পর্যুদাস [ paryudāsa ] n utter defeat, rout, crush; com plete frustration; prevention or repulse.

পর্যুষিত [ paryuṣita ] a stale (পর্যুষিতল অন্ন).

পর্যেষণ, পর্যেষণা [ paryēṣaṇa, paryēṣaṇā ] n search, investigation; research.

পর্শুকা [ parśukā ] n a rib, a vertebra.

পর্ষদ, পর্ষত্ [ parṣada, parṣat ] n a council, a board.

পল¹ [ pala¹ ] n a measure of time (= 24 sec onds); a moment, a while, a very short time; a measure of weight (= 8 তোলা).

পল² [ pala² ] n a bevel (পল-তোলা).

পলক [ palaka ] n wink or blink (of eyes); a very short time, an instant, a moment; an eyelid. পলক পড়া v. (of eyes) to close, to wink, to blink. পলক ফেলা v. to wink, to blink. ̃পাত n. closing of eyelids. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. (of eyes) unwinking unblinking; (of sight or look) steadfast, fixed, winkless. পলকে পলকে every moment; in very quick succession. পলকে প্রলয় instant disaster (with little or no warning). পলকের মধ্যে, পলকে adv. in an instant, instantly; in the twinkling of an eye.

পলকা [ palakā ] a brittle, fragile; frail; delicate; unsubstantial.

পলটন [ palaṭana ] n an armed force; a platoon.

পলটি [ palaṭi ] v (imperf.) turning back.

পলতা [ palatā ] n the creeper bearing পটোল (this is used as a bitter pot-herb).

পলতে [ palatē ] n the wick of a lamp.

পল-তোলা [ pala-tōlā ] a bevelled.

পলল [ palala ] n meat; silt, slime; alluvium. পলল ভূমি n. alluvial soil.

পলস্তারা [ palastārā ] n a plaster (esp. one composed of slaked lime, sand and hair, and used for coating walls etc.). পলস্তারা দেওয়া বা লাগানো v. to plaster.

পলা¹ [ palā¹ ] n coral.

পলা² [ palā² ] n a kind of tiny ladle or spoon.

পলাগ্নি [ palāgni ] n bile.

পলাণ্ডু [ palāṇḍu ] n onion.

পলাতক [ palātaka ] a fugitive, fleeing; absconding. ☐ n. a fugitive; an absconder. fem. পলাতকা । পলাতক হওয়া v. to abscond.

পলান্ন [ palānna ] n a highly spiced dish of rice and meat boiled in clarified butter, pilau.

পলায়ন [ palāẏana ] n 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 es cape, about to run away.

পলায়মান [ palāẏamāna ] a fleeing, fugitive; absconding; escaping. fem. পলায়মান ।

পলায়িত [ palāẏita ] a fled; absconded; escaped, fem. পলায়িতা ।

পলাশ [ palāśa ] n a kind of beautiful red flower having no fragrance; its tree, the dhak, the palas, Butea monosperma.

পলি [ pali ] n silt; alluvium. পলি পড়া v. to col lect alluvial deposit, to silt. পলি-পড়া a. silted up. ̃মাটি n. alluvium, silt; allu vial soil.

পলিজ [ palija ] a alluvial.

পলিত [ palita ] n grey-hairedness, grey-headed ness; greyness; grey. ☐ a. grey; aged, old. ̃কেশ a. grey-haired; old, aged.

পলীয় [ palīẏa ] n protein.

পলু [ palu ] n a species of silk-worm living on the mulberry tree.

পলো [ palō ] n a pail-shaped wicker-basket for catching fish.

পল্বল [ palbala ] n any small pool of water (esp. a shallow one).

পল্যয়ন [ palyaẏana ] n a saddle; a caparison; a panel, a pack-saddle.

পল্লব [ pallaba ] n a leaf (বৃক্ষপল্লব, নবপল্লব); a lid (অক্ষিপল্লব); a new tree-leaf; the forepart of a young shoot or sprout bearing new leaves (আম্রপল্লব). ̃গ্রাহিতা n. surface-grazing; dilettantism; eclec ticism; smattering acquaintance. ̃গ্রাহী a. dilettantish; smattering. পল্লবগ্রাহী লোক a dilettante (pl. dilettanti); a smat terer. পল্লবিত a. containing leaves, leafy; full of new leaves; sprouted; de tailed, exhausted; exaggerated (পল্লবিত বর্ণনা).

পল্লি, পল্লী [ palli, pallī ] n a small area of human habi tation containing a cluster of houses, a locality (গোপপল্লি); a hamlet; a village; a municipal division, a ward. ̃অঞ্চল n. a rural area; countryside. পল্লি উন্নয়ন n. village development, rural uplift. ̃গীতি n. folksong, village song. ̃গ্রাম n. a vil lage. ̃জীবন n. rural life, countrylife. ̃নৃত্য n. a country-dance. ̃বধু n. a country-woman, a country-wife. ̃বালা, ̃বালিকা n. a country-girl; a country maid. ̃বাস n. a village home; a coun try residence; act of living in a coun try. ̃বাসী a. living in a country, rural; (dero.) rustic. ☐ n. a countryman (fem. a country-woman), a villager. (dero.) a rustic. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃বাসী ভদ্রলোক a country gentleman. ̃ভবন n. a village home; a country residence; a country-house, a country seat. ̃মঙ্গল সমিতি vil lage welfare society. ̃সংগঠন n. rural organization, rural development. ̃সংস্কার n. rural reconstruction; village upliftment. ̃সমিতি n. a village society.

পশতু, পশতো [ paśatu, paśatō ] n Pushtu, Pushtoo, Pashto, a language of the Afghans.

পশম [ paśama ] n wool; fur. পশম পরিস্কার করা to card or comb wool. পশমিনা n. a kind of very fine woollen cloth. পশমি a. woollen; made of fur.

পশলা [ paśalā ] n a short spell of fall (as of rain), a shower.

পশা [ paśā ] v (poet.) to enter; to penetrate.

পশু [ paśu ] n a quadruped animal, a beast, a brute; a beastly or brutal man; an atten dant of Shiva (শিব). গবাদি পশু cattle. গৃহপালিত পশু a domestic animal; (pl.) livestock. বলির পশু a sacrificial beast. ভারবাহী পশু a beast of burden, a draught animal, a pack animal. শিকারি পশু a beast of prey. শিকারের পশু a game. ̃চর্ম n. animal skin; hide; pelt. ̃চারণ n. act of grazing cattle, grazing. পশুচারণ করা v. to graze or feed cattle. ̃চারণ ক্ষেত্র n. a pasturage, a grazing-field. ̃চারণযোগ্য a. pasturable. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a veterinary surgeon. ̃ত্ব n. animality; beastliness; brutality. ̃ধর্ম n. bestiality; sexual in tercourse or copulation. ̃ধর্মা a. bes tial; brutal; addicted to excessive sexual intercourse or copulation. ̃পতি Shiva (শিব). ̃পাল a. herd or flock of animals or livestock. ̃পাল, ̃পালক n. a herdsman, a cowherd; a shepherd; a goatherd. ̃পালন n. act of rearing and tending and raising livestock, live stock farming. ̃পালনবিশারদ n. a live stock expert. ̃বত্ a. beast-like, beastly, bestial, brutal. ̃বত্ আচরণ bestiality, brutality. ̃রাজ n. the king of beasts; the lion. ̃লোম n. wool; fur. ̃শক্তি n. brute force. ̃শালা n. a zoological gar den, a zoo; a cattleshed; a stable. ̃শিকার n. game-hunting, hunting. ̃শিকারি n. a game-hunter, a hunter (fem. a huntress). ̃সুলভ same as পশুবত্ ।

পশ্চাত্ [ paścāt ] adv & prep. after, at or to the back of (পশ্চাত্ আসিতেছে). □ adv. after wards, later (পশ্চাত্ বলা); in or to the west. ☐ a. living at the back; reverse (পশ্চাত্ দিক). ☐ n. the back; the back side, the rear; the future. পশ্চাতে adv. behind (গৃহের পশ্চাতে); later, after wards (পশ্চাতে বলব).

পশ্চাত্পদ [ paścātpada ] a retreated; withdrawn; turned back; lagging behind. পশ্চাত্পদ হওয়া v. to retreat; to withdraw; to turn back; to lag behind.

পশ্চাত্তাপ [ paścāttāpa ] n repentance, remorse.

পশ্চাদ্গতি [ paścādgati ] n retrograde motion, backward movement. পশ্চাদ্গমন n. retrogression, going after, following. পশ্চাদ্গমন করা v. to follow, to go after. পশ্চাদ্গামী a. fol lowing, going after. পশ্চাদ্গামী হওয়া v. to follow, to go after. পশ্চাদ্বর্তী a. lying behind; lagging behind; following, coming after or behind. পশ্চাদ্বর্তী হওয়া v. to lie behind; to lag behind; to fol low. পশ্চাদনুসরণ n. act of following; pursuit. পশ্চাদনুসরণ করা v. to follow; to pursue. পশ্চাদনুসরণকারী a. following; pursuing. ☐ n. a follower; a pursuer. fem. পশ্চাদনুসরণকারিণী ।

পশ্চাদপসরণ [ paścādapasaraṇa ] n retreat.

পশ্চাদ্ভূমি [ paścādbhūmi ] n the rear; the background; hin terland.