(p. 654) puruṣṭu (coll.) well-developed, plum. 55)

(p. 647) pāhārā watching or guarding; a watch, a watchman, a watcher, a sentinel, a sentry, a guard, a guardsman. পাহারা দেওয়া v. to watch, to guard, to sentinel, to patrol. ̃ওয়ালা, ̃ওলা n. a watchman; a constable; a policeman. 22)

(p. 619) paripōṣaṇa nourishment; cherishing; support; protection. পরিপোষণ করা v. to nourish; to cherish; to support; to protect. 120)

(p. 606) pataṅga the grasshopper; an insect; the fly; the moth; the bird; an arrow; the sun. নাশক a. capable of killing insects, insecticidal. পতঙ্গনাশক পদার্থ insecticide. ̃পরাগণ n. (bot.) entomophily. ̃পরাগত a. (bot.) insect-pollinated. ̃পরাগী a. (bot.) entomophilous. ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. entomology. ̃বিজ্ঞানী, ̃বিদ n. an entomologist. ̃বৃত্ত a. impelled by the insectile desire of killing oneself in the fire of one's pleasure. ̃বৃত্তি n. the insectile impulse of killing oneself in the fire of one's pleasure. ̃ভুক a. insectivorous. পতঙ্গভুক প্রাণী an insectivore. ̃ময় a. infested with insects. 23)

(p. 681) pratyabhiyōga a countercharge. প্রত্যভিযোগ করা v. to bring a countercharge. 5)

(p. 672) pracchanna covered; hidden, concealed; secret; invisible; (esp. in bot.) latent. ̃তা n. covertness; concealment; secrecy; invisibility; latency; coverture, disguise. ̃বেশে adv. in disguise, incognito. ̃ভাবে adv. covertly; secretly; invisibly; stealthily; latently. 17)

(p. 692) prāgrasara going ahead; prospering, developing; forerunner. 18)

(p. 654) pulindā a packet or bundle or parcel (esp. a small one). 71)

(p. 644) pārāpāra both banks or shores of a river, sea etc.; crossing or ferrying a sea or a river. পারাপার করা v. to ferry, to go across, to cross. পারাপার হওয়া v. to be ferried; to cross. 22)

(p. 687) pramukha (used as a sfx.) headed by, beginning with (কালিদাস প্রমুখ কবিগণ). 4)

(p. 687) prayukta employed; applied, used. prep. for the sake of, owing to, due to, caused by, actuated by (ভয়প্রযুক্ত). প্রযুক্তি n. employment; application; a technique. প্রযুক্তিবিদ্যা n. technology. প্রযুক্তিবিদ্যাগত a. technological. 10)

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

(p. 669) prakarṣa excellence; superiority; amelioration, development. 28)

(p. 638) pānagōṣṭhī a den of drunkards; a drinking party.

(p. 638) pāṭhya to be read; readable; prescribed for reading. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃তালিকা n. a syllabus; a book-list. পাঠ্যনির্বাচন সমিতি the Text-Book Committee. ̃পুস্তক n. a text-book. ̃সূচি n. curriculum. পাঠ্যাবস্হা n. student life. 6)