(p. 625) parisraba (biol.) placenta. 47)

(p. 654) pulaṭisa a poultice. 67)

(p. 649) piñjara a cage; the ribs; the thorax. পিঞ্জরাবদ্ধ a. incaged. encaged. পিঞ্জরাবদ্ধ করা v. to incage, to encage. 5)

(p. 629) palatā the creeper bearing পটোল (this is used as a bitter pot-herb). 13)

(p. 654) pēkhama a peacock's plumage or tail esp. when expanded or spread out like a fan at the time of dancing. পেখম ধরা, পেখম ফোলানো v. (of a peacock) to expand or distend one's plumage or tail (when dancing); (fig.) to be beside oneself with joy, to be foolishly ostentatious in dress, to be vainglorious, to peacock. 127)

(p. 647) pāśa3 an ancient Indian missile by throwing which an adversary could be fastened (cp. lasso); a tie, a noose, a bond, bondage (ভুজপাশ, স্নেহপাশ); a trap, a snare (মায়াপাশ); a string, a rope; a bunch or tuft of longish things (কেশপাশ). 4)

(p. 606) paḍ়ti fall; decline (পড়তির মুখ); (comm.) a fall in prices, business etc., slump (উড়তি-পড়তি); the portion of materials or ingredient wasted or scattered in course of production of an article (ঝড়তি-পড়তি); remainder, remnant. a. falling, on the decline. পড়তি বাজার slump, market with falling prices. 4)

(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. 650) piṇḍē khējura dates preserved in lumps, lump-dates. 3)

(p. 654) purākāla ancient times. 40)

(p. 633) pāṭakēla a brickbat. 77)

(p. 688) praśna a question; a query; interrogation; inquiry; a point at issue; a problem (বাঁচার প্রশ্ন); a disputed point. প্রশ্ন করা v. to question; to ask; to inquire; to interrogate; to set questions (as for examinees). ̃কর্তা n. a questioner; an inquirer; an interrogator; one who sets questions (as for examinees); a papersetter. fem. প্রশ্নকর্ত্রী । ̃পত্র n. a set of questions for the examinees, a paper. ̃বাণ n. questions that pierce or hurt like shafts or darts or arrows or missiles, questions piercing as a shaft, embarrassing or piercing questions. প্রশ্নবাণে জর্জরিত করা to ask too many or volleys of troublesome questions, to heckle. ̃বোধক a. denoting or signifying a question. ̃বোধক চিহ্ন n. note or sign of interrogation. ̃মালা n. a set of questions; (loos.) an exercise (for students). প্রশ্নোত্তর n. a question and its answer; a catechism. প্রশ্নত্তরী n. a catechism. 29)

(p. 692) prātyahika daily, diurnal. fem. প্রাত্যহিকী । 42)

(p. 615) parapīḍ়na act of oppressing others, tyranny. পরপীড়ন করা v. to oppress others, to tyrannize; to bully. 38)

(p. 638) pāṭhikā of পাঠক (see পাঠ). 4)