(p. 696) prāśana act of eating; initiation to eating (অন্নপ্রাশন). 13)

(p. 645) pārlāmēnṭa a parliament. 4)

(p. 654) pēkhama a peacock's plumage or tail esp. when expanded or spread out like a fan at the time of dancing. পেখম ধরা, পেখম ফোলানো v. (of a peacock) to expand or distend one's plumage or tail (when dancing); (fig.) to be beside oneself with joy, to be foolishly ostentatious in dress, to be vainglorious, to peacock. 127)

(p. 631) pāṃśu ashes; dust; stain, stigma; vice, sin. a. livid, pale (পাংশুমুখ). ̃বর্ণ a. ash-coloured; livid. n. ash-colour. ̃ল a. dusty, dust-ridden; stained; vicious, sinful; libidinous. n. Shiva (শিব). ̃লা a. fem. of পাংশুল । n. the earth. 29)

(p. 652) pun̐thi a book; an ancient manuscript. পুঁথি বাড়ানো v. to lengthen out unnecessarily. ̃গত a. contained in or available in books only; bookish. পুঁথিগত বিদ্যা book-learning. ̃পত্র n. books and papers. ̃শালা n. a library; a museum or a repository of ancient manuscript. 44)

(p. 678) pratimukha a direction towards one; front. a. (mech.) unlike; (bot.) opposite; facing. প্রতিমুখে prep. in the direction of. 12)

(p. 601) piṭhā a step or a flight of stairs. 5)

(p. 605) paṭṭi2 a fib. পট্টি দেওয়া, পট্টি মারা v. to fib, to spoof. ̃বাজ n. a fibster. 22)

(p. 675) pratipādana ascertainment; corroboration, confirmation; verification; proving, substantiation; accomplishment, performance. প্রতিপাদন করা v. to ascertain; to corroborate, to confirm; to verify; to prove, to substantiate; to accomplish, to perform. প্রতিপাদনীয় same as প্রতিপাদ্য । 49)

(p. 642) pāpaḍ়i a petal (of a flower). 25)

(p. 669) prakāśa revelation, exposition (রহস্য প্রকাশ, অর্থপ্রকাশ); demonstration, display, expression (দুঃখ প্রকাশ); suggestion, prognostication; appearance (আত্মপ্রকাশ); rise (সূর্যের প্রকাশ); efflorescence, blooming (ফুলের প্রকাশ); publication (গ্রন্হপ্রকাশ); disclosure, divulgation, divulging (গুপ্তকথা প্রকাশ); a. revealed, transpired; (journ.) stated (প্রকাশ যে = it is stated that). প্রকাশ করা v. to reveal, to expose; to demonstrate, to display, to express; to suggest, to prognosticate; to cause to appear or rise or bloom; to declare, to announce; to publish; to disclose, to divulge. প্রকাশ পাওয়া, প্রকাশ হওয়া v. to be revealed or exposed; to transpire; to come to light; to appear; to rise; to bloom; to be published. প্রকাশক a. revealing, exposing; demonstrating, displaying, expressing; suggesting; prognosticating; causing to appear or rise or bloom; declaring, announcing; publishing; disclosing, divulging. n. a revealer, an exposer; a demonstrator, a displayer, one who or that which expresses or suggests; a prognosticator; one who or that which causes to appear or rise or bloom; a declarer, an announcer; one who discloses and divulges; a publisher (esp. of books). fem. প্রকাশিকা । প্রকাশক সংঘ n. publishers' association or guild. প্রকাশন, প্রকাশনা n. publication (of books). ̃নালয় n. a publishing house. ̃নীয় a. that which can be or is to be revealed or demonstrated or published or disclosed; worth publishing. ̃মান a. appearing, rising, blooming; in the state of being revealed or published. ̃যোগ্য a. fit to be published; fit to be made public or open. প্রকাশিত a. revealed, exposed; transpired; demonstrated, displayed, expressed; suggested, prognosticated; risen, bloomed; declared, announced; published; disclosed, divulged; (journ.) stated. প্রকাশিতব্য a. that which is to be revealed or published; fit for or worthy of publication. প্রকাশ্য n. that which can be or is to be or will be revealed or demonstrated or suggested or announced or published; under publication; soon to be made known (ক্রমশ প্রকাশ্য); open to the public (প্রকাশ্য অধিবেশন); public (প্রকাশ্য স্হান); open (প্রকাশ্য আলোচনা). প্রকাশ্য দিবালোকে in broad daylight. প্রকাশ্যে, প্রকাশ্যত adv. publicly, into the open. 35)

(p. 673) praṇata bowed or bent or lying prostrate in obeisance; stooping, bent, inclined. fem. প্রণতা । প্রণত হওয়া v. to bow or bend or lie prostrate in obeisance; to stoop, to bend, to incline. প্রণতি n. bowing or bending or lying prostrate in obeisance; stooping or bending, inclination. 16)

(p. 650) piṇḍē khējura dates preserved in lumps, lump-dates. 3)

(p. 672) pragati progress, advancement; (arith.) a progression. 3)

(p. 645) pālaṭi2, pālaṭiẏā (poet.) returning or turning back. 20)