(p. 606) padōnnati advancement in rank or office, promotion. 56)

(p. 678) pratibhāra counter-balance. 4)

(p. 645) pālōẏāna a wrestler; a gymnast; a burly man. a. burly; adept in gymnastics; heroic. পালোয়ানি n. burliness; heroism; gymnastics. a. of a wrestler or wrestling; of a gymnast; gymnastic. 35)

(p. 629) palakā brittle, fragile; frail; delicate; unsubstantial. 10)

(p. 615) parama first, primordial, true, real (পরম কারণ); best, chief, prime, supreme, principal, highest, greatest, absolute, final (পরম পুরুষ); of the highest degree, greatest or worst (পরম সুখ, পরম দুঃখ); (sc.) absolute. পরম আপ্যায়িত most cordially received; highly gratified or pleased. পরম একক (phys.) absolute unit. পরম কারণ n. Final or Ultimate Cause, God. পরম কারুণিক a. most merciful or kind, most gracious. পরম ক্রম (phys.) absolute scale. ̃গতি n. the most blessed state after death, beatitude, heavenly bliss; salvation. ̃গুরু n. the supreme or greatest preceptor; the most venerable preceptor; the absolute lord (পতি পরম গুরু). পরম ঘনত্ব, পরম ঘনাঙ্ক (phys.) absolute density. ̃তত্ত্ব n. final knowledge; (phil.) reality; secrets, mystery; the Absolute Being, God. ̃পদ same as পরমগতি । ̃পদার্থ n. intrinsic essence; the Final Cause, God. ̃পিতা n. the Heavenly Father, God. ̃পুরুষ n. the Absolute Being, God; a divine person, a saint. পরম প্রসার, পরম প্রসারণ (phys.) absolute expansion. ̃বিত্ত n. a great treasure; an object of the highest value; an object of joy and hope. ̃ব্রহ্ম n. the Absolute Being, God. পরম মান (phys.) absolute measurement. পরম শূন্য (phys.) absolute zero. ̃সুন্দর a. most beautiful. fem. পরমসুন্দরী । পরম স্পন্দনসংখ্যা (phys.) absolute frequency of vibration. ̃হংস n. a saint who has attained final knowledge and sanctity. 51)

(p. 652) piśāca a necrophagous evil spirit, a ghoul; (fig.) a man of vile or cruel or nauseating or abominable nature. fem. পিশাচী, (inc.) পিশাচিনী । ̃তত্ত্ব n. demonology. ̃সিদ্ধ a. one who has made a ghoul one's slave by means of rigorous ascetic practices. fem. ̃সিদ্ধা । 4)

(p. 644) pāramārthika concerning the ultimate Reality or God; theological; spiritual. 10)

(p. 665) pēṣaṇi, pēṣaṇī a mortar and a pestle; a grindstone, a mill-stone. 41)

(p. 682) pradēśa a province; a state; a country; a region; a part. 29)

(p. 628) paryanta removed; thrown all round; scattered; turned upside down, overturned; reversed. 18)

(p. 601) pañcāẏēta a village council (ori. consisting of five members), a panchayet. পঞ্চায়েতি n. work or arbitration of a panchayet; councilship of a panchayet. a. relating to a panchayet. 56)

(p. 633) pākāṭi a stalk of the jute-plant used as fuel; (fig.) a lean rickety person. 29)

(p. 688) prastara stone; rock; pebble; fossil; a jewel. ̃তুল্য a. stone-like, stony; (fig.) very hard, motionless, unfeeling. ̃নির্মিত a. made of stone, stony. ̃ফলক n. a stone slab. ̃ময় a. stony, rocky; made of stone. ̃মূর্তি n. a stone statue. ̃মূর্তিবত্ a. statuesque; (fig.) motionless or unperturbed. ̃যুগ n. the Stone Age. প্রস্তরীভূত a. petrified; fossilized. 52)

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

(p. 615) paramukhāpēkṣā, paramukhāpēkṣitā dependence on another. পরমুখাপেক্ষী a. dependent on another. fem. পরমুখাপেক্ষিণী । 64)