(p. 629) palakā brittle, fragile; frail; delicate; unsubstantial. 10)

(p. 666) pōṭa friendly terms; agreement; love. পোট খাওয়া v. to be on friendly terms (with); to agree (with); to be in love (with). 20)

(p. 678) pratiśaẏa, pratiśaẏana a persistent squatting at the temple of a deity for divine favour or boon. প্রতিশয়িত a. thus squatting. 26)

(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) pāñcabhautika of or composed of the five elements namely the earth, water, fire, air and atmosphere. 70)

(p. 671) pragaṇḍa the upper arm.

(p. 687) praẏōjaka employing; applying; using; performing; introducing; inaugurating or founding. প্রয়োজক ক্রিয়া causative verb. 19)

(p. 681) pratyāhata beaten back, repulsed, warded off, staved off; prevented; obstructed, resisted; frustrated; foiled. 27)

(p. 682) prathama first; primitive (প্রথম যুগ); of the beginning, inceptive (প্রথমাবস্হা); most important, chief (প্রথম কথা); eldest (প্রথমপুত্র); foremost (প্রথম সারি); best (পরীক্ষায় প্রথম শ্রেণিতে প্রথম). fem. প্রথমা । (পরীক্ষায়) প্রথম হওয়া v. to come or stand first or to top the list (in an examination). প্রথমত adv. at first; firstly, in the first place, first. ̃দর্শন n. the first meeting. প্রথমদর্শনে প্রণয় love at first sight. ̃পাদ n. the first quarter. ̃পুরুষ n. (gr.) the third person. ̃বয়স n. the early age; the early youth. প্রথম বিশ্বযুদ্ধ the First World War. প্রথমে adv. at first; in the first place, first; in the beginning; in front, before all. প্রথমাংশ n. the first or early part. প্রথমোক্ত n. the one first spoken of or referred to first; former. 8)

(p. 696) prāhasanika farcical; satirical; comic or comical. 17)

(p. 674) praṇāśa annihilation, destruction, extinction; death. প্রনষ্ট a. annihilated, destroyed. 7)

(p. 696) prēkṣaṇa act of seeing or looking on or watching; (loos.) act of seeing and hearing. েক্ষণিকা n. an exhibition. েক্ষণীয় a. worth seeing or watching; (loos.) worth seeing and hearing; capable of being seen and heard. 30)

(p. 633) pākuḍ় a species of fig-tree, Ficus infectoria. 35)

(p. 625) parisīmā limit, bounds; perimeter; end. 43)

(p. 650) pilapā a thick pillar. ̃গাড়ি n. act of building or fixing or planting a pillar to mark out the boundaries. 40)