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GLOSSARY OF NON-ENGLISH WORDS.
P.
Pancha-Parmeshti (9947 ), a collective name for the five kinds
of divine souls, namely, Arhats, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadh
yâyas and Munis. Pankabbâga (i 71), a region below the Madhya Loka. Paramânu (atarm], an atom of matter. Paramâtman (at 1287 ], God. Parjanya (qoja], rain. Pârvati [ga], the consort of Shiva. Pâtâla (qrare), the nether regions. Pati (fa), a husband. Patni [qeni), a wife. Phala [98], fruit ; consequence, Pingalê [Fanat), one of the two principal nerves of the spinal
column. Pitriyâna [famara, the path which leads to the regions of the
manes. Pradesha [n@u], an imaginary point as big as a single particle
of matter. Prajapati (naryfa), the Creator. Prakriti (nafa), material qualities or matter; a kind of force. Pralaya [eta], dissolation of the universe. Prameyatva (sauca), knowableness. Prâņa (oro), life ; vitality ; breath. Prâsamaya-kosha (armaakra), the sphere of prânic activity in the
body; the sheath of prâna. Prâpata [tra), the name of the fourteenth heaven. Prânâyâma [urutera), the method or process of controlling
breath or vitality (prâna). Prârabdha (aa], destiny; a kind of karmic force. Pratibimba (afafarra), a reflection ; an image. Pratyâhâra (straiere), the process or method of controlling the
mind.
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