(p. 935) śakha a capricious inclination or liking; a fancy; a hobby; a pursuit for amusement (শখের চাকরি); one's own accord or choice. শখ করা v. to incline to or choose or pursue capriciously or for amusement; to undertake or invite or choose voluntarily (শখ করে বিপদ ডাকা). 23)

(p. 939) śarmā a common surname of Brahmins (বিষ্ণুশর্মা); (in vaunts etc.) I, I the speaker, myself (এই শর্মা). 25)

(p. 935) śajanē a kitchen plant, the horseraddish. ̃খাড়া n. the edible stem or stalk of this plant. 30)

(p. 942) śādi (Mus.) marriage. শাদি করা v. to marry, to wed. 5)

(p. 935) śabēbarāta a Muslim festival. 54)

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

(p. 939) śallakī the porcupine. 31)

(p. 939) śarat, śaratkāla autumn. শরত্কালীন a. autumnal. 8)

(p. 935) śabda a sound; a noise; a cry or call (পাখির শব্দ, কুকুরের শব্দ); a word. শব্দ করা v. to make a sound or noise; to cry or call. ̃কর, ̃কারী a. making a sound or noise; crying or calling. ̃কোষ n. a lexicon; a dictionary. ̃তত্ত্ব n. philology. ̃তরঙ্গ n. a sound-wave. ̃তাত্ত্বিক a. philological. n. a philologist. ̃দ্বৈত n. reduplication of words. ̃প্রকরণ n. orthography. ̃বহ a. conveying sounds or sound-waves. ̃বিন্যাস n. arrangement of words; (gr.) syntax. ̃বেধী var. of ̃ভেদী । ̃ব্রহ্ম n. the Supreme Being consisting of sound only (cp. Logos); the Vedas. ̃ভাণ্ডার n. the treasure of words; the total corpus of words of a language. ̃ভেদী a. capable of hitting the target by merely hearing the sound made by it. ̃যোজনা n. adding or supplementing words. ̃ময় a. full of sound; noisy; word. ̃শক্তি n. different imports of a word; the capacity of words for conveying significance, power of words. ̃শাস্ত্র n. the science of words; grammar; philology; branches of learning collectively. ̃হীন a. soundless; noiseless; speechless; silent. শব্দাতীত a. beyond words; not expressible in words. শব্দায়মান a. in the state of making sounds, sounding; resounding. শব্দার্থ n. the meaning of a word, a word-meaning. শব্দালংকার n. any one of the figures of speech based on sound, such as, alliteration, onomatopoeia etc. শব্দিত a. sounded; filled with sound; resounded. 55)

(p. 951) śaurya valour, prowess; heroism; strength and courage. ̃শালী a. valorous, valiant; heroic; strong and courageous. fem. ̃শালিনী । 91)

(p. 935) śaṅkara Shiva (শিব); a species of seafish. fem. শঙ্করী Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 24)

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

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

(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. 951) śbāsa breathing, respiration; breath; asthma; asthmatic spasm; the last gasp. শ্বাস ওঠা v. to be in the last gasp; to be attacked with a spell of asthmatic spasm. শ্বাস ছাড়া v. to breathe out, to exhale. শ্বাস নেওয়া v. to breathe in, to inhale. দুর্গন্ধ শ্বাস n. foul breath; (med.) halitosis. শ্বাসকষ্ট n. breathing trouble; laboured breathing, dyspnoea; laboured breathing of a dying person. ̃কেন্দ্র n. (anat.) the respiratory centre. ̃ক্রিয়া n. breathing, respiration. ̃গ্রহণ n. inhalation. ̃গ্রহণ করা same as শ্বাস নেওয়া । ̃ত্যাগ n. exhalation. ̃ত্যাগ করা same as শ্বাস ছাড়া । ̃নালী n. (anat.) the windpipe, the trachea. ̃প্রশ্বাস n. breathing, respiration. ̃যন্ত্র n. (anat.) the respiratory organ, lungs. ̃রোগ n. any disease characterized by breathing trouble, such as, asthma, bronchitis etc. ̃রোধ n. suffocation or choking; bated breath. ̃রোধ করা v. to suffocate; to choke; to make breathless. ̃রোধ হওয়া v. to be suffocated or choked; to become breathless. ̃রোধক a. suffocating, choking. শ্বাসারি n. a medicine or cure for breathing trouble. 97)