(p. 961) ṣāṇmāsika six-monthly, half-yearly. 26)

(p. 961) ṣatbaṇatbajñāna (lit.) knowledge of the right use of the letters ষ and ণ; (fig.) common sense. 20)

(p. 961) ṣaḍ়dhā of six kinds or manners; six times. adv. in six kinds or manners; six times. 9)

(p. 961) ṣaḍ়guṇa multiplied by six, six times. 5)

(p. 961) ṣaṣṭi sixty. ̃তম a. sixtieth. fem. ̃তমী । 21)

(p. 961) ṣaṇmāsa (a period of) consecutive six months, a half-year. 18)

(p. 961) ṣaḍ়rasa six kinds of flavour or taste or tang (viz. sweet, sour, salt, pungent, astringent, bitter). 13)

(p. 961) ṣaṇḍa the bull, the ox; a eunuch. ষণ্ডা a. as obstinate and hefty as a bull; bullheaded; robust, hefty. ষণ্ডামর্ক (erron.) ষণ্ডামার্ক n. (myth.) Sanda (ষণ্ড) and Amarka (অমর্ক), two roguish and godless teachers; (pop.) a very obstinate and robust rogue, a rowdy, a ruffian. 16)

(p. 961) ṣaḍ়yantra a conspiracy, a secret plot, an intrigue. ষড়যন্ত্র করা v. to conspire, to plot, to intrigue. ̃কারী n. a conspirator, a plotter, an intriguer. 12)

(p. 961) ṣaṣṭha sixth. ষষ্ঠাংশ n. a sixth part; onesixth. ষষ্ঠী a. fem. of ষষ্ঠ n. fem. a female deity who protects human babies; (gr.) the sixth case-ending; the sixth day of a lunar fortnight; the sixth day of the lunar fortnight when the ceremony of awakening Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) is held for her annual worship. ষষ্ঠীর কৃপা obtaining a child through the grace of Goddess Sasthi (ষষ্ঠী); the grace of Goddess Sasthi; being blessed with many children. ষষ্ঠীতত্পুরুষ n. (gr.) a system of forming compounds in which the first word actually drops the sixth case-ending. ষষ্ঠীবাটা n. a ceremonial gift sent to a son-in-law on the eve of জামাইষষ্ঠী (see জামাই). ষষ্ঠীবুড়ি n. Goddess Sasthi (ষষ্ঠী). 22)

(p. 961) ṣaḍ়ānana one having six faces; (myth.) Kartikeya the commandar of the heavenly host. 15)

(p. 961) ṣaḍ়ja (mus.) the first note of the natural major scale, C. 7)

(p. 961) ṣāṭa2 sixty. 25)

(p. 961) ṣaḍ়darśana the six systems of Hindu philosophy. 8)

(p. 961) ṣṭhībana spitting.