(p. 944) śirōdēśa the region of the head; the head, the crown; top. 73)

(p. 951) śuruẏā soup. 10)

(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. 951) śrābaṇa1 the fourth month of the Bengali calendar. ধারা-শ্রাবণ n. Shrabana (শ্রাবণ) the month of incessant rain or ceaseless downpour. 111)

(p. 944) śāsaka a subduer; a ruler, a governor; an administrator (fem. administratrix); a controller, a repressor; one who enjoins; a discipliner, a chastiser, a chastener. জেলা-শাসক n. a district magistrate. ̃মণ্ডলী n. the governing body, the administrative body, the administration; the government. ̃সম্প্রদায় n. the ruling class. 11)

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

(p. 942) śālagrāma, śālagrāma-śilā a black-geode worshipped as the symbol of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). 42)

(p. 935) śaṅkha the conch; a conchshell (esp. one that is sounded by blowing); a conchbangle. n. & a. billion (1,,,). ˜চক্রগদাপদ্মধারী a. carrying a conch-shell, a discus, a mace and a lotus. n. an appellation of God Narayana. ̃চিল n. a species of white-breasted kite. ̃চূড় n. the kingcobra. ̃চূর্ণ n. conchshell powder. ̃চূর্ণী see শঙ্খিনী । ̃ধ্বনি, ̃নাদ n. the sound of blowing a conchshell. ̃ধ্বনি করা, ̃নাদ করা v. to blow a conchshell. ̃বণিক n. a dealer and worker in articles of conchshells. ̃বলয় n. a bangle for the wrist made of conchshell. ̃বিষ n. white arsenic, ratsbane. শঙ্খিনী n. a woman of the third of four sexual categories; the evil spirit of a woman who has died when her husband is still alive, a female ghoul (also শঙ্খচূর্ণী). 28)

(p. 944) śilīmukha an arrow; the bee, the bumblebee, the wasp. 83)

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

(p. 949) śīdhu honey; a kind of alcoholic drink made from sugar-cane juice. 15)

(p. 942) śālāja, śālābu a wife of a brother-in-law, a sister-in-law. 48)

(p. 949) śudhā1 to repay, to pay back.

(p. 951) ślāghanīẏa, ślāghya praiseworthy, laudable, commendable; desirable. 129)

(p. 935) śajanē a kitchen plant, the horseraddish. ̃খাড়া n. the edible stem or stalk of this plant. 30)