(p. 601) pañcāẏēta a village council (ori. consisting of five members), a panchayet. পঞ্চায়েতি n. work or arbitration of a panchayet; councilship of a panchayet. a. relating to a panchayet. 56)

(p. 633) pāñcāli a princess of Panchal (পঞ্চাল); Draupadi of the Mahabharata. 71)

(p. 619) parigraha act of taking or accepting solemnly (দারপরিগ্রহ); act of putting on or wearing (বেশপরিগ্রহ); act of assuming (রূপপরিগ্রহ). পরিগ্রহ করা v. to take or accept solemnly; to put on, to wear; to assume. 53)

(p. 638) pāṇi the hand. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ, ̃পীড়ন n. marriage, wedding. পাণিগ্রহণ করা, পাণিপীড়ন করা v. to marry, to wed. ̃প্রার্থী n. & a. one willing to marry somebody. 19)

(p. 652) piṣaṇa pulping; pressing; squeezing; kneading; crushing; grinding, pulverization; pressure; oppression. 7)

(p. 633) pāchaḍ়ā-pāchaḍ়i scuffle, mutual grappling. 60)

(p. 629) pala1 a measure of time (= 24 seconds); a moment, a while, a very short time; a measure of weight (= 8 তোলা). 7)

(p. 638) pātatāḍ়i a bundle of palm-leaves used (instead of paper) in writing by a tyro. পাততাড়ি গোটানো v. (lit.) to put away the bundle of palm-leaves when the lesson is over; (fig.) to depart or decamp, to quit; to depart lock, stock and barrel; (fig.) to close down or wind up (a business etc.). 32)

(p. 647) pāścātya, pāścāttya of the west or the western world, western, occidental; hinder; following. n. the western world (that is Europe, America and Australia); the West, the Occident. 16)

(p. 688) prasaṅga a subject for or under discussion; a topic for discussion, narration (রামায়ন প্রসঙ্গ); context (প্রসঙ্গ বর্ণনা). প্রসঙ্গ উল্লেখপূর্বক with reference to the context. ̃ক্রমে, প্রসঙ্গত adv. in course of discussion, incidentally, by the by, by the way. প্রসঙ্গ তোলা v. to refer to. প্রসঙ্গান্তর n. another topic, a different topic. 33)

(p. 638) pātalā diluted (পাতলা দুধ); loose (পাতলা দাস্ত); thin (পাতলা বই); fine (পাতলা কাগজ বা কাপড়); slender (পাতলা বেত); sparse (পাতলা ঝোপ); light (পাতলা ঘুম); delicate (পাতলা শরীর). 35)

(p. 682) pradhūmita caused to emit smoke profusely; (of anger etc.) caused to be fuming; (fig.) angered. fem. প্রধূমিতা । প্রধূমিত করা v. to cause to emit smoke profusely; to fume. প্রধূমিত হওয়া v. to be emitting smoke profusely; to fume. 35)

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

(p. 681) pratyāharaṇa, pratyāhāra withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal; (phil.) abstraction. প্রত্যাহরণ করা, প্রত্যাহার করা v. to withdraw; to retract; to revoke, to rescind; to repeal. 28)

(p. 688) praśāsaka administrator. 25)