(p. 951) śumāra counting, enumeration (আদমশুমার = census); calculation; estimate. 8)

(p. 951) śuśuka the porpoise, the dolphin. 13)

(p. 951) śūnya (math.) zero; cipher; nothing; the sky; an open or empty place, space, (the) void; inexistence; absence. a. destitute of, devoid of (জনশূন্য বুদ্ধিশূন্য); vacant; empty; stoical, indifferent. in comp. (used as a sfx.) -less (গৃহশূন্য = homeless). ̃কুম্ভ n. an empty pitcher; (fig.—dero.) a man of no worth or substance, a man of straw. ̃ক্রান্তি-রেখা n. (astr.) the aclinic line. ̃গর্ভ a. containing nothing within, empty; hollow; (fig.) unsubstantial or insincere (শূন্যগর্ভ কথা = empty words). ̃তা n. vacancy; emptiness; stoicism, indifference. ̃দৃষ্টি n. a vacant or blank look. ̃পথ an aerial route. ̃পানে adv. towards the sky. ̃বাদ n. the Buddhist doctrine which holds that the world has evolved out of nothing and will pass into nothing; atheism, nihilism. ̃বাদী a. Buddhistic, Buddhist; atheistical, atheistic; nihilistic. n. a Buddhist; an atheist; a nihilist. শূন্য মন n. a vacant or unoccupied mind; an indifferent or stocial mind. ̃মনে adv. in a vacant mood. ̃মার্গ n. aerial path; passage through the air. ̃যাত্রা n. a flight. ̃স্হান n. empty or vacant space; a blank; a gap. ̃হস্ত a. empty-handed; financially hard up, broke; not carrying any weapon. ̃হস্তে adv. empty-handedly; without (having any) money; without carrying any weapon. ̃হাত same as ̃হস্ত । ̃করণ n. act of making empty; evacuation. শূন্যীকৃত a. emptied; evacuated. 20)

(p. 951) śruti hearing; audition; the ear; hearsay (জনশ্রুতি); a myth; a legend; mythology; legends collectively; the Vedas; (mus.) a subtle note that is heard at the time of changing the voice from one note to another, (cp.) a quarter-tone. ̃কটু, ̃কঠোর a. grating on ears, harsh to hear, grating, jarring; cacophonous, cacophonic. ̃গোচর a. coming within the range of hearing, audible. ̃নাট্য n. a drama that is enjoyed not by seeing it acted but by listening to it. ̃ধর a. capable of remembering whatever one hears. n. such a person. ̃পথ n. the ear-hole; the range of hearing, earshot. ̃মধুর a. sweet to hear. ̃মূল n. the root or base of the ear. ̃লিখন n. act of writing to dictation; shorthand writing, stenography. ̃লিপি n. a script written to dictation or by shorthand. ̃লেখক n. a writer taking dictation; a shorthand writer, a stenographer. ̃সুখকর a. pleasant to hear. 115)

(p. 942) śāmā1 a lamp. ̃দান n. a portable lampstand, a lampad. 19)

(p. 951) ślīla courteous, polite; modest; decent. ̃তা n. courtesy, politeness; modesty; decency. শ্লীলতাহানি n. violation of modesty, outraging the modesty (of a woman). 133)

(p. 939) śaśāṅka the lunar crescent, a digit of the moon. ̃শেখর same as শশীভূষণ । 34)

(p. 935) śapa a finely woven large mat. 47)

(p. 935) śakya capable of being done. ̃তা n. practicability, feasibility; capability. 21)

(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. 939) śarāba wine. 15)

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

(p. 944) śāsaka a subduer; a ruler, a governor; an administrator (fem. administratrix); a controller, a repressor; one who enjoins; a discipliner, a chastiser, a chastener. জেলা-শাসক n. a district magistrate. ̃মণ্ডলী n. the governing body, the administrative body, the administration; the government. ̃সম্প্রদায় n. the ruling class. 11)

(p. 942) śāḍ়i an Indian woman's loincloth, the sari. 2)

(p. 951) śōharata announcement, proclamation. ঢোল-শহরত n. proclamation by beat of drums. 86)