(p. 625) parīkṣāmūlaka experimental. 57)

(p. 650) pitā father. ̃মহ n. one's father's father or uncle, a grandfather or a granduncle; an appellation of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). ̃মহী n. fem. one's father's mother or aunt, a grandmother or a grand-aunt. 6)

(p. 631) pān̐caḍ়ā scabies, itches. 37)

(p. 673) prajbalitā strongly burning, flaming; enkindled, lighted; (fig.) excited or roused. প্রজ্বলিত হওয়া v. to burn strongly; to be aflame or ablaze; to be enkindled or lighted; (fig.) to be excited or roused. 13)

(p. 696) pryākaṭisa repeated performance as a means of acquiring skill, practice; the exercise of a profession, a professional man's business, practice. ্যাকটিস করা v. to practise (হারমোনিয়াম বা ডাক্তারি প্র্যাকটিস করা). 63)

(p. 629) palāẏana act of running away or fleeing, flight; escape. পলায়ন করা v. same as পালানো (v.). ̃পর a. fleeing, fugitive; absconding; escaping. পলায়নপর সেনাবাহিনী the retreating army. পলায়নোদ্যত a. attempting to flee or escape, about to run away. 24)

(p. 644) pārada quicksilver, mercury. ̃মিশ্র n. an amalgam. ̃সুত্র n. (chem.) a column of mercury. 4)

(p. 687) praẏōjana necessity, need; purpose, object, end; motive; cause, occasion; use. প্রয়োজনাতিরিক্ত, প্রয়োজনাতীত a. more than what is necessary; more than enough; superfluous; unnecessary, redundant. প্রয়োজনানুরূপ a. satisfying needs, just enough to meet (one's) requirement, adequate, sufficient. প্রয়োজনীয় a. necessary, needful; serviceable, useful. প্রয়োজনীয়তা n. necessity, need; serviceability, usefulness. 20)

(p. 601) pañcāẏēta a village council (ori. consisting of five members), a panchayet. পঞ্চায়েতি n. work or arbitration of a panchayet; councilship of a panchayet. a. relating to a panchayet. 56)

(p. 652) pistala a pistol. 17)

(p. 638) pāda1 (vul.) a fart. 61)

(p. 649) piṭā, piṭānō to strike, to beat (লোহা পিটানো); to pound, to batter, to ram (ছাদ পিটা); to whip up or switch, to thrash (ঝোপ পিটানো). a. beaten; rammed; thrashed; shaped by beating, wrought (পিটা লোহা). পিটাই, পিটানি, (pop.) পিটুনি n. act of beating or ramming or thrashing; a drubbing (পিটুনি খাওয়া). পিটুনি পুলিশ punitive police. পিটুনি কর বা জরিমানা punitive tax, punitive fine. 9)

(p. 692) prahlāda (myth.) an Asura (অসুর) prince who was very much devoted to Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). দৈত্যকালে প্রহ্লাদ (fig.) a saint amongst infidels. 3)

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

(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)