(p. 666) paiśāca ghoulish. n. a form of marriage by force or artfulness. পৈশাচিক a. ghoulish; (fig.) nefarious, extremely obnoxious. fem. পৈশাচিকী । পৈশাচিকতা n. ghoulishness; (fig.) nefariousness, extreme obnoxiousness, fiendlike conduct. পৈশাচী a. fem. of পৈশাচ । 4)

(p. 606) patnī a wife. পত্নীত্যাগ করা v. to desert or divorce one's wife. ̃বিয়োগ n. loss or death of one's wife. 34)

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

(p. 601) pakṣāntara the other side or condition. পক্ষান্তরে adv. on the other side, on the other hand, contrary-wise. 20)

(p. 633) pāñcajanya (myth.) the conch used to be blown by Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) esp. in battles. 68)

(p. 684) prabīṇa elderly; aged, old; wise, judicious; well-experienced; skilful; delighted or consoled ('দুঃখী দেখে দ্রবীণ প্রবীণ চিত হয়'). প্রবীণা. a. fem. elderly or aged. n. an elderly or aged woman. প্রবীণতা, প্রবীণত্ব n. elderliness; agedness, oldness; wisdom, judiciousness; wellexperiencedness; skilfulness. 24)

(p. 615) paracchanda another's will or pleasure. a. guided by or depending on or dominated by another's will or pleasure. পরচ্ছন্দানুবর্তী a. same as পরচ্ছন্দ (a.) fem. পরছন্দানুবর্তিনী । 8)

(p. 650) pināka the bow of Shiva (শিব); a bowshaped musical instrument of Shiva; a trident (esp. that of Shiva). ̃পানি পিনাকী. n. Shiva (শিব), who carries a পিনাক in his hand. 16)

(p. 638) pāḍ়4 a cross-beam. 10)

(p. 606) paẏagambara (Mus.) a human being accredited as a messenger of God, a prophet.

(p. 642) pāpiẏā the Indian nightingale, the hawk-cuckoo. 27)

(p. 628) paryaṅka a costly bedstead or cot; a couch, a divan; (geog.) a basin (of a river). 8)

(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. 696) plāga a plug. 66)

(p. 629) palbala any small pool of water (esp. a shallow one). 34)