(p. 671) prakṛtārtha true significance, real meaning; inner significance. 7)

(p. 692) prāmāṇika authoritative, authentic. ̃তা n. authoritativeness, authenticity. 66)

(p. 633) pāṭigaṇita, pāpīgaṇita arithmetic. 89)

(p. 631) pasāri a shopkeeper, a seller, a dealer; a pedlar. fem. পসারিনি । 13)

(p. 682) pradhābana act of running rapidly, a quick run; a quick race. 33)

(p. 633) pākhā a wing; a feather; (rare) a fin; a fan; a propeller; vane or sail (as of a windmill). টানা পাখা n. a large fan suspended from a pole and moved by pulling, a punkah, a punka. বিজলি-পাখা n. an electric fan. হাত-পাখা n. a handfan. পাখা করা v. to fan. পাখা ঘোরানো v. to set a propeller or vane moving; to switch on an electric fan. পাখা ঝাপটানো v. (of a bird) to flutter or flap wings. পাখা টানা v. to pull a punkah. 42)

(p. 615) parabhōjī heterotrophic, parasitical. 50)

(p. 652) pīṭha a low wooden seat on which one may sit in a squatting position; an altar; a seat or a resort (esp. of a deity); a holy place; (myth.) any of the fifty-one holy places where fell the pieces cut off from the body of Sati (সতী), the wife of Shiva (শিব); an institution or a place regarded with some sanctity (বিদ্যাপীঠ). 19)

(p. 652) pīḍ়ā trouble, pain, suffering, distress, affliction (মনঃপীড়া); a disease, an ailment, a disorder (পেটের পীড়া) পীড়া দেওয়া v. to afflict, to distress. 22)

(p. 606) padminī a collection of lotuses; a clump of lotuses; (inc.) the lotus; a woman belonging to the best of the four physical categories from the sexual point of view. ̃কান্ত, ̃বল্লভ n. the sun. 67)

(p. 687) prayatna repeated or thorough endeavour or effort, perseverance. প্রযত্ন করা v. to persevere. ̃সহকারে adv. perseveringly; thoroughly; carefully. 9)

(p. 633) pāṭana a city, a habitation, a settlement (গৌড় পাটন); trade and commerce; sea trade. পাটনে যাওয়া v. to set out on sea trade. 78)

(p. 647) pāṣaṇḍa atheistic, godless; heretical; inveterately sinful; extremely wicked and hard-hearted. n. an atheist, a godless person; a heretic; an inveterate sinner; an extremely wicked and hardhearted person. 17)

(p. 619) paripālita brought up, reared; administered. 113)

(p. 665) pēllāẏa huge, enormous; monstrous, gigantic; tremendous. 29)