(p. 601) pakṣābalambana act of siding with or following or standing for or supporting or defending a particular (contending) party or person; partisanship; act of playing for a particular team. পক্ষাবলম্বন করা v. to side with; to follow, to adhere to; to stand for, to support, to defend; to play for. পক্ষাবলম্বী a. siding with; following, adhering to; standing for, supporting, defending; playing for a particular team. n. a party-man; a partisan; a follower, an adherent; a supporter, a defender; a player of a particular team. fem. পক্ষাবলম্বিনী । 22)

(p. 652) pīḍyamāna in the state of being oppressed or persecuted. 27)

(p. 614) paẏōmukha sweet-tongued. 17)

(p. 692) prāpta obtained, got; received; found; acquired, gained, attained, learnt (শিক্ষাপ্রাপ্ত); informed of (সংবাদপ্রাপ্ত). প্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to obtain, to get; to receive, to be given; to find, to come across; to acquire, to gain; to attain; to learn; to be informed. ̃কাল a. on the point of death, dying; having attained the fullness of age. ̃বয়স্ক a. one who has attained majority, of age, adult, grown-up. ̃ব্য a. same as প্রাপ্য (a.). ̃যৌবন a. adult. fem. ̃যৌবনা । 56)

(p. 644) pāriśramika remuneration, fee. 32)

(p. 681) pratyāgamana a come-back; coming back; return. প্রত্যাগমন করা v. to come back, to return; (mech.) to recoil. 14)

(p. 696) prēta an evil spirit, a goblin, a ghoul; a ghost; the spirit or ghost of a dead person. ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য, ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া n. funeral rites; obsequial rites. ̃তত্ত্ব n. spiritism, spiritualism. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. a spiritist, a spiritualist. ̃তর্পণ n. offering of water to the spirit of a deceased person. ̃দেহ n. a ghost (of a dead person), an apparition. ̃নদী n. (myth.) the river Baitarini (বৈতরণী) which the soul of the dead has to cross, (cp.) the Styx. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark lunar fortnight ending with the Mahalaya (মহালয়া). ̃পিন্ড n. lump of food offered to the spirit of a deceased person. ̃ভূমি n. a burial ground, a cremation ground. ̃পুরী n. the abode of the dead, the spirit-world, (cp.) Hades. ̃মূর্তি n. a ghost, an apparition. ̃যোনি n. an evil spirit, a goblin, a ghoul. ̃লোক same as েতপুরী । প্রতাত্মা n. the soul or spirit of a dead person, a ghost, a spirit. েতাশৌচ n. impurity of one's body caused by carrying a dead person. েতিনী n. fem. a female evil spirit, a female goblin or ghoul. 34)

(p. 667) pōtāśraẏa a harbour, a haven. 5)

(p. 615) parabaśa subject to another; subject; subservient, dependent; affected with, overcome by (ক্রোধপরবশ). পরবশতা, পরবশত্ব n. subjection to another; subjection, subservience, dependence; the state of being enslaved or overcome by. 44)

(p. 654) pūrabī an Indian Musical mode. 99)

(p. 619) paripālaka one who brings up, a rearer; an administrator. 111)

(p. 675) pratipādikā of প্রতিপাদক । 50)

(p. 628) parba a holy day; a fiesta; a feast, a festival; a knuckle, a joint (as of a finger); (bot.) a node; (of books) a canto, a chapter. 3)

(p. 674) praṇētā a maker; a composer; a compiler; a creator; one who draws up. fem. প্রণেত্রী । 12)

(p. 684) prabaṇa inclined or sloping (প্রবণভূমি); inclined to, prone to, tending to (ভাবপ্রবণ); attached or addicted to, given to (চৌর্যপ্রবণ); eager to, ready to; proficient in. ̃ভূমি n. an escarpment; a declivity. ̃তা n. inclination, propensity, declivity; tendency, disposition; attachment, addiction; eagerness, readiness; proficiency. 6)