(p. 667) pōsṭa1 the postal system, post; mail (আজকের পোস্টের চিঠি); an office or appointment, a post (ক্লার্কের পোস্ট). 26)

(p. 667) pōlāō a highly spiced dish of rice and meat boiled in clarified butter, pilau. 15)

(p. 606) pathikṛt preparing the way. n. a pioneer. 45)

(p. 619) paribarta exchange; barter; a substitute. পরিবর্ত বিবাহ marrying a girl into a family and receiving one in marriage from it, inter-marriage. ̃ক a. & n. one who or that which exchanges or barters or changes or alters or modifies or transforms or effects a change in circumstances or metamorphoses or converts or rotates or recedes or returns. ˜মান a. changing. 126)

(p. 619) pariṇāma last stage or state; conclusion; consequence; change of state, transformation; future. ̃দর্শী a. foreseeing; farsighted. ̃দর্শিতা n. foresight; farsightedness. ̃বাদ n. the theory of evolution. পরিণামে adv. finally, ultimately, in the end; in the long run; in future. 79)

(p. 606) padāti, padātika a foot-soldier, an infantryman; a footman. 53)

(p. 638) pāṇḍaba, pāṇḍabēẏa a son of King Pandu of the Mahabharata. পঞ্চপাণ্ডব n. the five sons of King Pandu collectively; (fig.) a set of five persons, a quintette. পাণ্ডববর্জিত a. (of lands and countries) not habitable or worth visiting because avoided even by the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) during their sojourn; (pop.) uninhabited. পাণ্ডবসখা n. a friend of the Pandavas; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 20)

(p. 665) pēllāẏa huge, enormous; monstrous, gigantic; tremendous. 29)

(p. 665) pēśi, pēśī a muscle, a tendon; a sheath of a sword, a scabbard. পেশীয় a. relating to muscles, muscular. ̃বহুল a. muscular, brawny, thewy, robust, lusty. ̃শক্তি n. power of the muscles; physical strength. ̃সঞ্চালন n. flexing or movement of muscles. 34)

(p. 687) pramukha (used as a sfx.) headed by, beginning with (কালিদাস প্রমুখ কবিগণ). 4)

(p. 678) pratihārya that which should be given up or abandoned or avoided. 47)

(p. 673) prajbalitā strongly burning, flaming; enkindled, lighted; (fig.) excited or roused. প্রজ্বলিত হওয়া v. to burn strongly; to be aflame or ablaze; to be enkindled or lighted; (fig.) to be excited or roused. 13)

(p. 619) paribēśaka, paribēṣaka a distributor, a dealer; one who serves food at table. 147)

(p. 642) pānati a high-rimmed metal dish (used at dinner, in cooking etc.) 2)

(p. 682) pradarśikā of প্রদর্শক । 19)