(p. 667) pōsṭakārḍa a post-card. 29)

(p. 678) pratisaṃhāra withholding (of weapons etc.); warding off. প্রতিসংহার করা v. to hold back, to withhold; to ward off, to stave off. 31)

(p. 667) paun̐chā to arrive at, to reach (বাড়ি পৌঁছাল, হাত পৌঁছেছে); to come within reach; to come to hand (চিঠি পৌঁছায়). ̃নো v. to arrive at, to reach; to come within reach; to come to hand; to escort; to convey or carry (to); to bring to hand. 36)

(p. 678) pratibhāra counter-balance. 4)

(p. 688) prahata hurt; wounded; beaten, struck (as a drum). 65)

(p. 687) pramīlā drowsiness; a female character of the Mahabharata; (fig.) a spirited and domineering woman (প্রমীলাদের দেশে); (cp.) an Amazon. 3)

(p. 696) prāśana act of eating; initiation to eating (অন্নপ্রাশন). 13)

(p. 606) paḍ়ā2 to read, to go through, to peruse; to study; to recite (মন্ত্র পড়া, হলফ পড়া). n. reading, perusal; study; recital, recitation; an instalment of lesson, lesson, exercise. a. that which has been read, perused; studied; recited. পড়া করা v. to learn or prepare one's lessons. প়ড়া ধরা, পড়া নেওয়া v. to test whether one can say one's lessons. পড়া দেওয়া, পড়া বলা v. to say one's lessons. (কারও) কাছে পড়া v. to read, to take lessons from. পড়ে শোনানো v. to read to. বিদ্যালয়ে পড়তে যাওয়া to go to school. ̃নো v. to teach; to cause to read or study or recite; to instruct, prepare by (repeated) instruction, to tutor, to rehearse, to prime (সাক্ষি পড়ান). পড়ার ঘর n. a study; a reading room. পড়ার নেশা n. a great liking for or attachment to reading; love of reading. ̃শোনা n. study; academic education, schooling. পড়াশোনা করা v. to study; to have one's schooling; to learn one's lessons. পড়াশোনায় মন থাকা to take care of one's lessons or studies, to be mindful of one's lessons or studies. 12)

(p. 696) plēga a deadly epidemic or pestilence, the plague. 78)

(p. 682) pradōṣa, pradōṣakāla evening; nightfall, evening twilight; night. প্রদোষান্ধকার n. the gloom of the evening. 30)

(p. 633) pān̐jā2 a bundle; a faggot; a pile, a heap. পাঁজা করা v. to bundle; to pile, to heap. 8)

(p. 638) pāṇḍitya erudition, learning, scholarship; wisdom; expertness, skill; (dero.) pedantry. ̃প্রকাশ n. ostentatious display of one's learning by oneself, parade of one's learning; (iron.) act of betraying one's ignorance or folly. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানী a. proud of one's learning. fem. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানিনী 22)

(p. 688) prahṛta beaten, smitten; struck. 73)

(p. 666) pōn̐tā2 to plant (গাছ পোঁতা); to drive into (পেরেক পোঁতা); to bury, to inter. ̃নো v. to cause to plant or drive into or sow or bury. 15)

(p. 681) pratyukti an answer, a reply; a retort. 30)