(p. 674) pratāna (of creepers etc.) tension; a tendril. 18)

(p. 606) paḍ়tā a continuous succession of winning or lucky throws (as of dice); luck (পড়তা মন্দ); favourable time, fortune; good terms, amiability (তার সঙ্গে আমার পড়তা হলনা); an approximate number or amount, approximation (গড়পড়তা); (comm.) cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পড়া v. (at dice etc.) to be able to make winning or lucky throws in a row; to have a favourable or fortunate time; (comn.) to meet the cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পোষানো v. to meet or cover the cost of production or procurement. 3)

(p. 650) pitā father. ̃মহ n. one's father's father or uncle, a grandfather or a granduncle; an appellation of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). ̃মহী n. fem. one's father's mother or aunt, a grandmother or a grand-aunt. 6)

(p. 619) parāẏatta in possession or under control of another (পরায়ত্ত ধন). 25)

(p. 645) pārlāmēnṭa a parliament. 4)

(p. 606) paṇaba a kind of ancient tomtom. 18)

(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. 667) pōtādhipāla shipping master. 2)

(p. 654) puri a kind of small and thin saucershaped brown bread fried in clarified butter. 49)

(p. 633) pān̐cila a wall. 4)

(p. 652) pībara plump; corpulent, burly; welldeveloped; sturdy. fem. পীবরা, পীবরী । 34)

(p. 684) prabēṣṭā an enterer. 29)

(p. 654) purōnō old; ancient; backdated. 59)

(p. 601) pakṣākāra, pakṣākṛti wing-shaped, feather-shaped; fin-shaped; pinnate. 17)

(p. 654) purātana ancient; old; aged; backdated, out-of-date (পুরাতন ফ্যাশন); long-standing (পুরাতন প্রথা); experienced (পুরাতন কর্মচারী); inveterate (পুরাতন পাপী); chronic (পুরাতন রোগ). fem. পুরাতনী । পুরাতন কর্মচারী an old hand. 43)