(p. 678) pratima (in. comp. used as a sfx.) like, resembling, equal to. 9)

(p. 644) pāraśē a species of small scaled fish. 14)

(p. 615) paramādṛta greatly loved; highly treasured; punctiliously cared for or attended to; received with great cordiality. fem. পরমাদৃতা । 58)

(p. 615) parata1 a layer, a flake, a plait, a fold. পরতে পরতে adv. in every layer. 12)

(p. 633) pāṭha reading, perusal; study; recitation; lesson; a reading of text (পুঁথির মূল পাঠ); a text-book. পাঠ করা v. to read, to peruse; to study; to reci.e. পাঠ তৈরি করা v. to learn or prepare one's lesson. পাঠ দেওয়া v. to give one a lesson. পাঠ নেওয়া v. to take lessons (from a teacher). পাঠক n. a reader; one who studies; a student, a pupil; a reciter; one who reads out or recites from scriptures; a professional narrator of mythological stories; a teacher, a reader. ̃গৃহ n. a reading-room, a study; a library. পাঠন n. teaching. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃নিবিষ্ট, ̃মগ্ন a. absorbed in reading or study. ̃ভবন, ̃মন্দির n. a reading-room, a study; a library; a school. ̃ভেদ same as পাঠান্তর । ̃রত a. engaged in reading or studying. ̃শালা n. a primary school. পাঠানুরাগ n. fondness for reading; devotion to study. পাঠানুরাগী a. fond of reading; devoted to study. পাঠান্তর n. another text or a different text or reading or version. পাঠাভ্যাস করা v. to learn one's lessons.

(p. 631) pāṃśu ashes; dust; stain, stigma; vice, sin. a. livid, pale (পাংশুমুখ). ̃বর্ণ a. ash-coloured; livid. n. ash-colour. ̃ল a. dusty, dust-ridden; stained; vicious, sinful; libidinous. n. Shiva (শিব). ̃লা a. fem. of পাংশুল । n. the earth. 29)

(p. 633) pācanabāḍ়i a truncheon for driving cattle. 54)

(p. 628) paryābaraṇa environment; surroundings; the environs. 21)

(p. 665) pēru the turkey. 24)

(p. 688) pralāpa raving; delirium; incoherent utterance. প্রলাপ বকা v. to rave; to utter delirium; to talk incoherently. প্রলাপী a. raving; delirious; incoherently talking. fem. প্রলাপিনী । প্রলাপোক্তি same as প্রলাপ । 8)

(p. 696) prupha (print.) a proof or a proof-sheet. ুফ তোলা v. to pull a proof. ুফ দেখা, প্রুফ সংশোধন করা v. to read or correct a proof, to proof-read, to proof-correct. ̃রিডার n. a proof-reader. ̃রিডিং, ̃সংশোধন n. a proof-reading. ̃সংশোধক n. a proof-corrector, a proof-reader. 28)

(p. 615) paradbēṣa malice, ill-will, spite. পরদ্বেষী, পরদ্বেষ্টা a. malicious, bearing ill-will, spiteful. fem. পরদ্বেষিণী । 20)

(p. 696) plāsa2 pliers. 73)

(p. 647) pāśabaddha entrapped, ensnared. 8)

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