(p. 606) padminī a collection of lotuses; a clump of lotuses; (inc.) the lotus; a woman belonging to the best of the four physical categories from the sexual point of view. ̃কান্ত, ̃বল্লভ n. the sun. 67)

(p. 644) pāramārthika concerning the ultimate Reality or God; theological; spiritual. 10)

(p. 652) pītābha yellowish. 30)

(p. 644) pārāni the fare for ferrying, ferriage. 21)

(p. 633) pām̐śakuḍ় dustbin. 21)

(p. 696) prōtsāha great zeal or effort, ardour; great incitement or encouragement; a great incentive or stimulus. োত্সাহিত a. greatly incited or encouraged. fem. োত্সাহিতা । 54)

(p. 667) paurāṇika pertaining to or versed in Hindu puranas (পুরাণ) or mythology, mythical; mythological; ancient. পৌরাণিক কাহিনি a mythological or Puranic tale or episode; a legend. পৌরাণিক চরিত্র a mythological character; a Puranic character. পৌরাণিক নাটক a mythological drama. 43)

(p. 638) pātā3 to spread, to lay out (বিছানা পাতা); to place ready for use (পাত পাতা); to lay (ফাঁদ পাতা); to install (পূজার ঘট পাতা); to set up, to establish (সংসার পাতা, দোকান পাতা); to set, to employ (আড়ি পাতা, কান পাতা); to stretch out to catch or hold (হাত পাতা); to bend down submissively (পিঠ পাতা); to curdle, to congeal, to freeze (দই পাতা). 40)

(p. 696) prēta an evil spirit, a goblin, a ghoul; a ghost; the spirit or ghost of a dead person. ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য, ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া n. funeral rites; obsequial rites. ̃তত্ত্ব n. spiritism, spiritualism. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. a spiritist, a spiritualist. ̃তর্পণ n. offering of water to the spirit of a deceased person. ̃দেহ n. a ghost (of a dead person), an apparition. ̃নদী n. (myth.) the river Baitarini (বৈতরণী) which the soul of the dead has to cross, (cp.) the Styx. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark lunar fortnight ending with the Mahalaya (মহালয়া). ̃পিন্ড n. lump of food offered to the spirit of a deceased person. ̃ভূমি n. a burial ground, a cremation ground. ̃পুরী n. the abode of the dead, the spirit-world, (cp.) Hades. ̃মূর্তি n. a ghost, an apparition. ̃যোনি n. an evil spirit, a goblin, a ghoul. ̃লোক same as েতপুরী । প্রতাত্মা n. the soul or spirit of a dead person, a ghost, a spirit. েতাশৌচ n. impurity of one's body caused by carrying a dead person. েতিনী n. fem. a female evil spirit, a female goblin or ghoul. 34)

(p. 625) parkaṭi, parkaṭī a kind of fig-tree. 68)

(p. 650) pilakhānā a stable for housing elephants. 39)

(p. 638) pādari, pādri a Christian clergyman or ecclesiastical preacher, a padri. 64)

(p. 684) prabardhana increase, augmentation; growth. প্রবর্ধক a. causing growth or increase or development. 13)

(p. 675) pratinamaskāra salutation in reply to a salutation. 35)

(p. 688) pralāpa raving; delirium; incoherent utterance. প্রলাপ বকা v. to rave; to utter delirium; to talk incoherently. প্রলাপী a. raving; delirious; incoherently talking. fem. প্রলাপিনী । প্রলাপোক্তি same as প্রলাপ । 8)