(p. 684) prabandha an essay, an article; a dissertation; a treatise; sequence; a trick, a stratagem ('যতেক প্রবন্ধ করে নিশাচরগণে'). ̃কার n. an essayist. 7)

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

(p. 615) paramātmā the Supreme Being or Spirit or Soul, God. 55)

(p. 601) pakṣāpakṣa the other fortnight; one's friends and foes or supporters and antagonists. ̃বিচার n. discrimination between one's friends and enemies. ̃বিচারহীন a. impartial (পক্ষাপক্ষবিচারহীন মন্তব্য); indiscriminate (পক্ষাপক্ষবিচারহীন হত্যা). 21)

(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) piṭanā a small cudgel for ramming the roof or the floor of a building, a rammer. 7)

(p. 606) paṇya that which is to be or can be sold, marketable, saleable, salable. n. a commodity, an article for traffic, (pl.) merchandise; price, cost, charge, fare. ̃জীবী a. living on or engaged in trade or business. n. a trader, a tradesman, a merchant, a businessman; a dealer. ̃দ্রব্য n. a commodity; (pl.) merchandise, wares. ̃বীথি, ̃বীথী, ̃বীথিকা n. a row of shops; a market. ̃শালা n. a shop; a departmental store; a market; a manufactory. ̃স্ত্রী n. a woman of the street, a prostitute, a harlot. পণ্যাগার n. a warehouse. পণ্যাঙ্গনা same as ̃স্ত্রী । পণ্যাজীব same as ̃জীবী । 21)

(p. 642) pāẏī (used as a sfx.) drinking (স্তন্যপায়ী), taking (ধূমপায়ী). 45)

(p. 625) parirambha, parirambhaṇa close embrace; sexual intercourse. 18)

(p. 675) pratibēdana a petition of complaint; a report. 80)

(p. 692) prāthamika relating to inception or beginning, initial; early, primitive; primary. প্রাথমিক পুস্তক a primer. প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয় a primary school. প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা primary education. 43)

(p. 606) pathipārśbasha wayside, roadside. 46)

(p. 654) putuputu expressing; excessive carefulness or attention or fondling. পুতুপুতু করা v. to take care of or attend on overmuch, to fondle overmuch. 16)

(p. 654) purādhyakṣa a governor of a city; a warden of a house. 45)

(p. 678) pratihata checked, prevented; repelled, staved off; obstructed; hurt in return; hurt; প্রতিহত করা v. to check, to prevent; to repel, to repulse, to stave off, to beat back, to obstruct. 43)