(p. 652) puchā, pōchā to ask, to inquire, to question, to interrogate; to pay heed to, to attach importance to (তাকে কেউ পোছে না).

(p. 638) pāṭhārthī desirous of reading or studying. n. a student, a pupil; a prospective student. fem. পাঠাথির্নী । পাঠোদ্ধার n. deciphering an obscure piece of writing or passage. 2)

(p. 675) pratinibṛtta returned; having refrained or desisted (from). প্রতিনিবৃত্ত হওয়া v. to return (from); to refrain or desist (from). প্রতিনিবৃত্তি same as প্রতিনিবর্তন । 38)

(p. 696) prāhna the first part or quarter of the day; (loos.) forenoon. 18)

(p. 633) pān̐jara, pān̐jarā the ribs; the thorax; a ribbone, a rib. 6)

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

(p. 672) pragāhya (law) cognizable. 8)

(p. 692) prāpita received or delivered through some agency. 55)

(p. 601) pakṣāpakṣa the other fortnight; one's friends and foes or supporters and antagonists. ̃বিচার n. discrimination between one's friends and enemies. ̃বিচারহীন a. impartial (পক্ষাপক্ষবিচারহীন মন্তব্য); indiscriminate (পক্ষাপক্ষবিচারহীন হত্যা). 21)

(p. 654) pustikā, pustī a booklet; a pamphlet. 83)

(p. 671) prakriẏā a process, a procedure, a mode, a method. 17)

(p. 669) pyān̐cānō to twist or wring spirally, to screw; to writhe; to make intricate deliberately; to complicate; to entangle; to involve (তাকে এ ব্যাপারে প্যাঁচাচ্ছ কেন); to employ a shrewd or tricky turn in one's speech. a. twisted or wrung spirally; spiral; intricate, complicated; entangled; tortuous, full of angularity (প্যাঁচানো মন); having shrewd or tricky turns (প্যাঁচানো কথাবার্তা). 11)

(p. 650) pināla kōḍa the penal code. 17)

(p. 619) paridṛṣṭa observed, noticed; espied; inspected; supervised. 99)

(p. 682) pratyupakāra a good turn in return. প্রত্যুপকার করা v. to do (one) a good turn in return. প্রত্যুপকর্তা, প্রত্যুপকারী a. & n. one who does (one) a good turn in return. প্রত্যুপকৃত n. benefited in return. 5)