(p. 671) prakṛti nature (শান্তপ্রকৃতি); behaviour, habit, instinct (অসত্প্রকৃতি); natural qualities, nature (বস্তুপ্রকৃতি); the external world, nature; the power that creates and regulates the world, Nature; the primordial female energy; (phil.) illusion, maya; people or subjects; (gr.) a root word. ̃গত a. pertaining to one's nature; instinctive, habitual; pertaining to physical nature, natural. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. natural; inborn, innate, inherent, native; instinctive. ̃দত্ত a. given by nature, natural; innate. ̃পুঞ্জ n. pl. people or subjects. ̃পূজা n. nature-worship, animism. ̃বাদ n. naturalism, materialism; (gr.) consideration of the rootmeaning of words, use of words in the root-meaning only, purism. ̃বাদী a. naturalistic, materialistic; (gr.) puristic. n. a naturalist, a materialist; (gr.) a purist. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. physics; natural science; natural philosophy. ̃বিজ্ঞানী n. a naturalist; a physicist. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. contrary to nature. ̃স্হ a. in one's natural or normal state; come to one's senses; recovered. প্রকৃতিস্হ হওয়া v. to come to one's senses; to regain one's mental balance; to recover. 8)

(p. 619) paribartē in place of, instead of, in lieu of, in exchange for. 128)

(p. 629) palaka wink or blink (of eyes); a very short time, an instant, a moment; an eyelid. পলক পড়া v. (of eyes) to close, to wink, to blink. পলক ফেলা v. to wink, to blink. ̃পাত n. closing of eyelids. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. (of eyes) unwinking unblinking; (of sight or look) steadfast, fixed, winkless. পলকে পলকে every moment; in very quick succession. পলকে প্রলয় instant disaster (with little or no warning). পলকের মধ্যে, পলকে adv. in an instant, instantly; in the twinkling of an eye. 9)

(p. 674) praṇālī a drain; an aqueduct; (geog.) a strait, a channel; a procedure, a mode, a method, a system. ̃বদ্ধ a. methodical, systematic. প্রণালীবদ্ধ করা v. to systematize. 6)

(p. 696) prārabdha commenced, started; taken on hand, undertaken (প্রারব্ধ কর্ম). n. destiny, fate; the consequences of activities of a previous birth, which have begun to take effect ('ভোগদ্বারা প্রারব্ধের ক্ষয়') । 6)

(p. 606) padōnnati advancement in rank or office, promotion. 56)

(p. 692) prātijanika personal. প্রতিজনিক খতিয়ান personal ledger account. 37)

(p. 638) pātā2 a leaf (of a tree or a book); a page (of a book); a leaf of banana or sal (শাল) used as a dinner-plate; a treeleaf used in writing as a substitute for paper; a pleat, a plait, a braid; a lid (চোখের পাতা); the flat surface (পায়ের পাতা). চোখের পাতা the eyelid. পায়ের পাতা the instep; the foot. পাতা করা v. to arrange for dinner by laying leaves of banana or sal (শাল); to lay the table. পাতা কাটা v. to plait or braid (hair). ̃-কাটা a. plaited, braided. পাতচাটা same as পাতচাটা (see পাত2). পাতা-পা a. flat-footed; web-footed. পাতা পাতা v. same as পাতা করা and পাত পাড়া (see পাত2). পাতা কুড়ানি, (coll.) পাতা-কুড়ুনি a. fem. earning one's livelihood by collecting dried leaves of trees; extremely indigent. n. fem. such a woman. 39)

(p. 631) pān̐cana a medicinal decoction prepared by boiling different herbs. 38)

(p. 615) paramukhāpēkṣā, paramukhāpēkṣitā dependence on another. পরমুখাপেক্ষী a. dependent on another. fem. পরমুখাপেক্ষিণী । 64)

(p. 667) pōlā2 polo. 16)

(p. 619) parikarma act of making one's toilet; dressing. পরিকর্মা n. a servant esp. one attending to toilet and clothes, a valet. 35)

(p. 644) pāradarśī foresighted; experienced, judicious; expert, adept; competent. fem. পারদর্শিনী । পারদর্শিতা n. foresight; experience; judiciousness, expertness, adeptness; competency. 5)

(p. 638) pāthāra the sea, the ocean; a vast expanse of water. 58)

(p. 645) pāla a species of spinach used as a pot-herb. 13)