(p. 939) śākhā a branch of a tree, a bough; a ramus (pl. rami); a section, a part, a subordinate division, a branch; an offshoot. ̃কন্টক n. a thorn. ̃কলম n. (bot.) a cutting. ̃চ্যুত a. fallen or detached from a branch or bough. ̃নদী n. a tributary. শাখান্তরাল n. a position screened off by the branches of a tree. ̃প্রশাখা n. pl. branches and twigs (of a tree); rami and ramuli; ramifications, sections and sub-sections; offshoots large and small. ̃বিন্যাস n. (bot.) branching, ramification. ̃মৃগ. n. a ramal animal; the monkey; the ape. 54)