(p. 688) praśasta praiseworthy, commendable; best, excellent; most suitable, fittest (প্রশস্ত উপায়); auspicious (প্রশস্ত সময়); magnanimous, liberal (প্রশস্ত হৃদয়); wide, broad (চারহাত পরিমাণ প্রশস্ত); spacious, roomy (প্রশস্ত কক্ষ). ̃তা n. praiseworthiness; excellence; suitability; fitness; auspiciousness; magnanimity, liberality; width, breadth; spacious. 20)

(p. 696) prēṣa (mech. & phys.) pressure. ˜ক্রম ̃নতি n. pressure-gradient. ̃বেদন n. pressure-sensation. 43)

(p. 638) pāṇḍu, pāṇḍura the pale yellow or whitish yellow colour, the mud colour; jaundice; chlorosis, green sickness. a. pale yellow, white yellow, mud-coloured; pale; jaundiced; chlorotic, etiolated. পাণ্ডু রোগ n. jaundice, chlorosis. 23)

(p. 696) prāẏōgaja same as প্রায়োগিক । 3)

(p. 696) prōthita planted or driven into; (rare) sowed; buried, interred. থিত করা v. to plant or drive into; (rare) to sow; to bury; to inter. 56)

(p. 688) prasādhana dressing, toilet, toilette; embellishment, decoration. প্রসাধন করা v. to dress (usu. oneself); to make (one's) toilet; to embellish; to decorate. প্রসাধনী n. a comb; a toilet article, toiletry, a cosmetic. 39)

(p. 619) parāsta defeated, vanquished, overcome. পরাস্ত করা v. to defeat, to vanquish, to overcome, to conquer. পরাস্ত হওয়া. v. to be defeated or vanquished or overcome. 29)

(p. 669) pauṣa Paus, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar from mid December to mid January. ̃পার্বণ n. the festival of preparing and offering sweet pies made of new rice on the last day of the month of Paus. ̃সংক্রান্তি n. the last day of the month of Paus. পৌষালি a. relating to or grown in or performed in the month of Paus. 6)

(p. 619) parākramaśālī, parākramī, parākrānta strong, powerful, mighty; valorous; heroic. fem. পরাক্রমশালিনী, পরাক্রান্তা । 2)

(p. 674) praṇaẏī a lover; a gallant. a. given to loving; amorous. প্রণয়িনী n. fem. a sweetheart, a lady-love; a mistress. a. fem. of প্রণয়ী । 4)

(p. 688) prastara stone; rock; pebble; fossil; a jewel. ̃তুল্য a. stone-like, stony; (fig.) very hard, motionless, unfeeling. ̃নির্মিত a. made of stone, stony. ̃ফলক n. a stone slab. ̃ময় a. stony, rocky; made of stone. ̃মূর্তি n. a stone statue. ̃মূর্তিবত্ a. statuesque; (fig.) motionless or unperturbed. ̃যুগ n. the Stone Age. প্রস্তরীভূত a. petrified; fossilized. 52)

(p. 619) parikṣipta scattered; abandoned; surrounded. 45)

(p. 675) pratidbandba, pratidbandbitā mutual hostility or strife; rivalry; competition. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করা v. to fight or contend with; to rival; to vie or compete with. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতামূলক a. competitive. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী a. contending; rivalling; competing; hostile. n. a contender; a rival; a competitor; an adversary. fem. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিনী । 33)

(p. 633) pāṭa3 silk, linen; jute; a plank, a board (ধোপার পাট); a holy place (শ্রীপাট); a seat, an official seat, a throne (পাটে বসা, পাটরানি); (myth.) the imaginary mountain behind which the sun goes down whilst setting (সূর্য পাটে নামে); a fold, a plait (কাপড়ের পাট, চুলের পাট). a. royal (পাটহাতি). পাট করা v. to fold, to plait, to pleat; (fig.) to give a sound drubbing. পাটে নামা v. (of the sun) to set. পাটে বসা v. to sit on a throne; to be seated on the official seat; (of the sun) to set. পাটে পাটে adv. in or by folds; in every fold. 75)

(p. 684) prabhu a master, a lord; an overlord; an employer; a husband; an owner; a king; God; a superman; a holy or very reverend man. প্রভুতা, প্রভুত্ব n. mastery, authority; predominance; overlordship, supremacy; ownership; sovereignty, rule. প্রভুত্ব করা v. to lord it over; to rule, to govern. ̃ব্যঞ্জক a. imperious; authoritative; peremptory; domineering; bossy. ̃পত্নী n. fem. a mistress. ̃পরায়ণ same as প্রভুভক্ত । ̃পাদ n. a title of honour affixed to the names of the religious teachers of Vaishnavas (বৈষ্ণব). ̃ভক্ত a. devoted or faithful to one's master; loyal. ̃ভক্তি n. devotion or faithfulness to one's master; loyalty. ̃শক্তি n. governmental power or authority, ruling power; domination, dominance; authority; influence. 37)