(p. 944) śikhaṇḍa, śikhaṇḍaka a peacock's tail; a tuft of hair on the head maintained uncut as by Brahmans. শিখণ্ডী n. the peacock; a character of the Mahabharata; (fig.) one from behind whose cover some misdeed is done. 39)

(p. 951) śrēẏa good; weal; welfare; benefit; virtue; religion; final salvation, beatitude. a. good; beneficial; auspicious; proper; best, excellent; (pop.) preferable, better, superior. ̃সী fem. of শ্রেয়ান । ̃স্কর a. doing good (to), beneficial. fem. ̃স্করী । শ্রেয়ান a. better; superior; more beneficial; (loos.) good, excellent, beneficial. শ্রেয়োলাভ n. attainment of good or virtue or final salvation. 117)

(p. 935) śaka the Scythian race; a Scythian; an era introduced in 78 A.D. (also শকাব্দ); any year (বাংলা শক). 5)

(p. 951) śēra the tiger; the lion. 41)

(p. 935) śapatha an oath, a swearing; a vow; a promise. শপথ করা v. to take an oath, to swear; to vow; to promise. শপথ করানো v. to cause to take an oath, to cause to swear or vow or promise. শপথ করে, ̃পূর্বক adv. on oath, with an oath. ̃পত্র n. an affidavit. ̃প্রমাণক n. a Commissioner of affidavits. 48)

(p. 951) śōṣa dryness; juiceless or sapless state; (med.) consumption; (med.) sinus. a. dried up within (শোষ মূলো). 81)

(p. 951) śaibāla lichen, moss; alga (pl. algae). 48)

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

(p. 951) śaitya coldness, cold; chilliness, chill; frigidity; humidity. 44)

(p. 942) śāṇa a whetstone; a grindstone; (also শাণ-পাথর); whetting; edge, sharpness; শাণ দেওয়া v. to whet, to sharpen; (fig.) to stimulate; (fig.) to make poignant. ̃ওয়ালা n. a whetter, a sharpener. ̃পাথর n. a whetstone. শাণিত a. whetted, sharpened (শাণিত তরবারি); sharp; (fig.) stimulated (শাণিত ক্ষুদা); (fig.) poignant, cutting to the quick (শাণিত তিরস্কার). 3)

(p. 951) śrabya fit to hear; audible; intended to be heard (শ্রব্য কাব্য = a poem intended to be heard, not seen i.e., excluding drama). ̃তা n. audibility. 107)

(p. 939) śaśīkara moonbeam; moonlight, moonshine. 36)

(p. 951) śyāōlā lichen, moss; alga. 101)

(p. 949) śun̐ṭha dried ginger. 22)

(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)