(p. 935) śaṭha deceitful; swindling; knavish; sly; crooked. n. a knave, a crook. ̃তা, শঠতাচরণ n. deceit; swindling; knavery, chicanery; false play; sharp practice; slyness; crookedness. শঠতা করা v. to chicane, to deceive, to play false. শঠে শাঠ্যং an eye for an eye; a blow for a blow. 34)