(p. 951) śunāni (law) a hearing. 4)

(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. 944) śisa, śis a whistling sound made by contracting one's lips, a whistle; a sweet short note (as of birds). শিস দেওয়া v. to whistle.

(p. 951) śrōtā a hearer; a listener. 122)

(p. 942) śārṅga of horns; made of horn. n. a (shooting) bow made of horn. ̃ধর ̃পাণি, শার্ঙ্গী n. one armed with a hornmade bow; Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). 35)

(p. 949) śukhā dry; exclusive of bed and board (শুখা মাইনের কাজ). n. drought (হাজাশুখা); roasted or sunned tobacco used as quids or in bidis (বিড়ি). 33)

(p. 951) śēṣa (myth.) a king of snakes; end, termination; close; conclusion, finish; completion; ruin or destruction or death (শত্রুর শেষ দেখা); the rear, the backside, the back-end, the rearmost or backmost part or position (সবার শেষে); the last or lowest position or place (সব শেষে); remainder, balance; settlement, solution (তর্কের শেষ). a. last; concluding; ultimate; final; lowest; rearmost; remaining. শেষ করা v. to finish, to complete, to end, to conclude; to ruin or destroy or kill, to do (one) in. শেষ হওয়া v. to be finished or concluded; to end, to conclude; to close; to be ruined or destroyed or killed. শেষ অবস্হা, শেষ দশা n. the last or final stage; the end; the dying stage. ̃কালে adv. at last, in the end. ̃পাদ n. the last quarter. শেষ বিচার n. the Last Judgment, Doom. শেষ বিচারের দিন the Judgmentday, Doomsday. শেষ বিচারক n. the Final Judge. ̃ভাগ n. the last part; the remaining portion. ̃মুহুর্ত n. the last moment, the eleventh hour. ̃যাত্রা n. the last journey; death. ̃রক্ষা n. that which saves the situation at the last moment, happy ending of a situation which seems hopeless. ̃রাত, ̃রাত্রি n. the last part of the night; small hours. শেষাবস্হা same as শেষ অবস্হা । শেষাশেষি adv. at the last moment, at the eleventh hour; at last, in the end, at long last; ultimately; finally. শেষে adv. in the end; in conclusion; towards the close; ultimately, finally; at last; last (সে শেষে এল). শেষোক্ত a. mentioned last of all; last-named. 43)

(p. 944) śikṣaẏitā a teacher. fem. শিক্ষয়িত্রী । 34)

(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. 951) śailēndra the lord or king of mountains; the Himalayas. 52)

(p. 951) śōṣaka absorbing; drying up; sucking in; (fig.) extorting. n. an absorber; a sucker; (fig.) an extortioner, sponger. 83)

(p. 951) śōla a large tubular fish. 79)

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

(p. 942) śāla3 a large pike for impalement of criminals; (fig.) a heart-rending affliction or grief. 39)

(p. 951) śmaśāna, śmaśānapurī, śmaśānabhūmi a crematorium, a crematory, a cremationground; (fig.) a deserted and cheerless place, house etc. শ্মশানে পরিণত করা v. to turn into or reduce to a cheerless desert. শ্মশানকালী n. Goddess Kali (কালী), the presiding deity of crematoria. শ্মশানচারী a. roaming or living in crematoria. fem. শ্মশানচারিণী । শ্মশানবন্ধু n. one who accompanies or carries a dead body to the crematorium. শ্মশানবাসী a. living in crematoria. fem. শ্মশানবাসিনী । শ্মশানবৈরাগ্য n. the perception of transitoriness of the world, with which the mind of a visitor to a crematorium becomes imbued for a while; (fig.) sham distaste or aversion for the world just before death. 99)