(p. 650) piṇḍāri a band of mercenary freebooters who operated in India till 1817, the Pindaris. 18)

(p. 638) pātā2 a leaf (of a tree or a book); a page (of a book); a leaf of banana or sal (শাল) used as a dinner-plate; a treeleaf used in writing as a substitute for paper; a pleat, a plait, a braid; a lid (চোখের পাতা); the flat surface (পায়ের পাতা). চোখের পাতা the eyelid. পায়ের পাতা the instep; the foot. পাতা করা v. to arrange for dinner by laying leaves of banana or sal (শাল); to lay the table. পাতা কাটা v. to plait or braid (hair). ̃-কাটা a. plaited, braided. পাতচাটা same as পাতচাটা (see পাত2). পাতা-পা a. flat-footed; web-footed. পাতা পাতা v. same as পাতা করা and পাত পাড়া (see পাত2). পাতা কুড়ানি, (coll.) পাতা-কুড়ুনি a. fem. earning one's livelihood by collecting dried leaves of trees; extremely indigent. n. fem. such a woman. 39)

(p. 696) prōbēṭa (in law) a probate. 58)

(p. 671) prakhara very sharp or cutting; very acute or keen (প্রখর বুদ্ধি); severe (প্রখর তাপ); harsh (প্রখর বাক্য); very strict (প্রখর শাসন). fem. প্রখরা । ̃তা n. great sharpness or keenness; severity; harshness; excessive strictness. 25)

(p. 615) paramārādhya warranting greatest worship or devotion; most venerable. fem. পরমারাধ্যা । 62)

(p. 673) prajāti species. 8)

(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. 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. 681) pratyutpanna produced on the spur of the moment, extemporaneous; very prompt. ̃মতি n. presence of mind, ready wit. a. endowed with presence of mind, ready-witted. ̃মতিত্ব n. readywittedness; presence of mind.

(p. 650) pipē a cask, a barrel, a coop. 23)

(p. 692) prācya eastern, oriental. n. same as প্রাচী । ̃দেশ n. an oriental or eastern country. 25)

(p. 644) pārasi the language of Persia, Persian; a Parsee, a Parasi; a Persian. a. Persian; of the Parsees (পারসি শাড়ি). পারসিক a. Persian, Iranian. n. a Persian, an Iranian. 15)

(p. 633) pākana (obs.) ripening or maturing; (dero.) act of being seasoned or experienced; (dero.) becoming precocious or depraved; (of hair etc.) act of turning grey. 26)

(p. 650) pirāna a loose outer garment usu. worn by men. 32)

(p. 688) prasanna satisfied, pleased; delighted, glad, happy; gracious, propitious, favourable; clear, limpid, transparent (প্রসন্নসলিলা); calm and happy, complacent, bright (প্রসন্ন বদন). fem. প্রসন্না । ̃তা n. satisfied or pleased state; complacence, complacency; delightedness, gladness, happiness; graciousness, propitiousness, favourableness; clarity, limpidity, transparence; brightness. প্রসন্ন হওয়া v. to be pleased, to smile upon. 34)