(p. 601) pakṣipālaka employed in aviculture. n. a bird-fancier, an aviarist. 24)

(p. 688) pralōbhana allurement, temptation, enticement; a tempting object. প্রলোভন দেখানো v. to bring an allurement (to); to entice, to try to allure or tempt. 13)

(p. 688) prashita gone off; set out; departed; gone out. 57)

(p. 666) pōn̐ta the length of the part of anything buried or implanted underground. 14)

(p. 692) prābhātika of the morning. 65)

(p. 628) parba a holy day; a fiesta; a feast, a festival; a knuckle, a joint (as of a finger); (bot.) a node; (of books) a canto, a chapter. 3)

(p. 633) pāṭāli a discoid solid tablet of molasses. 86)

(p. 654) puṣṭa nourished; brought up; bred; developed; grown up; plump; fat; adiposed; fattened; mature; ripe; cherished. পুষ্ট-তাড়িত n. (phys.) positive electricity. পুষ্টাঙ্গ a. well-developed; fat; fattened. পুষ্টি n. nourishment; upbringing; breeding; development; growth; plumpness; fatness; adiposity; fattening; maturity; thorough ripeness; nutrition; cherishment. পুষ্টিকর, পুষ্টিজনক, পুষ্টিসাধক a. nutritious; nourishing. পুষ্টিসাধন n. nutrition; nourishment. পুষ্টিসাধন করা v. to nourish. 77)

(p. 684) prabaṇa inclined or sloping (প্রবণভূমি); inclined to, prone to, tending to (ভাবপ্রবণ); attached or addicted to, given to (চৌর্যপ্রবণ); eager to, ready to; proficient in. ̃ভূমি n. an escarpment; a declivity. ̃তা n. inclination, propensity, declivity; tendency, disposition; attachment, addiction; eagerness, readiness; proficiency. 6)

(p. 615) paramāẏu longevity; life. পরমায়ু ক্ষয় হওয়া v. to have one's life-blood running out; to have one's life or longevity (being) cut down; to droop; to approach one's death. 61)

(p. 633) pākaḍ় arrest, seizure (ধরপাকড়). পাকড়াও a. seizure, arrest; act of catching with importunity (চকরির জন্য মন্ত্রীকে পাকড়াও). v. imperat. arrest, seize; catch. পাকড়ানো v. to catch; to seize; to arrest. 25)

(p. 654) puṣkara the lotus; water; cloud; the tip of an elephant's trunk; a holy lake near Ajmir. 75)

(p. 667) pōtādhipāla shipping master. 2)

(p. 687) praẏāta departed; deceased, passed away, dead and gone. 16)

(p. 606) paḍ়ā2 to read, to go through, to peruse; to study; to recite (মন্ত্র পড়া, হলফ পড়া). n. reading, perusal; study; recital, recitation; an instalment of lesson, lesson, exercise. a. that which has been read, perused; studied; recited. পড়া করা v. to learn or prepare one's lessons. প়ড়া ধরা, পড়া নেওয়া v. to test whether one can say one's lessons. পড়া দেওয়া, পড়া বলা v. to say one's lessons. (কারও) কাছে পড়া v. to read, to take lessons from. পড়ে শোনানো v. to read to. বিদ্যালয়ে পড়তে যাওয়া to go to school. ̃নো v. to teach; to cause to read or study or recite; to instruct, prepare by (repeated) instruction, to tutor, to rehearse, to prime (সাক্ষি পড়ান). পড়ার ঘর n. a study; a reading room. পড়ার নেশা n. a great liking for or attachment to reading; love of reading. ̃শোনা n. study; academic education, schooling. পড়াশোনা করা v. to study; to have one's schooling; to learn one's lessons. পড়াশোনায় মন থাকা to take care of one's lessons or studies, to be mindful of one's lessons or studies. 12)