(p. 935) śakaṭa a vehicle, a carriage, a cart, a car. গো-শকট n. a bullock-cart; a hackery. বাস্পীয় শকট a railway train. ̃চালক n. a carter, a driver, a carman; a coachman. 6)

(p. 939) śaraṇa a shelter, a refuge; recourse; (rare) a resort, a retreat, a house; a shelterer; a protector. শরণ নেওয়া v. to take shelter; to come or go for a shelter or refuge; to have recourse to. শরণাগত, শরণাপন্ন a. one who has come for shelter. n. a refugee. fem. শরণাগতা, শরণাপন্না । শরণর্থী a. seeking shelter or refuge. n. a refugee. শরণ্য a. giving or capable of giving shelter or protection; worthy of being sheltered or protected. 7)

(p. 939) śāka any edible herb or creeper, spinach, spinage. শাক দিয়ে মাছ ঢাকা (fig.) a ludicrous and futile attempt at concealing a detestable offence. ̃ভাত same as শাকান্ন । ̃পাতা n. pl. edible herbs, creepers and leaves collectively; (fig.) extremely poor food. ̃সবজি n. edible herbs, creepers, fruits and roots collectively; vegetables, greens. ̃সবজির খেত a kitchen garden. শাকান্ন n. (lit.) a dish of only rice and spinach; (fig.) very poor or simple food. শাকাহারী n. a person subsisting on lean vegetarian diet. 50)

(p. 939) śākuna of birds, avian. ̃বিত্ n. an augur. ̃বিদ্যা n. augury. শাকুনিক n. a fowler; an augur. 51)

(p. 939) śalā, śalākā a long pin or stick of metal or wood; (med.) a probe; a skewer. 27)

(p. 951) śrōtrī of শ্রোতা । 126)

(p. 944) śirōmaṇi, śirōratna a jewel for the head; a title given to Sanskrit scholars; (fig.) an object of glory or reverence, a glorious or reverend person, an excellent person. 77)

(p. 939) śākta devoted to or worshipping Sakti or the female principle of creation. n. a worshipper of Sakti, a Sakta, a Shakta. ̃পদাবলি n. (pl.) poems or lyric poems in adoration of Sakti, the Goddess of creation or Goddess Kali. 52)

(p. 935) śayyā a bed; bedding; a couch or cot. শয্যা তোলা v. to put up or put away a bed. শয্যা পাতা v. to make a bed. শয্যা নেওয়া v. to become bedridden; to lie down. ̃কণ্টকী, (loos.) ̃কণ্টক n. a malady in which one feels as if one's bed is a bed of thorns. ̃গত same as ̃শায়ী । ̃চ্ছাদন, ̃চ্ছাদনী n. a bedspread, a coverlet, a bedcover; a bedsheet. ̃পার্শ্ব n. bedside. ̃প্রান্ত n. the end of a bed. শয্যা রচনা করা v. to make a bed. ̃শায়ী a. bedridden, bedfast; lying down. fem. ̃শায়িনী । ̃সঙ্গী, ̃সহচর n. a bedfellow; a husband; a paramour (fem. ̃সঙ্গিনী, ̃সহচরী a concubine, a paramour).

(p. 935) śabala dappled, variegated; brindled. fem. শবলা, শবলী । 53)

(p. 942) śāṇa a whetstone; a grindstone; (also শাণ-পাথর); whetting; edge, sharpness; শাণ দেওয়া v. to whet, to sharpen; (fig.) to stimulate; (fig.) to make poignant. ̃ওয়ালা n. a whetter, a sharpener. ̃পাথর n. a whetstone. শাণিত a. whetted, sharpened (শাণিত তরবারি); sharp; (fig.) stimulated (শাণিত ক্ষুদা); (fig.) poignant, cutting to the quick (শাণিত তিরস্কার). 3)

(p. 939) śākya a Kshatriya clan. ̃মুনি, ̃সিংহ n. Gautama Buddha. 53)

(p. 935) śanaiścara (myth.) a deity who is the son of the sun-god; Saturn. 46)

(p. 951) śrāddha a respectful and well-wishing offering to the manes, obsequies, sraddha; (sarcas.) extravagant use or spending, waste; (কথার শ্রাদ্ধ, টাকার শ্রাদ্ধ); (rather vul.) tremendous persecution or utter ruin; vituperation; (sl.) an undesirable affair. শ্রাদ্ধ করা v. to perform one's sraddha ceremony; (sarcas.) to use or spend extravagantly; to waste, (rather vul.) to persecute tremendously or ruin utterly; to revile. শ্রাদ্ধ খাওয়া v. to partake of the feast given on the occasion of a sraddha ceremony. শ্রাদ্ধ গড়াবে v. (sl.) the (undesirable) affair will go a long way. ̃কার্য, ̃ক্রিয়া n. (performance of) obsequies or sraddha. ̃শান্তি n. sraddha and similar other rites so that the manes enjoy blessed peace. 109)

(p. 951) śūna poet, corrup. of শূন্য । 19)