(p. 681) pratyākarṣaṇa counter-attraction. 10)

(p. 692) prāmāṇya authoritativeness, authenticity. a. same as প্রামাণিক । 67)

(p. 619) paribalana (bot.) circumnutation. 132)

(p. 696) plābinī of প্লাবী । 70)

(p. 631) pahila (obs. & poet.) first; early; young. ̃হি adv. at first. 16)

(p. 652) piṣṭa pulped; pressed, squeezed; crushed; ground, pulverized; oppressed. 9)

(p. 633) pākhi the bird; a blind (of a window); a spoke (of a wheel); a step or rung of a ladder. পাখি পড়ানো v. to teach or get up by rote, to cram. পাখির প্রাণ very feeble vitality. পাখির বাসা a nest; (fig.) a very disorderly place or thing (মাথাটা যেন পাখির বাসা). 44)

(p. 647) pica4 a black residue of distillation of tar, pitch. ̃-ঢালা a. pitched, tarred (পিচ ঢালা রাস্তা). পিচ দেওয়া, পিচ ঢালা v. to pitch, to tar. 39)

(p. 667) pōṣaka cherishing; nourishing; aiding; upholding; supporting; countenancing or abetting. n. one who or that which cherishes or nourishes; an aider; an upholder; a supporter; a countenancer or abettor. ̃তা n. aiding; upholding, support, countenancing, abetment. পোষকতা করা v. to aid; to uphold, to support; to countenance, to abet. পোষক স্তর (bot. & zoo.) tapetum. 19)

(p. 688) prasūna a flower; a fruit; a bud, a blossom. 49)

(p. 633) pān̐ja a skein or wisp or roll of carded cotton. 5)

(p. 618) parahitaiṣaṇā an effort to do good to others; an effort for public welfare; altruism. 17)

(p. 615) paraspara serial, successive (পরস্পর বিষয়সমূহ). পরস্পরা n. a serial succession or sequence; a series. পরস্পরায়, পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. serially; seriatim, one after another; in regular succession. পরম্পরীণ a. serial, successive. 70)

(p. 601) pakōḍ়ā, pakauḍ়ā a chop of onion fried usu. in oil. 14)

(p. 615) paramārādhya warranting greatest worship or devotion; most venerable. fem. পরমারাধ্যা । 62)