পৃষ্ঠ : (p. 654) pṛṣṭha the back (of a human being or any other creature); the rear; the region of the back; the back part, the rear part; the hind part; surface, a face; (bot.) the dorsal surface. ঘূর্ণপৃষ্ঠ n. the surface of revolution. ̃টান n. (phys.) surface tension. ̃তল n. surface. ̃দেশ same as পৃষ্ঠ । ̃পোষাক n. one who stands at the back to give support; a supporter; an upholder; a patron; a customer; a client. ̃পোষকতা n. support; patronization. পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা করা v. to support; to uphold; to patronize. ̃পোষণ n. act of standing at the back to give support; act of supporting or upholding; patronization. ̃প্রদর্শন n. fleeing, flight. পৃষ্ঠপ্রদর্শন করা v. to flee, to take to one's heels, to run away. ̃প্রবাহ n. (geog.) a surface drift. ̃বংশ n. the backbone, the spinal or vertebral column, the spine. ̃ব্রণ n. a dorsal carbuncle. ̃ভঙ্গ n. act of fleeing (esp. after a defeat). ̃রক্ষক n. a bodyguard. পৃষ্ঠরক্ষা করা v. to protect or guard the rear; to act as a bodyguard to. ̃লেখ n. an endorsement. 120)

(p. 642) pānē in the direction of, towards, to (মুখপানে). 20)

(p. 675) pratipada the first lunar day of a month. 44)

(p. 642) pāẏarā the pigeon; the dove. পায়রার খাঁচা, পায়রার বাসা a pigeon-house, a dovecot. পায়রার খোপ a pigeon-hole. 42)

(p. 654) purāṇa a myth or mythology (esp. of Hindus). a. ancient; primordial (পুরাণ পুরুষ). ̃কর্তা, ̃কার n. an author of a mythology. ̃পুরুষ n. God. ̃প্রসিদ্ধি n. mention in the Puranas or mythology; long-standing fame. 41)

(p. 647) pāśa3 an ancient Indian missile by throwing which an adversary could be fastened (cp. lasso); a tie, a noose, a bond, bondage (ভুজপাশ, স্নেহপাশ); a trap, a snare (মায়াপাশ); a string, a rope; a bunch or tuft of longish things (কেশপাশ). 4)

(p. 625) pariṣēbaka a sicknurse, a nurse. 33)

(p. 644) pārā2 (usu. poet.) like, as, resembling (পাগলপারা). 19)

(p. 629) palāṇḍu onion. 21)

(p. 644) pāruṣya haughtiness, arrogance; harshness, rudeness; strong language. 36)

(p. 633) pākhalā rubbing and washing, scouring or rinsing (ধোয়া-পাখলা). পাখলানো. v. to rub and wash; to scour; to rinse. 40)

(p. 669) pra- denoting excellence, celebrity, abundance, excess, intensity, extensiveness, inception etc. 24)

(p. 647) pāṣaṇḍa atheistic, godless; heretical; inveterately sinful; extremely wicked and hard-hearted. n. an atheist, a godless person; a heretic; an inveterate sinner; an extremely wicked and hardhearted person. 17)

(p. 633) pākaḍ় arrest, seizure (ধরপাকড়). পাকড়াও a. seizure, arrest; act of catching with importunity (চকরির জন্য মন্ত্রীকে পাকড়াও). v. imperat. arrest, seize; catch. পাকড়ানো v. to catch; to seize; to arrest. 25)

(p. 638) pātitya the state of being socially cast out; moral or religious fall, degeneration, downfall, depravity. 49)

(p. 638) pātaka sin. পাতকী a. sinful. n. a sinner. fem. পাতকিনী । 27)