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

(p. 638) pādapa a tree, a plant. 63)

(p. 601) pañcālikā, pañcālī a doll, a puppet. 57)

(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. 633) pāchaduẏāra a back-door, a postern gate. 61)

(p. 692) prahēlikā a riddle, an enigma, a puzzle, a mystery. ̃ময় a. enigmatic, riddling, puzzling, mysterious. 2)

(p. 671) prakṛti nature (শান্তপ্রকৃতি); behaviour, habit, instinct (অসত্প্রকৃতি); natural qualities, nature (বস্তুপ্রকৃতি); the external world, nature; the power that creates and regulates the world, Nature; the primordial female energy; (phil.) illusion, maya; people or subjects; (gr.) a root word. ̃গত a. pertaining to one's nature; instinctive, habitual; pertaining to physical nature, natural. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. natural; inborn, innate, inherent, native; instinctive. ̃দত্ত a. given by nature, natural; innate. ̃পুঞ্জ n. pl. people or subjects. ̃পূজা n. nature-worship, animism. ̃বাদ n. naturalism, materialism; (gr.) consideration of the rootmeaning of words, use of words in the root-meaning only, purism. ̃বাদী a. naturalistic, materialistic; (gr.) puristic. n. a naturalist, a materialist; (gr.) a purist. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. physics; natural science; natural philosophy. ̃বিজ্ঞানী n. a naturalist; a physicist. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. contrary to nature. ̃স্হ a. in one's natural or normal state; come to one's senses; recovered. প্রকৃতিস্হ হওয়া v. to come to one's senses; to regain one's mental balance; to recover. 8)

(p. 606) padāti, padātika a foot-soldier, an infantryman; a footman. 53)

(p. 619) paribardhaka one who or that which develops or improves or extends or magnifies or enlarges or amplifies, promoting or helping development or growth (of). পরিবর্ধক কাচ a magnifying glass. 129)

(p. 619) parigrāhaka one who takes or accepts solemnly; one who puts on or wears; one who assumes. fem. পরিগ্রাহিকা । 54)

(p. 619) paribāhitā of পরিবাহিত । n. conductivity. 139)

(p. 633) pān̐cahāti five cubits long (পাঁচহাতি শাল). 3)

(p. 652) pīḍ়ājanaka, pīḍ়ādāẏaka distressing, causing illness. 24)

(p. 675) pratidatta given in return or exchange; required; returned. 28)

(p. 614) para4 another, other, different; unrelated, not one's relation or kindred (সে আমার পর নয়); supreme, chief, best, absolute (পরব্রক্ষ্ম). n. an enemy, a foe (পরন্তপ); a person who is not present on the spot, a third person (পরচর্চা); one who is not a kindred, a stranger পরভৃত্; God. adv. then, after (অতঃপর, পরবর্তী). পরের ধনে পোদ্দারি করা (fig.) to spend another's money as one's own; (fig.) a steward brags of the property he looks after as if it were his own. 19)