(p. 935) śa1 the thirtieth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 951) ślēṣa (rhet.) pun; (loos.) a ridicule hinted artfully, an irony, an insinuation. শ্লেষ করা v. to direct an ironical remark (at or against); to insinuate (against). শ্লেষোক্তি n. an ironical or insinuating or quibbling remark. 134)

(p. 939) śaśīprabhā moonlight, moonbeam. 38)

(p. 951) śrēṣṭhā greatest; chief, principal; best, excellent; (pop.) greater or better, superior. fem. শ্রেষ্ঠা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. the state of being the greatest or chief or best or excellent; superiority or pre-eminence. 118)

(p. 942) śāẏinī of শায়ী । 27)

(p. 944) śirīṣa the rain-tree; its flower. 72)

(p. 951) śaithilya looseness, flaccidity; dishevelled or blowsy state; slackness; laxness; tiredness, fatigue; slowness, tardiness; absence of earnestness or carefulness. 45)

(p. 939) śākhā a branch of a tree, a bough; a ramus (pl. rami); a section, a part, a subordinate division, a branch; an offshoot. ̃কন্টক n. a thorn. ̃কলম n. (bot.) a cutting. ̃চ্যুত a. fallen or detached from a branch or bough. ̃নদী n. a tributary. শাখান্তরাল n. a position screened off by the branches of a tree. ̃প্রশাখা n. pl. branches and twigs (of a tree); rami and ramuli; ramifications, sections and sub-sections; offshoots large and small. ̃বিন্যাস n. (bot.) branching, ramification. ̃মৃগ. n. a ramal animal; the monkey; the ape. 54)

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

(p. 951) śōhinī an Indian musical mode. 87)

(p. 935) śatāẏu living for a hundred years. শতায়ু ব্যক্তি a. centenarian. 41)

(p. 935) śamīdhānya any leguminous grain, pulse, bean etc. 60)

(p. 951) ślēṣmā nasal mucus, catarrh, rheum; mucus; phlegm. বুকে শ্লেষ্মা জমা v. to have congestion in one's chest. শ্লেষ্মা ঝরা v. to have one's nose running. ̃ঘটিত same as শ্লৈষ্মিক । ̃প্রধান a. having predominance of phlegm, phlegmatic. 135)

(p. 944) śiśira dew; frost. ̃কণা n. a dewdrop. ̃ধৌত a. washed with dew. ̃পাত n. dewfall. ̃বিন্দু n. a dewdrop. ̃স্লাত a. bathed in dew. ̃সিক্ত a. drenched in or wet with dew. শিশিরাঙ্ক a. (phys.) dewpoint. 87)

(p. 951) śōka mourning or grief. শোক করা v. to mourn, to grieve (for). ̃গাথা,̃গীতি n. an elegy; a dirge. ̃গ্রস্ত a. bereaved; grief-stricken. ̃চিহ্ন n. a sign or token of mourning. ̃জনক a. mournful; woeful, distressing, sad, lamentable. ̃যাত্রা n. a funeral procession. ̃সংগীত n. an elegy; a dirge. ̃সন্তপ্ত a. afflicted with grief, grief-stricken. ̃সভা n. a condolence meeting. ̃সাগর n. an ocean of grief. ̃সূচক a. indicating grief or mourning. শোকাকুল a. beside oneself with grief, overwhelmed with grief. শোকাগ্নি same as শোকানল । শোকাচ্ছন্ন a. beset or overwhelmed with grief. শোকাতুর same as শোকার্ত । শোকানল n. the burning fire of grief. শোকাবহ same as ̃জনক । শোকাবিষ্ট same as শোকাচ্ছন্ন । শোকাবেগ n. outburst of grief. শোকাভিভূত same as শোকাচ্ছন্ন । শোকার্ত a. grief-stricken. শোকোচ্ছ্বাস same as শোকাবেগ । 58)