(p. 606) panḍita learned, erudite; au fait, versed; wise; experienced; expert, skilled. n. a teacher of Bengali and Sanskrit literature and language, a pundit. ̃চূড়ামণি n. (lit. and fig.) the most precious jewel amongst learned men; the most learned man. ̃প্রবর, ̃বর same as পন্ডিতশ্রেষ্ঠ । ̃মন্ডলী n. an assembly of learned people; the learned community, the intelligentsia. ̃মুর্খ a. versed in bookish learning but bereft of common sense, learned but unpractical; a wise fool, a wiseacre. n. such a man, a learned fool, a pedant. ̃মানী same as পন্ডিতম্নন্য । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. most learned. n. the most learned man. পন্ডিতম্নন্য, পন্ডিতাভিমানী a. one who unduly assumes an air of (superior) learning or wisdom. পন্ডিতম্নন্য ব্যক্তি a wiseacre. পন্ডিতি n. the post or office of a teacher of Sanskrit and Bengali; (sarcas). wisdom or learning (পন্ডিতি ফলানো). a. of or like ancient pundits (পন্ডিতি চালচলন); abounding in Sanskrit words and strictly following rules of Sanskrit grammar পন্ডিতি ভাষা. 20)

(p. 692) prādhikāra authority. প্রাধিকারিক n. a special officer. 49)

(p. 645) pārṣṇi the heel; the back; the rear (esp. of an army). ̃গ্রাহ n. an attack from the rear. 7)

(p. 681) pratyākhyāna rejection, refusal; discardment; disallowance, refusal of permission; refusal to entertain; (rare) neglect, slight. প্রত্যাখ্যান করা v. to refuse to accept, to reject, to refuse; to discard; to disallow, to refuse permission; to refuse to entertain, to disappoint; (rare) to neglect, to slight. 12)

(p. 619) parāmānika a barber (by caste or trade). 23)

(p. 652) pīḍ়āpīḍ়i repeated insistence or importunities or forcing. পীড়াপীড়ি করা v. to insist (on) or importune or force repeatedly, to pester, to press for. 25)

(p. 606) panasa the jack-fruit; the jack-tree. 69)

(p. 684) pramathana act of trampling or routing or subduing or killing. 43)

(p. 619) parāhata defeated, vanquished, overcome; obstructed, resisted, prevented; frustrated. 31)

(p. 615) paranindā slander, vilification, animadversion. পরনিন্দা করা v. to slander, to animadvert. 27)

(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. 615) pararāṣṭra a foreign state or country. ̃নীতি n. (pol.) foreign policy. পররাষ্ট্র দপ্তর n. a foreign office. পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রক n. the ministry of external affairs. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the minister of external affairs. ̃সচিব n. a foreign secretary.

(p. 614) paẏajāra a loose shoe fixed to the foot only by the vamp, a slipper. 2)

(p. 601) pañji, pañjī, pañjikā an almanac, a calendar, an ephemeris; a chronicle, a journal, a diary (ঘটনাপঞ্জি). পঞ্জিকর, পঞ্জিকাকার n. the maker of an almanac. 63)

(p. 681) pratyabhibāda, pratyābhibādana a salute or salutation in return. প্রত্যাভিবাদন করা v. to salute in return, to return a salute. 4)