(p. 692) prāgrasara going ahead; prospering, developing; forerunner. 18)

(p. 682) prapitāmaha a great-grandfather (on one's father's side). fem. প্রপিতামহী a greatgrandmother (on one's father's side). 41)

(p. 619) parāhata defeated, vanquished, overcome; obstructed, resisted, prevented; frustrated. 31)

(p. 619) parābhūta defeated, vanquished. fem. পরাভূতা । 20)

(p. 692) prācīna old; ancient; antique; aged; outof-date; old-fashioned, antiquated. fem. প্রাচীনা । প্রাচীনতা, প্রাচীনত্ব n. oldness; ancientness; antiqueness; agedness; oldfashionedness, antiquatedness. 22)

(p. 649) pichē at the back of; on the back of; towards the back of. adv. backwards; towards or in the past. পিছে পিছে on the back of, at one's heels, following, pursuing. 2)

(p. 601) paṅgapāla a swarm of locusts; a locust; (fig.) a huge crowd. 41)

(p. 675) pratighāta a counter-stroke, a counterblow. প্রতিঘাত হানা v. to deal (one) a counter-blow. প্রতিঘাতন n. act of killing. প্রতিঘাতী a. killing. fem. প্রতিঘাতিনী । 23)

(p. 696) prōnnata very high; highly developed, prosperous; highly advanced. 57)

(p. 669) prakāṇḍa huge, colossal, enormous, monstrous, gigantic, stupendous. n. a trunk of a tree. ̃কায় a. enormous in size, of great bulk, gigantic, monstrous, huge. 30)

(p. 669) prakīrṇa scattered or strewn or spread about; scattered or strewn or spread far and wide; various.

(p. 675) pratidbandba, pratidbandbitā mutual hostility or strife; rivalry; competition. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করা v. to fight or contend with; to rival; to vie or compete with. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতামূলক a. competitive. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী a. contending; rivalling; competing; hostile. n. a contender; a rival; a competitor; an adversary. fem. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিনী । 33)

(p. 625) pariṣēbaka a sicknurse, a nurse. 33)

(p. 666) paiśāca ghoulish. n. a form of marriage by force or artfulness. পৈশাচিক a. ghoulish; (fig.) nefarious, extremely obnoxious. fem. পৈশাচিকী । পৈশাচিকতা n. ghoulishness; (fig.) nefariousness, extreme obnoxiousness, fiendlike conduct. পৈশাচী a. fem. of পৈশাচ । 4)

(p. 652) pisabōrḍa pasteboard. 12)