(p. 692) prābandhika an essayist. 59)

(p. 605) paṭṭu a kind of coarse linen. 24)

(p. 669) pyān̐ca a spiral bend or coil or twist (স্ক্রুর প্যাঁচ, স্ক্রুতে প্যাঁচ দেওয়া); a screw (প্যাঁচ আঁটা); a tricky or shrewd turn (কথার প্যাঁচ); an intrigue or machination, entanglement, predicament (প্যাঁচে ফেলা); a difficult problem, an intricate or perplexing situation, false position, quandary, cleft stick (প্যাঁচে পড়া); complication, intricacy (ব্যাপারটায় বড় প্যাঁচ); mutual entwining (ঘুড়ির প্যাচ); a tangle (সুতোর বাণ্ডিলটায় প্যাঁচ লেগেছে); (in wrestling etc.) a style of holding; a tricky move (কুস্তির প্যাঁচ). 9)

(p. 638) pāḍ়4 a cross-beam. 10)

(p. 680) pratyakṣa perceptible by senses; perceptible, visible, apparent; manifest, evident, clear; direct (প্রত্যক্ষ করা). n. senseperception; perception; a percept. প্রত্যক্ষ করা v. to perceive by senses; to perceive directly; to see, to visualize. প্রত্যক্ষ উক্তি (gr.) direct speech or narration. প্রত্যক্ষ দিগন্ত the visible or apparent horizon. প্রত্যক্ষ ফল direct or immediate result or consequence; (loos.) visible consequence. ̃কর n. a direct tax. ̃কারী same as প্রত্যক্ষদর্শী । ̃গোচর a. directly perceptible; visible; perceptible by senses. ̃জ্ঞান n. direct knowledge. প্রত্যক্ষত adv. apparently. ̃দর্শন n. direct perception, visualization, act of seeing with one's own eyes. ̃দর্শী a. directly perceiving, visualizing, seeing with one's own eyes. n. an eye-witness. ̃প্রমাণ n. visible evidence, direct proof. ̃বাদ n. materialism; positivism. ̃বাদী a. materialistic; positivistic. n. a materialist; a positivist. প্রত্যক্ষ সাক্ষ্য direct evidence. প্রত্যক্ষী same as প্রত্যক্ষদর্শী । প্রত্যক্ষীকরণ n. visualization, witnessing; perception; sense-perception. প্রত্যক্ষীকৃত a. seen with one's own eyes, directly seen, witnessed; perceived; perceived by senses. প্রত্যক্ষীভূত a. visible; directly seen; perceived or perceivable by senses. 16)

(p. 619) parikrama, parikramaṇa walking or pacing or strolling, ambulation; travelling or traversing; act of travelling widely or thoroughly, peregrination; act of going round, circumambulation. পরিক্রমন করা v. to walk, to pace, to stroll; to ambulate, to travel, to traverse, to travel widely or thoroughly, to peregrinate; to go round, to circumambulate. পরিক্রমকাল n. periodic time. পরিক্রমা n. act of going round, rotation (সূর্যপরিক্রমা), circumambulation; wide travelling, peregrination (তীর্থপরিক্রমা); (fig.) critical survey (সাহিত্যপরিক্রমা). 43)

(p. 619) paribēdana act of getting married whilst one's elder brother is still unmarried. 145)

(p. 696) prārabdha commenced, started; taken on hand, undertaken (প্রারব্ধ কর্ম). n. destiny, fate; the consequences of activities of a previous birth, which have begun to take effect ('ভোগদ্বারা প্রারব্ধের ক্ষয়') । 6)

(p. 606) padōnnati advancement in rank or office, promotion. 56)

(p. 629) palita grey-hairedness, grey-headedness; greyness; grey. a. grey; aged, old. ̃কেশ a. grey-haired; old, aged. 30)

(p. 619) paribarjana complete abandonment or avoidance or casting off or giving up or renouncement or rejection. পরিবর্জনীয় a. that which can be or should be abandoned or given up or renounced. 124)

(p. 673) prajā created beings, creatures; offspring, progeny, a descendant; citizens collectively, the people; a citizen; a tenant, a ryot; a subject; the public. ̃তন্ত্র n. a republic. ̃তন্ত্রী a. republican. ̃পতি n. (myth.) the creator or protector of all living creatures; Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); any one of the ten sons of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); the butterfly. প্রজাপতির নির্বন্ধ an ordinance or regulation of the creator or protector of living creatures; (loos.) predestination in marriage. ̃পালক n. a ruler, a king. ̃পালন n. act of protecting or ruling the people. প্রজাপালন করা v. to rule over and look after the people. ̃পীড়ক a. oppressive, tyrannical. n. an oppressor; a tyrant. ̃পীড়ন n. oppression of subjects, tyranny. ̃বতী a. fem. having children or offspring. ̃বর্গ n. the whole body of subjects or citizens, the people; the tenantry. ̃বিলি n. act or system of leasing out land and houses on fixed rents and terms. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. multiplication of a race; increase or growth of population. ̃রঞ্জন n. endeavour to please the people or subjects. a. devoted to please the people or subjects. ̃শক্তি n. (pol.) the power of the people of a state, the popular power. ̃স্বত্ব n. the right of a subject (to land); the right of the people (to land). ̃হিত n. the wellbeing or good of the subjects. 6)

(p. 654) pūrṇōpamā (rhet.) a sustained simile. 106)

(p. 675) pratigrāhya acceptable. 22)

(p. 625) parimlāna very pale or jaded or worn out; glum or sombre. 13)