(p. 944) śāstra Hindu scriptures; any scripture; a treatise; an art or science. ̃কার n. an author of a Hindu scripture or any scripture or of a treatise. ̃চর্চা করা same as শাস্ত্রানুশীলন করা । ̃জ্ঞ a. versed in scriptures. ̃জ্ঞান n. scriptural knowledge. ̃জ্ঞানী, ̃দর্শী same as ̃জ্ঞ । ̃নিন্দা n. denunciation of scriptures. ̃নিষিদ্ধ a. forbidden by scriptures; unscriptural. ̃পারদর্শী a. thoroughly versed in scriptures. ̃বচন n. a scriptural teaching; a gospel truth. ̃বহির্ভূত a. not contained in scriptures; unscriptural. ̃বিদ same as ̃জ্ঞ । ̃বিধান, ̃বিধি n. a scriptural prescription or injunction; holy rite, a sacred ritual. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. unscriptural. ̃বিহিত a. enjoined or prescribed by scriptures. ̃ব্যাখ্যা n. exposition or explanation of the teachings of scriptures. ̃সংগত, ̃সম্মত same as ̃বিহিত । ̃সিদ্ধ a. confirmed by scriptures, lawful. শাস্ত্রানুমত, শাস্ত্রানুমোদিত same as শাস্ত্রবিহিত । শাস্ত্রানুযায়ী a. obedient to scriptures, scriptural. adv. same as শাস্ত্রানুসারে । শাস্ত্রানুশীলন n. study of scriptures. শাস্ত্রানুশীলন করা v. to study of scriptures. শাস্ত্রানুসারে adv. in accordance with scriptures, obeying scriptures, scripturally. শাস্ত্রার্থে n. significance or (true) meaning of scriptural saying. শাস্ত্রালাপ n. scriptural discussion or talk. শাস্ত্রালাপ করা v. to discuss (or talk about) scriptures; (loos.) to discuss any technical subject. শাস্ত্রালোচনা n. discussion about or study of scriptures. শাস্ত্রালোচনা করা v. to discuss or study scriptures; (loos.) to discuss any technical subject. শাস্ত্রী a. versed in scriptures. n a title given to men versed in scriptures. শাস্ত্রীয় a. scriptural. শাস্ত্রীয় বচন a scriptural saying; a gospel truth. শাস্ত্রীয় সংগীত classical music. শাস্ত্রোক্ত a. sanctioned by the holy writ; mentioned in scriptures. 19)

(p. 939) śalabha a kind of corn-pest; the grasshopper; the locust. 26)

(p. 935) śabala dappled, variegated; brindled. fem. শবলা, শবলী । 53)

(p. 951) śōdhana purification; sanctification, consecration; clearing or refining; rectification; amendment, correction; revision; reclamation; reformation; repayment; payment; acquittance. শোধন করা v. to purify; to sanctify, to consecrate; to cleanse or refine; to rectify; to amend, to correct; to revise; to reform. শোধনী a. fem. same as শোধক । শোধনীয় a. to be or capable of being purified or sanctified or consecrated or cleansed or refined or rectified or corrected or reformed or repaid or paid. 65)

(p. 944) śikakābāba meat with spices roasted on a skewer. 28)

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

(p. 951) śrōtṛbarga, śrōtṛmaṇḍalī the audience. 123)

(p. 935) śambara a kind of antelope with branched horns; a mythological demon. শম্বরারি n. the enemy or slayer of Shambar (শম্বর) the demon; Madana (মদন) the Hindu love-god. 61)

(p. 942) śāli1 the autumnal paddy (শালিধান ।) 49)

(p. 944) śāsti punishment; a sentence (ভুল শাস্ত্রি); (fig.) severe affliction. শাস্তি দেওয়া v. to punish; to sentence; (fig.) to afflict. শাস্তি পাওয়া v. to be punished or sentenced; (fig.) to be afflicted. ̃বিধান n. infliction of punishment or penalty, administering punishment. ̃ব্যবস্হা n. punitive measures; provision for punishment. ̃মূলক a. punitive. 18)

(p. 951) śyāma cloud-coloured; dark blue; bottlegreen; green; dark-coloured; jet black; having a dark yet very sweet complexion, (cp.) brunet (fem. brunette). n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). শ্যাম রাখি কি কুল রাখি to have to choose between one's lover and infamy on the one hand and one's husband and good name on the other; (fig.) to be between the horns of a dilemma. ̃কান্তি a. having a dark yet very sweet complexion. ̃বর্ণ n. cloudlike colour; dark blue or bottle-green colour; green or dark colour; jet black colour; dark yet very sweet complexion. a. same as শ্যাম (a.). ̃ল (poet.) ̃র a. same as শ্যাম (a.). fem.শ্যামলা । শ্যামলা বসুন্ধরা the (mother) earth green with crops and vegetation. ̃লতা, ̃লিমা n. the state of having cloud-like or dark blue or bottle-green or green or dark colour or a dark yet very sweet complexion. ̃লী a. (loos.) fem. of ̃ল । n. a pet name for a dark-coloured cow. ̃সুন্দর n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); a small bird of the munia family, the blackheaded munia. ̃ক, শ্যামা1 variants of শ্যামাক । শ্যামা2 a. fem. of শ্যাম (a.). n. (rhet.) an uncommonly beautiful woman having a dazzlingly bright cream-coloured complexion, who is very pleasant to touch; Goddess Kali কালী; a song-bird of the thrush-family, the shama; an evergreen creeper. শ্যামাক n. a kind of wild paddy. শ্যামাঙ্গ a. dark-complexioned. fem. শ্যামাঙ্গ, শ্যামাঙ্গী, শ্যামাঙ্গিনী । শ্যামাপোকা n. a green-coloured winged insect found in late autumn. শ্যামায়মান a. getting dark, darkening, getting or becoming bottlegreen, or green. 102)

(p. 935) śakadbīpa Scythia. 9)

(p. 949) śukta, śuktani a dish of bitters, bitterscurry. 29)

(p. 951) śō expressing: a swishing or whirring or whizzing sound. 56)