পুণ্য : (p. 654) puṇya virtue, piety. a. (used as a pfx.) holy, sacred; virtuous, pious. ̃কর্ম n. an act of piety or virtue. ̃কর্মা a. one who does or has done acts of piety or virtue. ̃কাল n. a holy tide. ̃কীর্তি a. celebrated for piety or virtuousness. ̃ক্ষয় n. decay or waning of the strength of one's piety or virtue. ̃ক্ষেত্র ̃তীর্থ n. a holy place; a place of pilgrimage. ̃তিথি n. an auspicious lunar day for rituals; an auspicious day or time. ̃তোয়া a. fem. (of rivers) containing holy water. ̃দ a. adding to one's piety or virtue; holy. fem. পুণ্যদা । ̃দর্শন a. one whose sight adds to another's piety or virtue. ̃ধাম n. a sacred or holy abode; heaven. ̃ফল n. the reward of or return for one's piety or virtue. ̃ফলে adv. in return for acquired or accumulated virtue or merit. ̃বতী fem. of পুণ্যবান । ̃বল n. the strength or force of one's piety or virtue. ̃বলে adv. by dint of the force of acquired merit or virtue. ̃বান a. pious, virtuous; holy. ̃ভূমি n. a holy land. ̃যোগ n. (astrol.) an auspicious conjunction of stars or an auspicious time for performing solemn rites. ̃লব্ধ a. obtained or earned by dint of one's piety or virtuousness. ̃লাভ n. attainment or earning of piety or virtue. ̃লোক n. a holy sphere or region; heaven; a pious or holyman. ̃লোভ n. earnest desire for attaining or earning piety or virtue. ̃লোভী a. earnestly desirous of earning piety or virtue. ̃শীল a. given to performing acts of piety or virtue. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শ্লোক a. celebrated for piety or virtuousness; virtuous; holy. ̃সঞ্চয় n. accumulation of piety or virtue. ̃স্নান n. holy bath; taking bath on a holy day or in a sacred river. 12)

(p. 675) pratikārya redressible; remediable; that which can be or is to be avenged or counteracted; preventible. 8)

(p. 674) pratata wide; widespread; extended; expanded. 15)

(p. 678) pratimūrti an image, an icon, a portrait, a likeness; an exactly similar figure or appearance. 14)

(p. 687) praẏāta departed; deceased, passed away, dead and gone. 16)

(p. 606) pataga the bird. 22)

(p. 645) pālaṭā contrary, counteracting, revoking, opposing, counter; return; exchanging. পালটা অভিযোগ same as পালটা নালিশ । পালটা আক্রমণ a counter attack. পালটা আমন্ত্রণ a return invitation. পালটা জবাব a retort. পালটা নালিশ a countercharge, a counter complaint. পালটা মামলা a counter case. পালটা হুকুম a countermand. পালটানো v. to revoke; to change, to alter. ̃পালটি n. exchange; act of changing for or with another. পালটাপালটি করা v. to exchange, to change for or with another; to swap. 18)

(p. 669) pauṣa Paus, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar from mid December to mid January. ̃পার্বণ n. the festival of preparing and offering sweet pies made of new rice on the last day of the month of Paus. ̃সংক্রান্তি n. the last day of the month of Paus. পৌষালি a. relating to or grown in or performed in the month of Paus. 6)

(p. 601) pakṣānta the end or termination of a lunar fortnight; the full moon or the new moon; (loos.) termination of a fortnight or a period of fifteen days. 19)

(p. 678) pratiśruta promised, pledged; promisebound; covenanted. প্রতিশ্রুত হওয়া v. to pledge oneself, to commit oneself by a promise. প্রতিশ্রুতি n. a promise, a pledge; a covenant. প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ n. breach of or withdrawal from a promise or contract or pledge. 28)

(p. 665) pēṣaṇayantra a grinding stone. 40)

(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. 619) paribāda disrepute, reproach, blame, slander. পরিবাদক, পরিবাদী a. reproaching, blaming. পরিবাদিনী a. fem. of পরিবাদী n. a seven-stringed musical instrument, a heptachord. 134)

(p. 654) purōhita a priest. 64)

(p. 638) pādya water for washing the feet (and also legs.) 70)

(p. 692) prahēlikā a riddle, an enigma, a puzzle, a mystery. ̃ময় a. enigmatic, riddling, puzzling, mysterious. 2)