(p. 631) pān̐cana a medicinal decoction prepared by boiling different herbs. 38)

(p. 638) pātakhōlā a piece of incompletely burnt potsherd. 28)

(p. 665) pēḍ়ā2 a kind of sweetmeat made by solidifying cow-milk. 6)

(p. 614) parakāla the world beyond death, the beyond, the hereafter, the eternal world; the future (পরকাল ঝরঝরে). পরকাল খাওয়া, পরকাল ঝরঝরে করা, পরকাল নষ্ট করা v. to ruin one's future; to cause to go to the bad, to deprave; to consign to spiritual damnation. পরকালের কাজ an act of piety. পরকালের চিন্তা spiritual meditation. 23)

(p. 669) prakāṇḍa huge, colossal, enormous, monstrous, gigantic, stupendous. n. a trunk of a tree. ̃কায় a. enormous in size, of great bulk, gigantic, monstrous, huge. 30)

(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. 601) pañca five. ̃ক n. a set of five, a quintette, a quintet, a pentad (গীতপঞ্চক). ̃কোণ, ̃কোণী a. pentagular. ̃গব্য n. the five articles derived from the cow, namely, curd, milk, clarified butter, cow's urine and cowdung. ̃গুণ n. the five qualities or attributes, namely, beauty, exudation or juice, smell, touch and sound. a. five times, fivefold. ̃গৌড় n. a collective name for the ancient regions of Gaud (গৌড়), Mithila (মিথিল), Utkal (উত্কল), Kanauj (কনৌজ), and the region situated on the bank of the river Saraswati. ̃চত্বারিংশ a. forty-five. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ n. & a. forty-five. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-fifth. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃তপা a. one who practises severe religious austerities with the blazing sun overhead and enkindling four huge fires on four sides. ̃ত্রিংশ n. thirty-five. ̃ত্রিংশত্ n. & a. thirty-five. ˜ত্রিংশত্তম a. thirty-fifth. fem. ̃ত্রিংশত্তমী । পঞ্চত্ব n. death. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্ত a. dead. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to meet with death, to give or yield up the ghost, to die. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্তি n. death. ̃দল a. having five petals, quinquepetalous; pentamerous; quinquepartite. ̃দল পুষ্প a cinquefoil. ̃দলীয় a. pentamerous; pertaining to or consisting of five parties, quinquepartite. ̃দশ n. & a. fifteen. □ a. fifteenth. ̃দশী a. fem. fifteenth; fifteen years old. n. the ultimate day of a lunar fortnight; the full moon or the new moon; one of the Vedantas (বেদান্ত). ̃দেবতা n. five deities or Gods receiving oblation before one's meal. ̃নদ n. the Punjab (it is inundated by five rivers). ̃পান্ডব n. the five Pandava( পান্ডব). brothers of the Mahabharata, the Pandava quintette. ̃পাত্র n. a vessel used in Hindu religious service: it consists of four small metal cups placed on a metal tray. ̃পিতা n. one's progenitor, deliverer from fear, father-in-law, preceptor and maintainer collectively. ̃প্রদীপ n. a metal lamp with room for five wicks. ̃বটী n. a sacred place with the assemblage of five banyan trees. ̃বাণ n. the five arrows of Kam (কাম) the god of love, namely, enchantment, excitement, absorption, heating and stupefaction; Kama the god of love. ̃বায়ু n. the five vital airs (or breaths) that are drawn into or sent out from the body. ̃বিংশ a. twenty-five. ̃বিংশতি n. & a. twenty-five. ˜বিংশতিতম a. twenty-fifth. fem. ̃বিংশতিতমী । ̃ভূজ n. (geom.) a pentagon. a. pentagonal. ̃ভূত n. the five vital elements collectively, namely, earth, water, heat, air and atmosphere or space. পঞ্চভূতে মেশা v. (lit.) to be dissolved into the five vital elements; (fig.) to die. পঞ্চম a. fifth. n. same as পঞ্চমস্বর । ̃মকার n. wine, meat, fish, posture and sexual intercourse collectively, five essential tantric (তান্ত্রিক) practices or rites. পঞ্চমবাহিনী n. the fifth column; the group of soldiers supporting and working for the enemy within the country. পঞ্চমস্বর n. (mus.) the major fifth of the C-scale; the cuckoo's note. ̃মহাপাতক n. the five mortal sins according to Hindu scriptures. পঞ্চমী a. fem. fifth. n. fem. the fifth lunar day of either fortnight. ̃মুখ a. having five faces or mouths, five-faced; eloquent (প্রশংসায় পঞ্চমুখ). n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃মুখী a. fem. five-faced; pentapetalous; having five surfaces (পঞ্চমুখী নীলা); having five bores or holes (পঞ্চমুখী রুদ্রাক্ষ); having five parts or sections, pentamerous, fivepronged. ̃মুখী পুষ্প a cinquefoil. ̃রঙ্গ ̃রং n. (in chess) one of the systems of checkmating. ̃রত্ন n. the five gems collectively, namely, sapphire, diamond, ruby, pearl and coral. ̃রাশিক n. (arith.) the double rule of three. ̃শর same as ̃বাণ । ̃শস্য n. the five principal grains collectively, namely, paddy, kidney-bean or oat, barley, sesame and pigeon-pea. 51)

(p. 638) pāta1 a fall or a shower (বৃষ্টিপাত); shedding or dropping (রক্তপাত); throwing or casting (দৃষ্টিপাত); incidence, occurrence (বিপদ্পাত); ruin, destruction (দেহপাত); (astr.) a node (উচ্চপাত = the ascending node. নিম্নপাত = the descending node). পাত করা v. to impair, to ruin, to destroy (শরীর পাত করছে). 25)

(p. 638) pāṭhya to be read; readable; prescribed for reading. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃তালিকা n. a syllabus; a book-list. পাঠ্যনির্বাচন সমিতি the Text-Book Committee. ̃পুস্তক n. a text-book. ̃সূচি n. curriculum. পাঠ্যাবস্হা n. student life. 6)

(p. 654) purōdhā a priest; a pioneer, avant garde. 58)

(p. 619) paricchada a covering; a dress; clothing; garment. 69)

(p. 675) pratibāda a counter-plea, a counter-argument; a protest; a counter. প্রতিবাদ করা v. to put forth a counter-plea or counter-argument; to protest. ̃সভা n. a protest meeting. প্রতিবাদী a. pleading against; pleading in reply; protesting; opposing, contending (against). n. (in law) a defendant, a respondent. fem. প্রতিবাদিনী । 71)

(p. 619) parārtha the good or interest or need of others or another. ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ a. devoted to doing good to others, devoted to serving the interest or need of others; altruistic. fem. ̃পরায়ণা । ̃পরতা n. devotion to do good to others, devotion to serve the interest or need of others; benevolence; altruism. ̃বাদ, পরার্থিতা n. altruism. পরার্থে adv. for the sake of others or another. 26)

(p. 654) puri a kind of small and thin saucershaped brown bread fried in clarified butter. 49)

(p. 618) paralōka the abode of the dead, the world beyond death, the beyond; death. ̃গত, ̃প্রাপ্ত a. gone to heaven, dead, deceased. ̃গমন, ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death. পরলোকগমন করা v. to die. 2)