(p. 629) palu a species of silk-worm living on the mulberry tree. 32)

(p. 606) panḍita learned, erudite; au fait, versed; wise; experienced; expert, skilled. n. a teacher of Bengali and Sanskrit literature and language, a pundit. ̃চূড়ামণি n. (lit. and fig.) the most precious jewel amongst learned men; the most learned man. ̃প্রবর, ̃বর same as পন্ডিতশ্রেষ্ঠ । ̃মন্ডলী n. an assembly of learned people; the learned community, the intelligentsia. ̃মুর্খ a. versed in bookish learning but bereft of common sense, learned but unpractical; a wise fool, a wiseacre. n. such a man, a learned fool, a pedant. ̃মানী same as পন্ডিতম্নন্য । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. most learned. n. the most learned man. পন্ডিতম্নন্য, পন্ডিতাভিমানী a. one who unduly assumes an air of (superior) learning or wisdom. পন্ডিতম্নন্য ব্যক্তি a wiseacre. পন্ডিতি n. the post or office of a teacher of Sanskrit and Bengali; (sarcas). wisdom or learning (পন্ডিতি ফলানো). a. of or like ancient pundits (পন্ডিতি চালচলন); abounding in Sanskrit words and strictly following rules of Sanskrit grammar পন্ডিতি ভাষা. 20)

(p. 631) pāṃśu ashes; dust; stain, stigma; vice, sin. a. livid, pale (পাংশুমুখ). ̃বর্ণ a. ash-coloured; livid. n. ash-colour. ̃ল a. dusty, dust-ridden; stained; vicious, sinful; libidinous. n. Shiva (শিব). ̃লা a. fem. of পাংশুল । n. the earth. 29)

(p. 644) pārada quicksilver, mercury. ̃মিশ্র n. an amalgam. ̃সুত্র n. (chem.) a column of mercury. 4)

(p. 606) patnī a wife. পত্নীত্যাগ করা v. to desert or divorce one's wife. ̃বিয়োগ n. loss or death of one's wife. 34)

(p. 606) paḍ়ēna1 woof, weft. 14)

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

(p. 666) pōn̐cha an instance or act of mopping or swabbing (ঝাড়পোঁছ). 9)

(p. 696) prōṭina protein. োটিনসংশ্লেষ n. protein synthesis. 52)

(p. 654) puṣyā (astr.) the eighth of the twenty-seven stars according to Hindu astronomy. 79)

(p. 678) pratibhūti-patra bail-bond. 8)

(p. 601) pakṣāghāta paralysis, palsy. ̃গ্রস্হ a. paralysed, palsied. 18)

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

(p. 667) pōhānō to dawn, to end (রাত পোহানো), to bask (রোদ পোহানো); to warm up oneself (আগুন পোহানো); to suffer or undergo (ঝামেলা পোহানো). 34)

(p. 642) pānadōṣa (unwholesome) drinking habit, addiction to drinking. 4)