(p. 654) puraścaraṇa worship of a deity with a view to attaining some end. 33)

(p. 654) puṭa2 a container, a vessel, a cup (পর্ণপুট); anything with which something is held or caught or seized or covered (কক্ষপুট); a crucible for boiling medicinal herbs etc. (পুটপাক). 5)

(p. 644) pāradārya violation of another's marriagebed, adultery. 7)

(p. 615) paramānna a sweet dish prepared by boiling rice in milk with sugar and other ingredients, sweet rice-porridge. 60)

(p. 633) pāka4 act of going round or winding, circumambulation, revolution, convolution, circular movement, rotation; a coil or ring (জিলিপির পাক); a twirl or spin; a providential or chance occurrence (পাকেচক্রে); an intrigue, a conspiracy, a plot, a tangle. পাক খাওয়া v. to go round; to have a walk; to wind; to circumambulate; to revolve, to convolve, to rotate; to twirl, to spin, to twine; to ravel. পাক খোলা v. to untwist; to unravel, to puzzle out. ̃দন্ডী n. a circuitous or spiral route that leads to the top of a mountain. পাক দেওয়া v. to go round; to have a walk; to twist, to spin, to ravel. পাক পড়া. পাক লাগা v. to become twisted; to become twisted confusedly, to ravel. পাক লাগানো same as পাক দেওয়া । পাকে পড়া v. to be entagled, to be caught in an intrigue; to get into difficulty or trouble. পাকে ফেলা v. to catch in an intrigue; to drive into difficulty. 24)

(p. 606) paḍ়tā a continuous succession of winning or lucky throws (as of dice); luck (পড়তা মন্দ); favourable time, fortune; good terms, amiability (তার সঙ্গে আমার পড়তা হলনা); an approximate number or amount, approximation (গড়পড়তা); (comm.) cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পড়া v. (at dice etc.) to be able to make winning or lucky throws in a row; to have a favourable or fortunate time; (comn.) to meet the cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পোষানো v. to meet or cover the cost of production or procurement. 3)

(p. 619) pariṇata ripe; full-grown; mature (পরিণত বুদ্ধি); resulting in; turned or rendered into; converted to; advanced (পরিণত বয়স); arrived at the last stage. পরিণত করা v. to turn or render into. পরিণত হওয়া v. to result in or turn into. পরিণতি n. maturity; ultimate stage or state; conclusion, end; consequence. পরিণত বয়সে in old or advanced age. ̃বয়স্ক a. advanced in age or years. 76)

(p. 652) pīḍ়ka oppressing, persecuting, tormenting; forcing; insisting, pressing, chastising; accepting esp. in marriage (পাণিপীড়ক). n. an oppressor; a persecutor, a tormentor; one who forces or insists (on) or presses; a chastiser; one who accepts esp. in marriage. 20)

(p. 642) pāẏarā the pigeon; the dove. পায়রার খাঁচা, পায়রার বাসা a pigeon-house, a dovecot. পায়রার খোপ a pigeon-hole. 42)

(p. 692) prāẏa3 death by starvation, desire to die of starvation or fasting (প্রায়োপবেশন); overmuchness.

(p. 615) paramēśa, paramēśbara the Supreme Lord, God. পরমেশ্বরী same as আদ্যাশক্তি । 65)

(p. 688) prasphuraṇa slight vibration or tremor; phosphorescence; effervescence. ̃শীল a. slightly vibrating or trembling; phosphorescent; effervescent. প্রস্ফুরিত a. slightly vibrated or trembled; phosphoresced; effervesced. প্রস্ফুরিত হওয়া v. to vibrate or tremble slightly; to phosphoresce; to effervesce. 59)

(p. 647) pica2 a juicy stone-fruit, peach. 37)

(p. 638) pāda2 the foot; the leg; a step or pace (সপ্তপাদ পশ্চিমে); bottom, foot (পর্বতের পাদদেশ); (of a tree) root (পাদপ); (of a verse) a line; a quarter (এক পাদ ধর্ম); (geom.) a quadrant; a title of honour (প্রভুপাদ). ̃ক্ষেপ same as পদক্ষেপ (see পদ). ̃গ্রন্হি n. the ankle. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of touching another's feet in obesiance. ̃চারণা, ̃চরণ, পাদাচার same as পদচারণা (see পদ). ̃চারী n. a pedestrian. ̃চিহ্ন same as পদচিহ্ন (see পদ). ̃টীকা n. a footnote. ̃তল n. the sole (of the foot). ̃ত্রাণ n. boot, shoe. ̃ত্রিভুজ n. (geom.) a pedal triangle. ̃দেশ n. the region at or around the foot or root or bottom. ̃পদ্ম n. feet reverentially conceived as a pair of lotuses. ̃পীঠ n. a foot-stool. ̃পূরণ n. act of composing the missing line of a verse etc.; an expletive; (journalese) a short poem or quotation printed to fill up the blank space at the bottom of a page of a periodical. পাদপূরণ করা v. to supply the missing line of a verse; to fill up the blank space. ̃পৃষ্ট n. the instep. পাদপ্রক্ষালন করা v. to rub and wash one's feet (and also legs). ̃প্রদীপ n. a footlight; (fig.) limelight. ̃প্রহার n. a kick. পাদপ্রহার করা v. to kick. ̃বন্দনা n. respect shown to a revered person by touching his or her feet. ̃বিক a. travelling esp. on foot, pedestrian. ̃বিক্ষেপ same as পদবিক্ষেপ (see পদ). ̃মূল n. the sole (of feet); the heel; the bottom. ̃লেহন same as পদলেহন (see পদ). ̃শৈল n. a small hill at the foot of a mountain. ̃স্ফোট n. chilblain; kibe. ̃সংস্হান n. (astr.) quadrature. 62)

(p. 671) prakṛtārtha true significance, real meaning; inner significance. 7)