පුරාණය, n. One of a class of H. sacred and poetical works, which are said to have been compiled or composed by the poet ව්‍යාස. Of these there are eighteen, with eighteen supplementary works called Upa Purana, උප පුරාණ. They treat of the creation, destruction and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Man us and the transactions of their descendants. These works constitute the H. theology, and are much studied.

පාරි·මුඛ්‍යය, n. presence, අභිමුඛය.

පෙච්ච, ad. hereafter, මතු, in the next world, පරලොවදි.

පූජා·ප්‍රසාදි·තැන, n. R. C. priest.

පද්‍යේත්පත්ත·ශාස්ත්‍ර·ඥයා, n. etymologist.

පුද්ගල, a.individual, personal: see පුද්ගලික.

ප්‍ර·කරය, n. heap, ගොඩක්, quantity, හුඟක්; bundle, bunch (of flowers), පොකුර; aid, උප කාරය; usage, ව්‍යවහාරය; aloe Wood, අගිල් ලී.

පෙන, පෙණ, &c., n. lather, froth, scum, spume, foam.

පුර, post. in the presence of, before, ඉදිරිපිට, හමුයෙහි.

පුෂ්ප·වාණයා, n. (වාණ arrow), ap. of Cupid.