(p. 682) prabaktā a spokesman; one who is fluent or eloquent in speech. a. eloquent or fluent in speech.

(p. 606) padmāpurāṇa a legend in verse narrating the glory of Padma (পদ্ম) or Manasa (মনসা) the snake-goddess. 62)

(p. 675) pratikarma redress; remedying; avenging; prevention; counteraction; dressing, toilet. 5)

(p. 675) prati-ākramaṇa a counter-attack. 3)

(p. 619) paritōṣa thorough satisfaction or gratification; deep pleasure. ̃পূর্বক adv. with a great or thorough satisfaction; to the point of satiety or to one's heart's content (পরিতোষপূর্বক ভোজন করা). ̃জনক a. thoroughly or highly satisfactory or gratifying. 88)

(p. 618) parahitaiṣī willing and endeavouring to do good to others; endeavouring for public welfare; altruistic. 18)

(p. 684) pramārā primero.

(p. 645) pāllā a thin layer, a strip (এক পাল্লা চামড়া); either of a pair as a leaf of a door (দরজার পাল্লা); a lid or shutter moving on a hinge; a scale-pan (দাঁড়িপাল্লা); a beam of balance, a scale; a mass of metal used for finding weight, a weight; competition, distance (দূর পাল্লা); speed (পায়ের পাল্লা); range, reach (বন্দুকের পাল্লা); hold, grasp, clutches, snares, toils (পাল্লায় পড়া); company, association (অসত্ সঙ্গীর পাল্লা). পাল্লা চাপানো v. to put a weight (on a scale-pan). পাল্লা দেওয়া v. to compete (with), to vie (with). পাল্লায় পড়া v. to run under the influence of; to get into the clutches of, to be caught in the toils of; to turn into the company of.

(p. 672) pragati progress, advancement; (arith.) a progression. 3)

(p. 625) pariṣkaraṇa cleansing or refining. 36)

(p. 688) prasārya stretchy; extensible; expansible. ̃মাণ a. in the process of being stretched (out) or expanded. 43)

(p. 696) prēṣabardhaka (phys.) a booster. 45)

(p. 654) pulaṭisa a poultice. 67)

(p. 654) puṇḍarīka the white lotus. পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষ n. one with eyes as white as a pair of white lotuses; Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) or Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 10)

(p. 665) pēśala beautiful, charming; (inc. but pop.) muscular, thewy, robust; brawny. 32)