(p. 647) picakāri a syringe; a squirt; a spray. 40)

(p. 654) pūjā worship; adoration; devotion; reverence; cordial reception; glorification. v. poet. form of পূজা করা । পূজা করা v. to worship; to adore; to revere; to accord cordial reception to, to welcome; to glorify. পূজা দেওয়া v. to offer worship (to a deity); to offer presents in homage. পূজা পাওয়া v. to be worshipped or adored or revered or received cordially or welcomed. ̃পার্বণ n. religious and social festivals; festive occasions. পূজাবকাশ n. vacation during a holy season, the puja (পূজা) holidays or vacation. পূজারি a. employed in worshipping; acting as a professional priest. n. a worshipper; a devotee; a votary; a priest. fem. পূজারিনি (rej.) পূজারিণী । পূজার্হ same as পূজ্য । পুজাহ্নিক n. the daily religious service. 86)

(p. 652) pīta1 (of a drink) drunk, swallowed. 28)

(p. 619) parikarma act of making one's toilet; dressing. পরিকর্মা n. a servant esp. one attending to toilet and clothes, a valet. 35)

(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. 674) praṇōdita incited, induced; encouraged. প্রণোদিত করা v. to incite, to instigate; to induce, to encourage. 14)

(p. 619) paribrājikā of পরিব্রাজক । 156)

(p. 688) prasū (chiefly used as a sfx. and in an adjectival sense) mother, progenitress. a. producing (স্বর্ণপ্রসূ = auriferous). 47)

(p. 681) pratyāsanna very near, contiguous; that which is round the corner; imminent, impending. 26)

(p. 638) pātra a pot, a vessel, a utensil, a container; a minister, a counsellor; a deserving man or an object (প্রশংসার পাত্র); a man, a fellow (ভবি ভোলার পাত্র নয়); a male character in a play; bridegroom; a prospective bridegroom. পাত্র দেখা v. to interview a prospective bridegroom for selection; to choose a bridegroom. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's people or party. ̃মিত্র n. pl. (a monarch's) courtiers and friends. ̃স্হ a. lying on or contained in a pot or vessel; (of a girl) wedded, married. পাত্রস্হ করা v. to give (a girl) in marriage, to marry, to wed. পাত্রাপাত্র n. deserving and undeserving persons. পাত্রাপাত্রবিচার n. discrimination between deserving and undeserving persons. পাত্রী n. fem. a deserving woman or a female object; a female character in a play; a bride; a prospective bride. পাত্রী দেখা v. to interview a prospective bride for selection; to choose a bride. পাত্রীপক্ষ n. the bride's people or party. যোগ্যপাত্র n. a deserving person; a worthy groom. যোগ্যপাত্রী n. a worthy bride. সত্পাত্র n. same as যোগ্যপাত্র । 55)

(p. 615) paradēśa a foreign country, a foreign land. পরদেশি, (poet.) পরদেশিয়া a. inhabiting a foreign land; foreign. n. a foreigner. 19)

(p. 633) pākāṭi a stalk of the jute-plant used as fuel; (fig.) a lean rickety person. 29)

(p. 684) prabṛddha very old; overgrown; expanded; (geom.) reflex (প্রবৃদ্ধকোণ = a reflex angle). 27)

(p. 628) paryāẏa a turn; serial order; succession; state, condition, shape, form, series (নবপর্যায়); a generation (আদিপুরুষ থেকে সাতাশের পর্যায়); a synonym (usu. পর্যায়শব্দ); (chiefly in sc.) a period (usu. পর্যায়কাল). ̃ক্রমে adv. by turns; serially; successively; alternately. ̃চ্যুতি, ̃ভঙ্গ n. a break in the series, a break in periodicity; inversion. ̃শব্দ n. synonymous words; related or cognate words. ̃সম a. rhyming alternately. ̃সারণি n. (chem.) a periodic table. 23)

(p. 638) pāḍ়ā-paḍ়śi neighbours; a neighbour. a. dwelling in one's neighbourhood (পাড়া-পড়শি লোক). 18)