(p. 633) pākhōẏāja a musical instrument of percussion shaped almost like a tom-tom. পাখোয়াজি n. one who can play on this instrument. 45)

(p. 667) pōṣaka cherishing; nourishing; aiding; upholding; supporting; countenancing or abetting. n. one who or that which cherishes or nourishes; an aider; an upholder; a supporter; a countenancer or abettor. ̃তা n. aiding; upholding, support, countenancing, abetment. পোষকতা করা v. to aid; to uphold, to support; to countenance, to abet. পোষক স্তর (bot. & zoo.) tapetum. 19)

(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. 633) pāṅktēẏa fit to be included in the same line or row or class; fit to be allowed to sit in a community-dinner (see পঙ্ক্তিভোজন). 49)

(p. 647) pāśā2 (playing) dice. ̃খেলা n. dice-play. পাশা খেলা v. to play at dice, to cast or throw dice. 11)

(p. 606) patatra a wing (of a bird). পতত্রি, পতত্রী n. the bird. পতত্রিরাজ n. Garuda the king of birds (গরুড়). 24)

(p. 675) pratikrama inverse or reverse order. 12)

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

(p. 673) prajā created beings, creatures; offspring, progeny, a descendant; citizens collectively, the people; a citizen; a tenant, a ryot; a subject; the public. ̃তন্ত্র n. a republic. ̃তন্ত্রী a. republican. ̃পতি n. (myth.) the creator or protector of all living creatures; Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); any one of the ten sons of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); the butterfly. প্রজাপতির নির্বন্ধ an ordinance or regulation of the creator or protector of living creatures; (loos.) predestination in marriage. ̃পালক n. a ruler, a king. ̃পালন n. act of protecting or ruling the people. প্রজাপালন করা v. to rule over and look after the people. ̃পীড়ক a. oppressive, tyrannical. n. an oppressor; a tyrant. ̃পীড়ন n. oppression of subjects, tyranny. ̃বতী a. fem. having children or offspring. ̃বর্গ n. the whole body of subjects or citizens, the people; the tenantry. ̃বিলি n. act or system of leasing out land and houses on fixed rents and terms. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. multiplication of a race; increase or growth of population. ̃রঞ্জন n. endeavour to please the people or subjects. a. devoted to please the people or subjects. ̃শক্তি n. (pol.) the power of the people of a state, the popular power. ̃স্বত্ব n. the right of a subject (to land); the right of the people (to land). ̃হিত n. the wellbeing or good of the subjects. 6)

(p. 682) pradarśamālā a museum. 18)

(p. 669) pyākabandi packed in a box, container etc. 13)

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

(p. 669) pyānapyāna denoting the noise of complaining or imploring whimperingly or whiningly. প্যানপ্যান করা, প্যানপ্যানানো v. to complain or implore whimperingly or whiningly. প্যানপেনে a. given to complaining or imploring whimperingly or whiningly; whimpering or whining. 17)

(p. 654) puṣā, pōṣā to bring up; to cherish (মনে আশা পুষছে); to nourish; to feed; to maintain, to support (পরিজনদের পোষা); to rear; to keep, to breed, to fancy (বাঁদর পোষা, পাখি পোষা). 74)

(p. 601) paṅgu lame; crippled; deprived of the power of movement; rendered powerless. ̃তা n. lameness; crippledom, crippled state or condition; deprivation of the power of movement; deprivation of power. 42)