(p. 967) saṃskāra purification; the sacrament of purification or reclamation; a sacrament (দশবিধসংস্কার); cleansing; dressing (কেশসংস্কার); reformation, reforms; mending, repair; correction, amendment (ভ্রমসংস্কার); revision (গ্রন্হসংস্কার); an irrational belief or notion, a stock notion; a prejudice or superstition; an impression (on the mind); innate knowledge or feeling, intuition, instinct (পূর্বজন্মের সংস্কার). সংস্কার করা v. to purify; to purify or reclaim sacramentally; to cleanse; to dress, to reform; to mend, to repair; to correct, to amend; to revise. অন্ধ সংস্কার n. a blind or irrational notion, a prejudice. গৃহ সংস্কার n. house-repair; (daily) cleansing of a house. বেশ সংস্কার n. tidying up of one's dress; dressing. সংস্কারক n. a purifier; a sacramental purifier or reclaimer; a cleaner; a dresser; a reformer; a mender, a repairer, a repairman; a corrector, an amender; a reviser. ̃সাধন করা same as সংস্কার করা । ̃বদ্ধ a. bound by stock notions or superstitions or prejudices or instincts. ̃বর্জিত, ̃হীন a. (rare) not having received any sacrament; free from superstition or prejudice or stock notions. ̃বাদ n. the doctrine that the world may be made better by human effort, meliorism. ̃বিমুখ a. averse to reforms; conservative. সংস্কারাচ্ছন্ন a. thoroughly dominated by or blinded by superstitions or prejudices or stock notions. 47)

(p. 1024) sūpa curry, soup; a curry of pigeon-pea. ̃কার n. a cook. 4)

(p. 1004) sādhanā same as সাধন, and—austere or arduous practice (সংগীত সাধনা); austerities; an object to attain for which an arduous endeavour is being made (আমাদের সাধের সাধনা); an austere vow or difficult goal (ভারতের সাধনা); importunity (সাধ্যসাধনা). সাধন করা v. to endeavour austerely or arduously; to be engaged in austere ascetic practice; to worship God; to practice austerely or arduously; (rare) to importunate. 3)

(p. 1043) syāṅāta, syāṅgāta (usu. dero. or joc.) a bosom friend or companion; an accomplice. 3)

(p. 1014) su1 an auspicious or beautiful or good person or thing. 9)

(p. 1017) suniścaẏa, suniścita thoroughly certain or positive or sure or convincing; thoroughly assured or convinced. adv. certainly, positively, surely; convincingly; assuredly. সুনিশ্চিতভাবে same as সুনিশ্চিত (adv.). 24)

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

(p. 963) saṅkēta a beckoning, a beck, a gesture; a hint; a sign; a signal; a presage; a clue; a rule; a secret tryst for lovers. 26)

(p. 974) sadarpa proud, boastful, arrogant, haughty. সদর্পে adv. proudly, boastfully, arrogantly, haughtily. 49)

(p. 967) saṃśōdhita purified; reformed; rectified; amended; corrected; revised. 37)

(p. 1030) shagana cessation, stopping; postponement, suspension, adjournment; coming to a standstill. 33)

(p. 1035) sbapakṣa one's own party or team. স্বপক্ষীয় a. of one's own party or team. fem. স্বপক্ষীয়া । 37)

(p. 1021) sulēkhaka a good writer or author, a writer remarkable for perspicuity. fem. সুলেখিকা । 21)

(p. 989) samāharaṇa gahering, collection. সমাহরণ করা v. to gather, to collect. 8)

(p. 990) sampādita performed, accomplished, executed; edited. 29)