(p. 667) pōsṭamāsṭāra a postmaster. 31)

(p. 606) padmākṣa lotus-eyed. n. the lotus-seed. 61)

(p. 606) padādhikārē, padādhikārabalē by virtue of one's office or position, ex-officio. 54)

(p. 666) pōn̐chā1 the tail of a fish and the region near about it; the part of the hand from the wrist to fingertips. 10)

(p. 665) pēlā a gift or reward given to an artiste at a function; a prop. 28)

(p. 606) patnī a wife. পত্নীত্যাগ করা v. to desert or divorce one's wife. ̃বিয়োগ n. loss or death of one's wife. 34)

(p. 696) prēsa a printing-house, a press. 48)

(p. 696) plābita flooded; overflowed; inundated; streaming with (অশ্রুপ্লাবিত চোখ); drenched or steeped in (অশ্রুপ্লাবিত বদনে). াবিত করা v. to flood; to overflow; to inundate; to cause to stream with; to drench or steep (in). াবিতা a. fem. of াবিত । n. (phys.) buoyance. 69)

(p. 696) prauḍh়i energy; capacity, capability; ardour; zeal; talent. 62)

(p. 644) pārasya Persia, Iran. 17)

(p. 619) paricaryā serving, waiting or attending upon; nursing; worship. পরিচর্যা করা v. to serve, to wait or attend upon; to nurse; to worship. 58)

(p. 667) paurāṇika pertaining to or versed in Hindu puranas (পুরাণ) or mythology, mythical; mythological; ancient. পৌরাণিক কাহিনি a mythological or Puranic tale or episode; a legend. পৌরাণিক চরিত্র a mythological character; a Puranic character. পৌরাণিক নাটক a mythological drama. 43)

(p. 644) pārābāra an ocean, a sea; both shores or banks of a sea, river etc. 24)

(p. 601) pacā to rot, to putrefy, to decompose; (med.) to become septic; (fig.) to become too old or hackneyed. a. rotten, putrefied, decomposed; (med.) that which has become septic; (fig.) too old or hackneyed (পচা খবর). পচা ভাদ্র (ভাদ্দর) the humid and sweltering month of Bhadra. 45)

(p. 638) pāḍ়ā-kun̐duli given to constant and boisterous brawling with neighbours, quarrelsome, cantankerous, (cp.) termagant. n. fem. such a woman, (cp.) a termagant or fire-eater. 14)