ̃কাতর, ̃বিমুখ a. averse to hard work, lazy. পরিশ্রমী a. hardworking, laborious; diligent, industrious. 30)

(p. 665) pēna1 a fountain-pen. 9)