(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. 633) pākhāōẏālā winged; feathered; (rare) finned; having a propeller or vane or sail. n. a punkah-puller; a dealer in or pedlar of hand-fans; a repairer of electric fans; one who lets out electric fans on hire. 43)

(p. 615) parapīḍ়ka oppressing others; tyrannous. n. an oppressor, a tyrant; a bully. 37)

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

(p. 631) pasāra1 a market-place, a bazaar; a shop; articles of traffic, wares (দোকানপসার). 10)

(p. 638) pāḍ়ā-gā a rural area; countryside; a village. 15)

(p. 638) pāṭhya to be read; readable; prescribed for reading. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃তালিকা n. a syllabus; a book-list. পাঠ্যনির্বাচন সমিতি the Text-Book Committee. ̃পুস্তক n. a text-book. ̃সূচি n. curriculum. পাঠ্যাবস্হা n. student life. 6)

(p. 629) palita grey-hairedness, grey-headedness; greyness; grey. a. grey; aged, old. ̃কেশ a. grey-haired; old, aged. 30)

(p. 625) parirakṣaṇa preservation; protection; guarding; careful custody or guardianship. 16)

(p. 645) pālita tamed or pet (পালিত পশুপক্ষী); brought up, reared; nursed or fostered; maintained, kept, bred; nourished; protected, preserved, defended; observed, complied (with); fulfilled. fem. পালিতা । ̃কন্যা n. fem. a foster-daughter. ̃পুত্র n. a foster-son. ̃সন্তান n. a foster-child. 30)

(p. 652) pun̐thi a book; an ancient manuscript. পুঁথি বাড়ানো v. to lengthen out unnecessarily. ̃গত a. contained in or available in books only; bookish. পুঁথিগত বিদ্যা book-learning. ̃পত্র n. books and papers. ̃শালা n. a library; a museum or a repository of ancient manuscript. 44)

(p. 678) pratilōma reverse, inverse. প্রতিলোম বিবাহ marriage of a high-caste bride with a low-caste bridegroom. প্রতিলোমজ a. born of a low-caste father and a high-caste mother. 24)

(p. 633) pān̐jākōlā lifted upon hands outspread in the shape of a stretcher. পাঁজাকোলা করা v. to lift upon hands outspread in the shape of a stretcher. 10)

(p. 652) pihita sheathed, encased. 18)

(p. 688) praharī a guard, a watchman, a watcher, a guardsman. 69)