(p. 687) praẏōjana necessity, need; purpose, object, end; motive; cause, occasion; use. প্রয়োজনাতিরিক্ত, প্রয়োজনাতীত a. more than what is necessary; more than enough; superfluous; unnecessary, redundant. প্রয়োজনানুরূপ a. satisfying needs, just enough to meet (one's) requirement, adequate, sufficient. প্রয়োজনীয় a. necessary, needful; serviceable, useful. প্রয়োজনীয়তা n. necessity, need; serviceability, usefulness. 20)

(p. 666) pōgaṇḍa a child between the age of five and fifteen; a cripple. 19)

(p. 642) pānā2 a sweet cold drink, sharbat (বেলের পানা). 12)

(p. 644) pāradārika guilty of violating another's marriage-bed, adulterous. ̃তা n. adultery. 6)

(p. 675) pratiphalana reflection (as in a mirror). প্রতিফলন কোণ n. (phys.) angle of reflection. প্রতিফলিত a. reflected. প্রতিফলিত করা v. to reflect. প্রতিফলিত হওয়া v. to reflect. 63)

(p. 601) pipi repeatedly, again and again (usu. পইপই করে বলেছি). 6)

(p. 625) parihāsa a joke, a jest; ridicule; mockery, derision. পরিহাস করা v. to poke fun at, to joke; to ridicule; to mock, to deride, to laugh, to scorn. ̃চ্ছলে, ̃ভরে adv. jokingly. ̃প্রিয় a. given to jesting, jestful; witty; fond of joking. ̃প্রিয়তা n. jestfulness; jocular; jocoseness; jocosity; playfulness. 52)

(p. 615) paracarcā discussion about others behind their back; slandering, backbiting, gossip, scandal-mongering. পরচর্চা করা v. to discuss others; to slander, to gossip about others. 6)

(p. 667) pōda a socially depressed caste amongst Hindus. 6)

(p. 629) paśatu, paśatō Pushtu, Pushtoo, Pashto, a language of the Afghans. 38)

(p. 678) pratiyōddhā an opponent in duelling, an antagonist, a rival. 17)

(p. 619) paripṛkta saturated. পরিপৃক্ত করা v. to saturate. পরিপৃক্তি n. saturation. পরিপৃক্ত দ্রব saturated solution. 118)

(p. 654) pūṣā the sun. 110)

(p. 606) padmāsana a particular posture of yogic sitting; one seated in this posture; an appellation of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). পদ্মাসনা a. seated on a lotus. n. goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী). 65)

(p. 654) pṛṣṭhōpari on the back (of). 122)