(p. 633) pākēcakrē, pākē-prakārē by this trick or that, through cunning devices; somehow; by hook or by crook. 36)

(p. 618) paraśapāthara, paraśamaṇi a philosopher's stone. 3)

(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. 642) pāraṅgama competent, efficient, capable; proficient (সর্বশাস্ত্রপারংগম); (rare) crossed over to the other bank or shore or end (of a river etc.). 48)

(p. 678) pratispardhā audacity, arrogance; defiance; challenge; spirit of challenge. প্রতিস্পর্ধী a. arrogant, audacious; challenging; emulative. 41)

(p. 654) pēṭi2 a basket; a chest. 135)

(p. 605) paṭi1 a small strip or band of cloth, a bandage (জলপটি); a pleat of cloth for tucking with, a tuck; a strip of cloth wound round the leg (as by soldier), a puttee, a puttie (বুটপটি). পটি দেওয়া, পটি লাগানো v. to place a strip of cloth on; to bandage; to tuck with a pleat of cloth. পটি পরা v. to put on puttees. পটি মারা v. to tuck with a pleat of cloth. 14)

(p. 619) parikalpanā, parikalpana planning, devising, designing a plan, a design. পরিকল্পনা করা v. to plan, to devise, to contrive, to design. পরিকল্পনাধিকারিক n. a planning officer. 38)

(p. 692) prājāpatya the usual Hindu form of marriage. a. relating to Prajapati (প্রজাপতি) the creator or protector of living beings. 27)

(p. 696) prāyuktika a technologist. 2)

(p. 654) pṛṣṭhā a page (of a book). পৃষ্ঠাঙ্ক n. pagenumber. 121)

(p. 645) pāllā a thin layer, a strip (এক পাল্লা চামড়া); either of a pair as a leaf of a door (দরজার পাল্লা); a lid or shutter moving on a hinge; a scale-pan (দাঁড়িপাল্লা); a beam of balance, a scale; a mass of metal used for finding weight, a weight; competition, distance (দূর পাল্লা); speed (পায়ের পাল্লা); range, reach (বন্দুকের পাল্লা); hold, grasp, clutches, snares, toils (পাল্লায় পড়া); company, association (অসত্ সঙ্গীর পাল্লা). পাল্লা চাপানো v. to put a weight (on a scale-pan). পাল্লা দেওয়া v. to compete (with), to vie (with). পাল্লায় পড়া v. to run under the influence of; to get into the clutches of, to be caught in the toils of; to turn into the company of.

(p. 645) -pāla1 (used as a sfx.) preserving, protecting, defending, keeping (মহীপাল, রাজ্যপাল, ধর্মপাল, গোপাল). 9)

(p. 678) pratisārī going in an opposite direction; refracting; going against. 39)

(p. 696) pliḍāra a pleader. িডারি n. the profession of a pleader. িডারি করা v. to practise as a pleader. 75)