(p. 935) śaṅkha the conch; a conchshell (esp. one that is sounded by blowing); a conchbangle. n. & a. billion (1,,,). ˜চক্রগদাপদ্মধারী a. carrying a conch-shell, a discus, a mace and a lotus. n. an appellation of God Narayana. ̃চিল n. a species of white-breasted kite. ̃চূড় n. the kingcobra. ̃চূর্ণ n. conchshell powder. ̃চূর্ণী see শঙ্খিনী । ̃ধ্বনি, ̃নাদ n. the sound of blowing a conchshell. ̃ধ্বনি করা, ̃নাদ করা v. to blow a conchshell. ̃বণিক n. a dealer and worker in articles of conchshells. ̃বলয় n. a bangle for the wrist made of conchshell. ̃বিষ n. white arsenic, ratsbane. শঙ্খিনী n. a woman of the third of four sexual categories; the evil spirit of a woman who has died when her husband is still alive, a female ghoul (also শঙ্খচূর্ণী). 28)

(p. 939) śarba Shiva (শিব). 22)

(p. 951) śūnya (math.) zero; cipher; nothing; the sky; an open or empty place, space, (the) void; inexistence; absence. a. destitute of, devoid of (জনশূন্য বুদ্ধিশূন্য); vacant; empty; stoical, indifferent. in comp. (used as a sfx.) -less (গৃহশূন্য = homeless). ̃কুম্ভ n. an empty pitcher; (fig.—dero.) a man of no worth or substance, a man of straw. ̃ক্রান্তি-রেখা n. (astr.) the aclinic line. ̃গর্ভ a. containing nothing within, empty; hollow; (fig.) unsubstantial or insincere (শূন্যগর্ভ কথা = empty words). ̃তা n. vacancy; emptiness; stoicism, indifference. ̃দৃষ্টি n. a vacant or blank look. ̃পথ an aerial route. ̃পানে adv. towards the sky. ̃বাদ n. the Buddhist doctrine which holds that the world has evolved out of nothing and will pass into nothing; atheism, nihilism. ̃বাদী a. Buddhistic, Buddhist; atheistical, atheistic; nihilistic. n. a Buddhist; an atheist; a nihilist. শূন্য মন n. a vacant or unoccupied mind; an indifferent or stocial mind. ̃মনে adv. in a vacant mood. ̃মার্গ n. aerial path; passage through the air. ̃যাত্রা n. a flight. ̃স্হান n. empty or vacant space; a blank; a gap. ̃হস্ত a. empty-handed; financially hard up, broke; not carrying any weapon. ̃হস্তে adv. empty-handedly; without (having any) money; without carrying any weapon. ̃হাত same as ̃হস্ত । ̃করণ n. act of making empty; evacuation. শূন্যীকৃত a. emptied; evacuated. 20)

(p. 951) śaukhina given to niceties; given to luxury, luxurious; having refined or delicate taste; dainty; fancy (শৌখিন জিনিস = fancy goods). ̃তা n. luxuriousness; inclination to niceties; possession of refined or delicate taste; daintiness. 88)

(p. 951) śōtha dropsy. শোথ নামা v. to have dropsical swelling. 62)

(p. 939) śarat, śaratkāla autumn. শরত্কালীন a. autumnal. 8)

(p. 951) śubha weal, well-being, (the) good. a. doing good, beneficial, benefactory; auspicious; favourable; promising. fem. a. শুভা, শুভংকর (inc.) ̃কর same as ̃ঙ্কর । ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. an auspicious work; a solemn or religious rite or function or ceremony. ̃ক্ষণ n. an auspicious or favourable moment or time; an opportunity, a chance. ̃গ্রহ n. (astrol.) an auspicious or favourable planet or star. ̃ঙ্কর a. doing good, beneficial, benefactory. ̃ঙ্করী a. fem. of ̃ঙ্কর । n. a system of arithmetical calculation introduced by Shubhankar. ̃দ, ̃দায়ক same as ̃ঙ্কর fem. ̃দা । ̃দৃষ্টি n. an auspicious or favourable or kind look or (astrol.) aspect; the solemn rite of the bride and bridegroom looking at each other at a Hindu wedding. ̃ফল n. a happy result or outcome. ̃লক্ষণ n. an auspicious sign or mark or omen. ̃লগ্ন n. an auspicious moment. ̃সংবাদ n. good news. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষা n. well-wishing. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী a. well-wishing. n. a wellwisher. fem. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষিণী । শুভাগমন n. an auspicious coming; a kind visit, a welcome visit. শুভানুধ্যান same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষা । শুভানুধ্যায়ী same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী fem. শুভানুধ্যায়িনী । শুভানুষ্ঠান n. an auspicious or solemn function or ceremony. শুভার্থী same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী fem. শুভার্থিনী । শুভাশীর্বাদ n. kind blessing or benediction. শুভাশুভ n. weal and woe; good and evil. শুভেচ্ছা n. well-wishes, good wishes. 6)

(p. 951) śbēta the white colour. a. white; (of hair) grey. ̃কায় a. white complexioned. ̃কুষ্ঠ n. leucoderma. ̃চর্ম a. white-skinned, white-complexioned. ̃দ্বীপ n. a mythological island, the island of the moon; (often facet.) the British Isles. ̃পাথর, ̃প্রস্তর n. marble. ̃প্রদর n. leucorrhoea, whites. ̃রক্ত কণিকা a white corpuscle. ̃শ্মশ্রু a. greybearded. ̃সর্ষপ n. white mustard, Brassica alba. ̃সার n. starch. ̃অযুক্ত শ্বেতসার (bot.) simple starch. ̃হস্তী n. (lit. & fig.) a white elephant. শ্বেতাঙ্গ a. one whose complexion is white. □ n. the white man; a European or American. শ্বেতাভ a. having a slightly white glow or tinge, whitish; (loos.) incandescent. শ্বেতি, । শ্বেতী n. leucoderma. 98)

(p. 951) śrauta enjoined or sanctioned in the Vedas, Vedic. 127)

(p. 951) śēkhara a crown, a diadem, a coronet; a chaplet; a peak, a crest, a summit. 33)

(p. 944) śāśbata eternal; everlasting, perpetual; immortal. fem. শাশ্বতী । 10)

(p. 935) śakuni the vulture; a character of the Mahabharata; (fig.) a relative who, by giving evil counsel, leads a family to ruin. 15)

(p. 939) śaśā the cucumber. 33)

(p. 951) śruti hearing; audition; the ear; hearsay (জনশ্রুতি); a myth; a legend; mythology; legends collectively; the Vedas; (mus.) a subtle note that is heard at the time of changing the voice from one note to another, (cp.) a quarter-tone. ̃কটু, ̃কঠোর a. grating on ears, harsh to hear, grating, jarring; cacophonous, cacophonic. ̃গোচর a. coming within the range of hearing, audible. ̃নাট্য n. a drama that is enjoyed not by seeing it acted but by listening to it. ̃ধর a. capable of remembering whatever one hears. n. such a person. ̃পথ n. the ear-hole; the range of hearing, earshot. ̃মধুর a. sweet to hear. ̃মূল n. the root or base of the ear. ̃লিখন n. act of writing to dictation; shorthand writing, stenography. ̃লিপি n. a script written to dictation or by shorthand. ̃লেখক n. a writer taking dictation; a shorthand writer, a stenographer. ̃সুখকর a. pleasant to hear. 115)

(p. 935) śamīdhānya any leguminous grain, pulse, bean etc. 60)