(p. 1007) sāhitya literature; a book (ধর্মসাহিত্য); composition, writing (প্রচারসাহিত্য). ̃কলা n. the art of literary composition. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. field of literature. ̃চর্চা n. literary pursuit or discussion. সাহিত্যচর্চা করা v. to compose or study or cultivate literature. ̃জগত্ n. the literary world, the world of letters. ̃বৃত্তি, ̃ব্যবসায় n. the literary profession. ̃ব্যবসায়ী n. same as সাহিত্যিক (n.). ̃ভান্ডার n. the store or repertory of literature. ̃রথী n. an eminent litterateur or writer. ̃শিল্প same as ̃কলা । ̃সভা n. a literary society or gathering; the literary world. ̃সমাজ n. the literary world, litterateurs collectively. ̃সমালোচক n. a critic of literature; a literary critic. ̃সমালোচনা n. literary criticism. সহিত্যসেবা করা v. to pursue or compose or study or cultivate literature devotedly. ̃সেবী a. devoted to literature; devotedly pursuing or composing or studying or cultivating literature. n. a devotee of literature; a litterateur, a writer, an author. সাহিত্যাকাশ same as ̃জগত্ । সাহিত্যাচার্য n. one profoundly versed in literature; a connoisseur or a great teacher of literature; a great author or litterateur. সাহিত্যানুশীলন same as ̃চর্চা । সাহিত্যালোচনা n. literary discussion. সাহিত্যালোচনা করা v. to discuss literature. সাহিত্যিক a. literary (সাহিত্যিক বৈঠক); pursuing literature (সাহিত্যিক লোক). n. a litterateur, a man of letters, a writer, an author (fem. an authoress). 89)

(p. 963) sa1 the thirty-second consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 1006) sāptāhika weekly. n. a weekly journal, a weekly. 7)

(p. 998) sasēmirā stupefaction, bewilderment, nonplus, daze. 3)

(p. 980) sama equal; equivalent; similar, resembling (মৃত্যুসম); identical, same; uniform; straight; level flat; even, not odd (সমরাশি); impartial (সমদর্শী). n. (mus.) the terminal point of a measure. 76)

(p. 990) sarja the sal tree. 111)

(p. 1021) sulabha, sulabhya easily obtainable or available; cheap. সুলভে adv. cheaply. 16)

(p. 1018) supuṣṭa well-nourished, well-developed; plumb; adiposed. 21)

(p. 1021) surā wine; alcohol; spirits. ̃পাত্র n. a decanter; a wine cup, a wine-glass. সুরা পান করা v. to drink wine, to drink; to tipple; to booze. ̃পানাভ্যাস n. drinkinghabit ̃পানোম্মত্ত a. Sottish, besotted; drunk; drunken, boozed up, the worse for liquor. ̃পানোম্মত্ততা n. sottishness, besottedness, drunkenness. ̃পায়ী a. addicted to drinking, tipsy, bacchant; boozy. n. a drunkard, a bacchant; a tippler. ̃রঞ্জিত a. (of eyes) reddened on account of drinking. ̃সার n. alcohol. নির্জল সুরাসার absolute or pure alcohol. বিশুদ্ধ বা শোভিত সুরাসার rectified spirit. 2)

(p. 1018) suphalā yielding abundant fruits, abundantly or richly fructiferous or frugiferous; highly productive or fertile. 34)

(p. 989) samāsōkti (rhet.) a figure of speech involving parallelism between the subject in hand and something understood (cp. personification, pathetic fallacy). (e.g. 'ঠকা ঠাঁই ঠাঁই কাঁদিছে নেহাই'). 7)

(p. 1025) sēkāla ancient times, the days of yore; past or bygone days, the past. সেকাল ও একাল the past and the present. 5)

(p. 1014) sun̐di the waterlily, the lotus. 13)

(p. 972) sajāti of the same nationality; agnate; kindred; homogeneous. n. such a person. সজাতীয় a. same as সজাতি (a.). 20)

(p. 1030) stambha a pillar, a post; a perpendicular section of a page or of a table, a column; stupor; motionlessness; stiffness; stagnancy; stagnation; stopping. স্তম্ভক n. a cylinder. স্তম্ভন n. stupefaction; act of causing to fall in a stupor; act of making motionless or stagnant; stiffening; stopping; act of making immobile or powerless by means of occult incantation etc. স্ভম্ভাকার a. shaped like a pillar; columnal; cylindrical. 20)