(p. 951) śōṣaṇa absorption; act of drying up; suction; (fig.) extortion. শোষণ করা v. to absorb; to dry up; to suck in; (fig.) to extort. 84)

(p. 939) śaśā the cucumber. 33)

(p. 951) śērōẏāni a kind of long coat worn by men. 40)

(p. 935) śakti power; strength, might; force; vigour; capacity; capability; potency (as of homoeopathic medicines); (phys.) energy; a state influential in international affairs, a power; (Hindu. myth.) the female principle taking part in the work of creation, Sakti, Shakti, a female deity; Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); an ancient missile. ̃ক্ষয় n. loss of power or strength or energy; (of an army) loss of men. ̃ধর a. powerful, strong. শক্তি প্রয়োগ করা v. to apply force. ̃বর্গ n. pl. states influential in international affairs or taking part in a war, powers. ̃মত্তা, ̃শালিতা n. powerfulness, strength; forcefulness; possession of full vigour. ̃মান, ̃শালী a. powerful, strong. forceful; vigorous; nervous (শক্তিশালী গদ্য). fem. ̃মতী, ̃শালিনী । ̃শেল n. a dreadful or deadly mythological missile. ̃সঞ্চয় n. accumulation of strength or power; accumulation or preservation of energy. শক্তি সঞ্চার করা v. to infuse strength in; to invigorate; to energize. ̃সামর্থ্য n. power and capabilities. ̃সাম্য n. balance of power. ̃হীন a. powerless; weak; impotent. fem. ̃হীনা । ̃হীনতা n. powerlessness; weakness; impotence. 19)

(p. 944) śālu a kind of red-coloured cotton fabric. 6)

(p. 939) śarabata a sweet drink, a beverage, a cordial, sharbat. 10)

(p. 944) śithāna the place or position at the head of a person lying; a pillow. 53)

(p. 951) śailēndra the lord or king of mountains; the Himalayas. 52)

(p. 935) śaba, śabadēha a dead body, a corpse. শবদাহ, শবদাহন n. cremation. শবদাহ করা v. to burn a dead body, to cremate. শবদাহক n. one who cremates, a cremator. শবদাহনচুল্লি n. a cremator; an incinerator.শবদাহস্হান n. a crematorium. শবপরীক্ষা n. post-mortem; autopsy. শবপরীক্ষা করা v. to make a post-mortem of, to autopsy. শবব্যবচ্ছেদ করা v. to dissect a dead body. শবযাত্রা n. a funeral procession শবযান n. a bier. শবসত্কার n. obsequies, funeral rites; cremation. শবসত্কার করা v. to perform the obsequies of; to cremate. শবসাধনা n. a form of mystical rite or religious meditation performed by sitting upon a dead body in a crematorium usu. on a new-moon night; (fig.) a dreadful endeavour to achieve something. শবাকার a. corpselike; looking like a corpse. শবাগার n. a morgue. শবাচ্ছাদন-বস্ত্র n. shroud; a winding-sheet; dead-clothes. শবাধার n. a bier. শবানুগমন করা v. to follow a corpse to the funeral place. শবানুগামী, শবানুযাত্রী n. one who follows a corpse to the funeral place, a mourner. শবাসন n. a posture of yogic exercise in which one lies still with the face up. শবাসনা a. fem. mounted upon a corpse. n. Goddess Kali (কালী). 51)

(p. 942) śāmā2, śāmi an iron ferrule or covering (of a mace, stick etc.) 20)

(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. 951) śbaśura a father-in-law; an uncle-in-law. ̃ঘর n. a woman's father-in-law's house, a husband's house. ̃বাড়ি শ্বশুরালয় n. a man's or woman's father-in-law's house. 93)

(p. 944) śilībhūta fossilized; petrified. 82)

(p. 942) śānānō2 to whet, to sharpen; (fig.) to stimulate; (fig.) to make poignant. 8)

(p. 942) śāẏēra a short lyric poem (usu. composed in Urdu or Hindi), a Sayer. 29)