(p. 629) palaka wink or blink (of eyes); a very short time, an instant, a moment; an eyelid. পলক পড়া v. (of eyes) to close, to wink, to blink. পলক ফেলা v. to wink, to blink. ̃পাত n. closing of eyelids. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. (of eyes) unwinking unblinking; (of sight or look) steadfast, fixed, winkless. পলকে পলকে every moment; in very quick succession. পলকে প্রলয় instant disaster (with little or no warning). পলকের মধ্যে, পলকে adv. in an instant, instantly; in the twinkling of an eye. 9)

(p. 628) paryudasta utterly defeated, routed, crushed; completely baffled; prevented or repulsed; totally forbidden; foiled, marred. পর্যুদস্ত করা v. to defeat utterly, to rout, to crush; to baffle completely; to prevent or repulse; to forbid totally; to foil, to mar.

(p. 684) prabidhāna regulation. 22)

(p. 667) paun̐chā to arrive at, to reach (বাড়ি পৌঁছাল, হাত পৌঁছেছে); to come within reach; to come to hand (চিঠি পৌঁছায়). ̃নো v. to arrive at, to reach; to come within reach; to come to hand; to escort; to convey or carry (to); to bring to hand. 36)

(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. 619) paribṛta completely surrounded, encircled, beset; completely covered or overcast. পরিবৃতি n. encirclement, besetment; thorough covering or overcasting. 141)

(p. 629) paśatu, paśatō Pushtu, Pushtoo, Pashto, a language of the Afghans. 38)

(p. 615) parabāda2 animadversion, censure; retort; reply, answer. 45)

(p. 682) pranaṣṭa utterly lost or ruined or destroyed. প্রাণাশ n. destruction, annihilation. 37)

(p. 645) pāla3 mating or coupling (of beasts or birds.) পাল দেওয়া v. to mate or couple (beasts or birds); (esp. of horses) to sire. 11)

(p. 652) puṅkha the bottom part of an arrow. পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ a. thorough; thorough-going; minute; detailed; minutely searching or scrutinizing. পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ ভাবে adv. minutely, thoroughly, in every detail. 46)

(p. 614) paẏamanta auspicious, lucky; having an auspicious or lucky aspect (পয়মন্ত চেহারা); bringing in good fortune (পয়মন্ত বউ). 5)

(p. 619) paribēttā a younger brother who marries whilst his elder is still unmarried. 144)

(p. 675) pratipādya to be ascertained or corroborated or confirmed or verified or proved or substantiated or accomplished or performed; ascertainable; confirmable; verifiable; provable; accomplishable, performable. 52)

(p. 678) pratima (in. comp. used as a sfx.) like, resembling, equal to. 9)