পড়তা : (p. 606) paḍ়tā a continuous succession of winning or lucky throws (as of dice); luck (পড়তা মন্দ); favourable time, fortune; good terms, amiability (তার সঙ্গে আমার পড়তা হলনা); an approximate number or amount, approximation (গড়পড়তা); (comm.) cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পড়া v. (at dice etc.) to be able to make winning or lucky throws in a row; to have a favourable or fortunate time; (comn.) to meet the cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পোষানো v. to meet or cover the cost of production or procurement. 3)

(p. 631) paśbācāra a form of asceticism characterized by self-restraint, continence and abstinence from drinking wine and eating meat; beastly conduct, brutality. পশ্বাচারী a. practising the aforesaid form of asceticism; bestial, brutal. 7)

(p. 678) pratisaṃhṛta (of weapons etc.) held back, withheld; warded off. 32)

(p. 642) pāẏu the anus. 46)

(p. 601) pachanda choice; liking; selection; approbation. a. chosen; liked; selected; approved. পছন্দ করা v. to choose; to like; to select; to approve. ̃সই a. to one's liking; choice, select. 50)

(p. 692) prādi (in Sanskrit gr.) প্র পরা অপ সম নি অব অনু নির্ দুর্ বি অভি অধি সু উত্ পরি প্রতি অপি অতি উপ আ: these twenty prefixes collectively. প্রাদিসমাস n. (gr.) a system of forming compound words by adding any one of the aforesaid prefixes. 44)

(p. 619) paridṛśyamāna visible all around; thoroughly visible; manifest. 98)

(p. 629) palānna a highly spiced dish of rice and meat boiled in clarified butter, pilau. 23)

(p. 606) pabana wind, air; the Wind-god (cp. Aeolus, Aiolos) (also পবনদেবতা). ̃গতি, ̃বেগ n. the speed of the wind, the fast pace of the wind. ̃নন্দন, পবনাত্মজ n. (myth.) Hanuman (হনুমান) the son of the Wind-god. ̃বেগে adv. with the speed of the wind, as fast as wind. ̃হিল্লোল n. a gentle undulating current of air. 78)

(p. 696) prārthī praying for, asking for; applying for; desiring. n. one who prays for or asks for; an applicant; a candidate; a desirer. 12)

(p. 684) prabañcanā cheating; deception; deceit; swindle; fraud; beguilement. প্রবঞ্চনা করা v. to cheat; to deceive; to swindle; to impose upon; to hoodwink; to beguile. ̃মূলক a. fraudulent; deceitful. 4)

(p. 680) pratīcī the west; the western world, the western hemisphere, the Occident. 7)

(p. 619) paridṛṣṭa observed, noticed; espied; inspected; supervised. 99)

(p. 625) pariśrama labour, toil; diligence, industry; effort, endeavour. পরিশ্রম করা v. to work hard, to labour, to toil; to work diligently; to endeavour. ̃কাতর, ̃বিমুখ a. averse to hard work, lazy. পরিশ্রমী a. hardworking, laborious; diligent, industrious. 30)

(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. 692) prāmāṇika authoritative, authentic. ̃তা n. authoritativeness, authenticity. 66)