(p. 692) prādhikāra authority. প্রাধিকারিক n. a special officer. 49)

(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. 647) pica3 (in cricket) pitch. 38)

(p. 614) paẏōdhara the cloud; the mammary gland of women; the coconut. পয়োধরী, পয়োধরা n. a woman (esp. one having well-shaped breasts). 14)

(p. 672) pracchanna covered; hidden, concealed; secret; invisible; (esp. in bot.) latent. ̃তা n. covertness; concealment; secrecy; invisibility; latency; coverture, disguise. ̃বেশে adv. in disguise, incognito. ̃ভাবে adv. covertly; secretly; invisibly; stealthily; latently. 17)

(p. 647) pāṣaṇḍa atheistic, godless; heretical; inveterately sinful; extremely wicked and hard-hearted. n. an atheist, a godless person; a heretic; an inveterate sinner; an extremely wicked and hardhearted person. 17)

(p. 665) pēṇḍulāma a pendulum. 14)

(p. 680) pratīcīna, pratīcya of the west or of the western world, western, occidental. 8)

(p. 675) pratibākya an answer, a reply; a retort; an adverse comment. 69)

(p. 675) pratibhā keen intelligence; presence of mind; inventive or creative faculty; genius; glow; brilliance. ̃বান same as প্রতিভাধর ।

(p. 654) puttikā the white ant; the bee. 20)

(p. 671) prakkaṇa sound of a lute or a vina (বীণা). 16)

(p. 619) parādhikāra another's right or jurisdiction or domain or holding or property or control or domination. ̃চর্চা n. interference or meddling with other's affairs. 11)

(p. 687) pramukhāt from the mouth of; by word of one's mouth; verbally from. 5)

(p. 654) pūrṇaka characteristic of a logarithm. 103)