(p. 935) śabēbarāta a Muslim festival. 54)

(p. 942) śālaprāṃśu as tall as a sal tree. 45)

(p. 939) śastra a weapon which is to be wielded by the hand and not thrown (e.g. a sword); a weapon; an iron tool for handicrafts; a surgical instrument or knife. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a surgeon. ̃চিকিত্সা n. surgery. ̃জীবী same as শস্ত্রাজীব । ̃ত্যাগ n. act of laying down or relinquishing one's arms. ̃ধর, ̃ধারী, ̃পাণি a. bearing arms, armed. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of using weapons. শস্ত্রাগার n. an armoury; an arsenal. শস্ত্রাজীব a. earning one's livelihood as a professional soldier. n. a soldier. 42)

(p. 935) śaṃsana, śaṃsā praise, compliment. শংসাপত্র n. a certificate; a testimonial. 3)

(p. 935) śakta2 hard, not soft; strong; stiff, obdurate; durable, tight; firm, steady; stubborn; severe, rigorous; strict; rigid; strenuous; niggardly, stingy (খরচের বেলায় সে শক্ত); harsh (শক্ত কথা) excruciating (শক্ত ব্যথা); difficult. শক্ত ঘানি (fig.) a very hard taskmaster; (fig.) a hard nut to crack; a very obdurate man. শক্ত পাল্লায় পড়া to have to deal with a person who is more than one's match, to catch a tartar. শক্তের ভক্ত নরমের যম (fig.) one who flatters a strong opponent but tyrannizes over a weak one, a jackal in Brobdingang playing the lion in Lilliput. 18)

(p. 949) śukti, śuktikā nacre, abalone, ear-shell, oyster. শুক্তি-বীজ n. pearl. 30)

(p. 944) śiñjinī an anklet that makes jingling noise (usu. by dancers). 51)

(p. 935) śaktu a kind of farina made by grinding pulses, pulse-meal. 20)

(p. 951) śōṇita blood. ̃ধারা n. a stream or flow of blood; (loos.) blood-circulation. ̃কণা, ̃কণিকা n. a small drop of blood; (anat.) a blood-corpuscle. ̃পাত n. bloodshed; haemorrhage. শোণিতপায়ী প্রাণী a blood-sucker. ̃পিপাসা n. bloodthirstiness. ̃পিপাসু a. bloodthirsty. ̃প্রবাহ same as ̃ধারা । ̃মোক্ষণ n. (med.) blood-letting. ̃রঞ্জিত a. smeared with blood, bloodstained, bloodbespotted, bloody. ̃শিরা n. a vein; an artery. ̃শোষণ n. act of sucking in others' blood; (fig.) extortion. ̃স্নান n. blood-bath. স্রাব n. haemorrhage. শোণিতাক্ত same as ̃রঞ্জিত । 60)

(p. 935) śapa a finely woven large mat. 47)

(p. 949) śukhā dry; exclusive of bed and board (শুখা মাইনের কাজ). n. drought (হাজাশুখা); roasted or sunned tobacco used as quids or in bidis (বিড়ি). 33)

(p. 935) śaka the Scythian race; a Scythian; an era introduced in 78 A.D. (also শকাব্দ); any year (বাংলা শক). 5)

(p. 935) śanākta identification. শনাক্ত করা v. to identify. 44)

(p. 951) śēṭha an upcountry merchant. 37)

(p. 951) śōla a large tubular fish. 79)