(p. 671) prakriẏā a process, a procedure, a mode, a method. 17)

(p. 654) pūjā worship; adoration; devotion; reverence; cordial reception; glorification. v. poet. form of পূজা করা । পূজা করা v. to worship; to adore; to revere; to accord cordial reception to, to welcome; to glorify. পূজা দেওয়া v. to offer worship (to a deity); to offer presents in homage. পূজা পাওয়া v. to be worshipped or adored or revered or received cordially or welcomed. ̃পার্বণ n. religious and social festivals; festive occasions. পূজাবকাশ n. vacation during a holy season, the puja (পূজা) holidays or vacation. পূজারি a. employed in worshipping; acting as a professional priest. n. a worshipper; a devotee; a votary; a priest. fem. পূজারিনি (rej.) পূজারিণী । পূজার্হ same as পূজ্য । পুজাহ্নিক n. the daily religious service. 86)

(p. 601) pañcāṅka having five acts, five-act (পঞ্চাঙ্ক নাটক). 52)

(p. 682) pradyōta glow; shine; a ray. 31)

(p. 675) pratigāmī returning; receding. 18)

(p. 696) prēṣabardhaka (phys.) a booster. 45)

(p. 696) priẏaṅgu a sweet-smelling evergreen creeper, Aglaia roxburghiana. 23)

(p. 615) parapīḍ়na act of oppressing others, tyranny. পরপীড়ন করা v. to oppress others, to tyrannize; to bully. 38)

(p. 628) parbāsphōṭa act of snapping a knuckle or knuckles of one's finger(s). 6)

(p. 619) parigrāhaka one who takes or accepts solemnly; one who puts on or wears; one who assumes. fem. পরিগ্রাহিকা । 54)

(p. 638) pāḍ়4 a cross-beam. 10)

(p. 629) paryēṣaṇa, paryēṣaṇā search, investigation; research. 4)

(p. 682) pradhbaṃsa annihilation, destruction. প্রধ্বংসী a. annihilating, destructive. 36)

(p. 633) pāñjā the five playing-cards or dice; the palm of a hand; an impression of the palm; a letter or permit marked with the impression of the palm of a king or an official authority. পাঞ্জা কষা, পাঞ্জা লড়া v. to try the strength of each other's wrist by seizing it and trying to turn it down. 72)

(p. 654) puraskāra a reward; a prize; remuneration; meed; cordial reception, welcome ('বসাইলা আসনে তারে করি পুরস্কার'); honour, felicitation. পুরস্কার দেওয়া v. to reward. 34)