(p. 688) praśna a question; a query; interrogation; inquiry; a point at issue; a problem (বাঁচার প্রশ্ন); a disputed point. প্রশ্ন করা v. to question; to ask; to inquire; to interrogate; to set questions (as for examinees). ̃কর্তা n. a questioner; an inquirer; an interrogator; one who sets questions (as for examinees); a papersetter. fem. প্রশ্নকর্ত্রী । ̃পত্র n. a set of questions for the examinees, a paper. ̃বাণ n. questions that pierce or hurt like shafts or darts or arrows or missiles, questions piercing as a shaft, embarrassing or piercing questions. প্রশ্নবাণে জর্জরিত করা to ask too many or volleys of troublesome questions, to heckle. ̃বোধক a. denoting or signifying a question. ̃বোধক চিহ্ন n. note or sign of interrogation. ̃মালা n. a set of questions; (loos.) an exercise (for students). প্রশ্নোত্তর n. a question and its answer; a catechism. প্রশ্নত্তরী n. a catechism. 29)

(p. 671) prakrama beginning, commencement. 13)

(p. 629) pala-tōlā bevelled. 15)

(p. 606) paḍ়na2 (dial.) reading; perusal; study; recitation; recital. 6)

(p. 665) pēḍ়ā2 a kind of sweetmeat made by solidifying cow-milk. 6)

(p. 678) pratibhāta brightly appearing, shiningly visible; manifest, clearly revealed; clearly known; lighted; reflected. 2)

(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. 684) prabala very strong or powerful, mighty (প্রবল শত্রু, প্রবল ঝড়); severe, intense, excessive (প্রবল দুঃখ, প্রবল তাপ); predominant (বাক্যই প্রবল). fem. প্রবলা । প্রবল ঝড় violent storm. প্রবল দুঃখ acute or intense or great sorrow. প্রবল পশ্চিমা (বায়ু) brave west winds. ̃তা n. great strength or power; severity; intensity; predominance. ̃পরাক্রম, ̃পরাক্রান্ত, ̃প্রতাপ a. extremely powerful or mighty, mightily influential. প্রবল বারিপাত heavy shower or downpour. 14)

(p. 606) padmālaẏā living in a lotus. n. goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী). 64)

(p. 615) parabāsa1 another's residence or home or abode or homeland. 46)

(p. 652) pīna plump, pleasantly fat and rounded, ̃পয়োধর n. a woman's plump breasts. 31)

(p. 681) pratyukti an answer, a reply; a retort. 30)

(p. 696) priẏaṅgu a sweet-smelling evergreen creeper, Aglaia roxburghiana. 23)

(p. 601) pañcāẏēta a village council (ori. consisting of five members), a panchayet. পঞ্চায়েতি n. work or arbitration of a panchayet; councilship of a panchayet. a. relating to a panchayet. 56)

(p. 667) pōsṭa-gryājuẏēṭa post-graduate. 30)