(p. 615) paraniṣēka cross-fertilization; cross-impregnation. 29)

(p. 649) piṭha the back; the rear; immediate succession (পিঠে পিঠে); a surface or face (এপিঠ ওপিঠ); (in a game of cards) a trick. পিঠ চাপড়ানো v. to pat on the back; to drum one's back lightly, (idio.) to encourage patronizingly or with an air of superiority. পিঠের চামড়া তোলা v. to flog severely. পিঠে পিঠে back to back; on the back of; immediately succeeding in birth, born next. 12)

(p. 619) paribalana (bot.) circumnutation. 132)

(p. 647) pāśī armed with the ancient missile for binding an adversary (see পাশ3). n. Varuna (বরুণ) the river-god or Yama (যম) the god of death; a hunter, a fowler. 13)

(p. 629) paśama wool; fur. পশম পরিস্কার করা to card or comb wool. পশমিনা n. a kind of very fine woollen cloth. পশমি a. woollen; made of fur. 39)

(p. 675) prati2 denoting every, each; substituting, deputizing, vice-; counter-, re-, proximity, neighbourhood (প্রতিবাসী); contrary, anti-; similar, exact (প্রতিমূর্তি); equal (প্রতিযোগিতা). 2)

(p. 684) prabara (chiefly used as a sfx.) best, excellent (ধার্মিকপ্রবর). n. a line of descent, descent; the originating saint of a line of descent. প্রবর সমিতি select committee. 8)

(p. 654) puṣkara the lotus; water; cloud; the tip of an elephant's trunk; a holy lake near Ajmir. 75)

(p. 619) paripālita brought up, reared; administered. 113)

(p. 606) patrikā a letter, a missive, an epistle; a newspaper; a periodical, a magazine (দৈনিক পত্রিকা, মাসিক পত্রিকা); a paper containing a writing, a horoscope (জন্মপত্রিকা); (rare) a deed, a document; a leaf of young shoot (নবপত্রিকা). 39)

(p. 619) paricchinna divided, parted; separated; severed; detached; limited, bounded; individualized; moderate. 71)

(p. 638) pāṇḍaba, pāṇḍabēẏa a son of King Pandu of the Mahabharata. পঞ্চপাণ্ডব n. the five sons of King Pandu collectively; (fig.) a set of five persons, a quintette. পাণ্ডববর্জিত a. (of lands and countries) not habitable or worth visiting because avoided even by the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) during their sojourn; (pop.) uninhabited. পাণ্ডবসখা n. a friend of the Pandavas; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 20)

(p. 675) pratijihbā uvula. 26)

(p. 684) prabhā glow, radiance; a ray; lustre, brilliance, splendour, brightness. ̃কর n. the sun. ̃কীট n. the glow-worm. ̃বান a. radiant, glowing, shining; luminous. fem. ̃বতী । ̃ময় a. radiant, lustrous, luminous, refulgent. 34)

(p. 696) prārthanīẏa, prārthaẏitabya worth praying or asking or applying for. 9)