(p. 615) parama first, primordial, true, real (পরম কারণ); best, chief, prime, supreme, principal, highest, greatest, absolute, final (পরম পুরুষ); of the highest degree, greatest or worst (পরম সুখ, পরম দুঃখ); (sc.) absolute. পরম আপ্যায়িত most cordially received; highly gratified or pleased. পরম একক (phys.) absolute unit. পরম কারণ n. Final or Ultimate Cause, God. পরম কারুণিক a. most merciful or kind, most gracious. পরম ক্রম (phys.) absolute scale. ̃গতি n. the most blessed state after death, beatitude, heavenly bliss; salvation. ̃গুরু n. the supreme or greatest preceptor; the most venerable preceptor; the absolute lord (পতি পরম গুরু). পরম ঘনত্ব, পরম ঘনাঙ্ক (phys.) absolute density. ̃তত্ত্ব n. final knowledge; (phil.) reality; secrets, mystery; the Absolute Being, God. ̃পদ same as পরমগতি । ̃পদার্থ n. intrinsic essence; the Final Cause, God. ̃পিতা n. the Heavenly Father, God. ̃পুরুষ n. the Absolute Being, God; a divine person, a saint. পরম প্রসার, পরম প্রসারণ (phys.) absolute expansion. ̃বিত্ত n. a great treasure; an object of the highest value; an object of joy and hope. ̃ব্রহ্ম n. the Absolute Being, God. পরম মান (phys.) absolute measurement. পরম শূন্য (phys.) absolute zero. ̃সুন্দর a. most beautiful. fem. পরমসুন্দরী । পরম স্পন্দনসংখ্যা (phys.) absolute frequency of vibration. ̃হংস n. a saint who has attained final knowledge and sanctity. 51)

(p. 633) pākṣika fortnightly. n. a fortnightly journal. 38)

(p. 666) pōtā1 plinth (of a house). 26)

(p. 654) puraskriẏā rewarding; act of awarding a prize; act of remunerating; cordial reception; honouring, felicitation. 35)

(p. 654) puṣā, pōṣā to bring up; to cherish (মনে আশা পুষছে); to nourish; to feed; to maintain, to support (পরিজনদের পোষা); to rear; to keep, to breed, to fancy (বাঁদর পোষা, পাখি পোষা). 74)

(p. 675) pratibiṣa an anti-toxin; an antidote. 78)

(p. 665) pēṣaṇa pressing; grinding; crushing; kneading, squeezing; pulverization; oppression. 38)

(p. 606) patrābali, patrābalī, patrāli, patrālī letters collectively, correspondence; (of a tree) leaves collectively, foliage; (of a book) pages collectively; decorative painting on one's person with sandalpaste or similar articles. পত্রালিকা n. a tiny or concealed decorative painting on one's person with sandal-paste etc. 37)

(p. 614) paẏāra a metrical system of Bengali poetry in which each line consists of fourteen letters or syllables; a verse composed in this metre. 12)

(p. 647) pikanika picnic. 34)

(p. 614) parakīẏa relating to or belonging to another (opp. to own), foreign, alien. পরকীয়া a. fem. of পরকীয় । n. fem. a lady-love who is either unmarried or married to somebody else; a concubine. পরকীয়া প্রেম n. love with a person married to somebody else. পরকীয়াবাদ n. a doctrine of the Vaishnava (বৈষ্ণব) philosophy of love. 25)

(p. 678) pratibhūti-patra bail-bond. 8)

(p. 619) paribēṣṭana an enclosure; act of surrounding or going round or enclosing, encirclement, besetment. পরিবেষ্টন করা v. to surround, to go round, to encircle; to enclose. পরিবেষ্টনী n. entourage, surroundings; fencing, railings, enclosure. 150)

(p. 615) paramārtha the greatest object; the greatest truth, reality; God; religion or spiritual truth. ̃চিন্তা n. spiritual meditation; meditation about God or reality. ̃তত্ত্ব n. (phil.). truths about reality; theological truths; spiritual truths. 63)

(p. 614) paẏanālā, paẏanāli a drain, a gutter; a watercourse. 4)