(p. 654) puruṣa man; a man; a male creature; a manly man, a he-man (সে খাঁটি পুরুষ); (phil. & theol.) the soul (পুরুষ ও প্রকৃতি); God; a generation (অধস্তন পাঁচ পুরুষ); (gr.) person (উত্তম পুরুষ = the first person; মধ্যম পুরুষ = the second person; প্রথম পুরুষ = the third person). in comp. male, he (পুরুষ জন্তু). পরমপুরুষ n. a superman; God, the Absolute. পুরুষকার n. manliness, prowess; intelligence; manly effort. পুরুষজাতীয় a. male; masculine. ̃ত্ব n. masculinity; manhood; manliness, virility; vigour; masculine sexual power. পুরুষত্ববর্জিত. পুরুষত্ববিহীন, পুরুষত্বরহিত, পুরুষত্বশূন্য, পুরুষত্বহীন a. lacking in masculine sexual power, impotent; unmanly; effeminate; lacking in vigour; faint-hearted. পুরুষত্বহানি n. loss of masculine sexual power, impotency. ̃-পরম্পরা n. succession of generations, lineal succession, heredity. ̃পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. from generation to generation, hereditarily. ̃-পরম্পরাগত a. coming down from generation to generation; inherited; hereditary; traditional. ̃পুঙ্গব n. a high specimen of humanity; a great man; a big man. ̃প্রধান n. chief amongst men; (when attributed to God) Supreme. ̃ব্যাঘ্র n. a tiger of a man. ̃মানুষ n. a man; a male; a manly man. ̃শার্দুল same as পুরুষব্যাঘ্র । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ same as ̃প্রধান । ̃সিংহ n. a lion amongst men. ̃সুলভ a. common to or befitting a man; masculine. পুরুষাঙ্গ n. the male sex-organ, the penis. পুরুষাধম n. the basest or vilest of men; a dirty fellow; a rascal; an extremely cowardly man. পুরুষানুক্রম same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরা । পুরুষানুক্রমিক same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরাগত । পুরুষার্থ n. religious or spiritual attainment, earning of wealth, realization of desires and attainment of salvation; these four manly pursuits of life; happiness, bliss, salvation, beatitude. পুরুষালি n. masculinity; manliness, virility; (of a woman or a girl) tomboyishness. a. masculine; manly, virile; (of a woman or girl) tomboyish. পুরুষোচিত a. proper for a man; becoming or befitting a man; manly. পুরুষোত্তম n. an excellent man; a superman; the Supreme Being, God, Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). 54)

(p. 684) prabhēda distinction, difference; discrimination. প্রভেদ করা v. to differentiate; to distinguish; to discriminate; to separate. প্রভেদক a. differential. 40)

(p. 644) pāramiṭa a permit. 11)

(p. 672) pragāḍh় very thick or deep or dense; very severe; profound. ̃তা n. great thickness or depth or density; great severity; profundity. 7)

(p. 654) pūjōpahāra a gift or present offered during a holy festival, a puja (পূজা) gift or present. 88)

(p. 667) pōddāra a professional examiner of the genuineness of coins; a moneychanger; a pawn-broker; a banker, a money-lender. পোদ্দারি n. the profession of a coin-examiner or money-changer or pawn-broker or banker or moneylender; (sarcas.) display of false authority or power. পরের ধনে পোদ্দারি see পর3 । 7)

(p. 674) praṇaẏī a lover; a gallant. a. given to loving; amorous. প্রণয়িনী n. fem. a sweetheart, a lady-love; a mistress. a. fem. of প্রণয়ী । 4)

(p. 642) pāni (usu. among Mus. of Bengal) water. ̃পাঁড়ে n. an up-country Brahman selling or supplying drinking water (esp. to railway passengers.) ̃ফল, (dial.) পানফল n. an aquatic fruit, cress(es), (cp.) water-chestnut. ̃বসন্ত, (pop.) পানবসন্ত n. chickenpox. 18)

(p. 615) paramaiśbarya great wealth; the most valuable treasure or acquisition; a great éclat. 66)

(p. 687) praẏāta departed; deceased, passed away, dead and gone. 16)

(p. 606) paḍ়nta about to fall; declining; about to terminate or end, coming to a close (পড়ন্ত বেলা, পড়ন্ত দিন); setting (পড়ন্ত রোদ). পড়ন্ত বেলা the closing hours of the day. 7)

(p. 678) pratisama symmetrical. প্রতিসাম্য symmetry. 33)

(p. 642) pānha a traveller, a wayfarer. ̃তরু, ̃পাদপ n. traveller's tree or palm, the Ravenala. ̃নিবাস, ̃শালা n. a caravansarai; an inn; a wayside boarding-house; a hotel; (loos.) a boarding-house. 22)

(p. 687) prarōcaka (usu. dero.) inducing, instigating, persuading, inciting. n. an inducer, an instigator, (law) abettor, a persuader, an inciter, an agent provocateur. 21)

(p. 619) parikarma act of making one's toilet; dressing. পরিকর্মা n. a servant esp. one attending to toilet and clothes, a valet. 35)