(p. 944) śikhaṇḍa, śikhaṇḍaka a peacock's tail; a tuft of hair on the head maintained uncut as by Brahmans. শিখণ্ডী n. the peacock; a character of the Mahabharata; (fig.) one from behind whose cover some misdeed is done. 39)

(p. 944) śiṅi, śiṅgi a scaleless and slender fresh-water fish akin to the barbel. 48)

(p. 939) śaśīmukhī one who has a face resembling the moon (in beauty). 40)

(p. 935) śatābda, śatābdī a century. 40)

(p. 951) śrōtriẏa a Brahman versed in the Vedas; a class of Brahmans who are not kulins (কুলীন); a Brahman of this class. 125)

(p. 935) śakta2 hard, not soft; strong; stiff, obdurate; durable, tight; firm, steady; stubborn; severe, rigorous; strict; rigid; strenuous; niggardly, stingy (খরচের বেলায় সে শক্ত); harsh (শক্ত কথা) excruciating (শক্ত ব্যথা); difficult. শক্ত ঘানি (fig.) a very hard taskmaster; (fig.) a hard nut to crack; a very obdurate man. শক্ত পাল্লায় পড়া to have to deal with a person who is more than one's match, to catch a tartar. শক্তের ভক্ত নরমের যম (fig.) one who flatters a strong opponent but tyrannizes over a weak one, a jackal in Brobdingang playing the lion in Lilliput. 18)

(p. 935) śama cessation, desistance; alleviation, mitigation; mental (and also sensual) restraint or calm; subsidence or conquest of desire. 56)

(p. 939) śastra a weapon which is to be wielded by the hand and not thrown (e.g. a sword); a weapon; an iron tool for handicrafts; a surgical instrument or knife. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a surgeon. ̃চিকিত্সা n. surgery. ̃জীবী same as শস্ত্রাজীব । ̃ত্যাগ n. act of laying down or relinquishing one's arms. ̃ধর, ̃ধারী, ̃পাণি a. bearing arms, armed. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of using weapons. শস্ত্রাগার n. an armoury; an arsenal. শস্ত্রাজীব a. earning one's livelihood as a professional soldier. n. a soldier. 42)

(p. 944) śilpa artistry; a work of art; a craft, a handicraft; arts and crafts; a technical art; an industry; fine arts. শিল্প অধিকর্তা n. the Director of Industries. ̃কর্ম n. a work of art; a handicraft; artistry. ̃কলা n. fine arts. ̃কলাবিত্ a. versed in fine arts. ̃কার same as শিল্পী । ̃কুশল a. skilled in handicraft or in artistic work. ̃কৌশল, নৈপুণ্য n. artistic skill; artistry; the method or technique of a work of art; technical skill. ̃জাত a. manufactured, industrial. ̃প্রদর্শনী n. an art exhibition; an industrial exhibition. ̃বিদ্যা n. a technical or industrial art; a craft; a handicraft; a fine art. ̃বিদ্যালয় n. an industrial or technical school; a school of fine arts, an art school. ̃বিধি n. an industrial act; a rule of art. ̃মন্ত্রক n. the ministry of industry. ̃যন্ত্র n. a machine. ̃যান্ত্রিক n. an industrial engineer. ̃যোজন a. industrialization. ̃শালা n. a workshop, a manufactory; a smithy; a studio, an atelier; a museum of arts and crafts. শিল্পায়ন n. industrialisation. শিল্পালয় n. an art institute. শিল্পিক a. artistic. শিল্পী n. an artist, a fine artist; an artisan; a handicraftsman (fem. handicraftswoman); (rare) an industrial or technical worker. 84)

(p. 951) śōbhana beautiful, lovely; comely, debonair; graceful; elegant; decorous; decent; becoming. fem. শোভনা । শোভনীয় a. becoming. 70)

(p. 935) śaktu a kind of farina made by grinding pulses, pulse-meal. 20)

(p. 942) śāḍ়i an Indian woman's loincloth, the sari. 2)

(p. 951) śudhu empty (শুধু হাতে); bare (শুধু চোখে); mere, only (শুধু জল). adv. merely, simply, only (শুধু হাসছে). শুধু শুধু adv. for nothing (শুধু শুধু মার খাওয়া); in vain (শুধু শুধু চেষ্টা করা). 2)

(p. 944) śāśbata eternal; everlasting, perpetual; immortal. fem. শাশ্বতী । 10)

(p. 949) śītkāra hissing sound (indicating sudden sensation of pleasure). 14)