(p. 939) śali a dry measure of corn. 28)

(p. 944) śibā the vixen; (loos.) the fox. 55)

(p. 944) śiba good, weal, well-being; one of the three principal Hindu gods, Shiva. a. good, beneficial; auspicious. শিব গড়তে বাঁদর গড়া (fig.) to do evil in one's attempt to do something good. ̃চর্তুদশী n. the fourteenth lunar day of the month of Phalgoon (ফাল্গুন) when Shiva is worshipped. ̃জ্ঞান n. the conception that all is good (যাত্রায় শিবজ্ঞান). n. the state of Shiva. শিবত্বপ্রাপ্তি n. death. ̃নেত্র n. the upturned eyes of Shiva; one with such eyes (eyes become so upturned on the eve of one's death). ̃বাহন n. the bull. ̃রাত্রি n. the night of ̃চতুর্দশী । শিবরাত্রির সলতে (fig.) the only son or the sole surviving descendant. ̃লিঙ্গ n. a phallic symbol of Shiva. ̃লোক n. the abode of Shiva. 54)

(p. 944) śirōmaṇi, śirōratna a jewel for the head; a title given to Sanskrit scholars; (fig.) an object of glory or reverence, a glorious or reverend person, an excellent person. 77)

(p. 942) śālāja, śālābu a wife of a brother-in-law, a sister-in-law. 48)

(p. 944) śithāna the place or position at the head of a person lying; a pillow. 53)

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

(p. 951) śyāma cloud-coloured; dark blue; bottlegreen; green; dark-coloured; jet black; having a dark yet very sweet complexion, (cp.) brunet (fem. brunette). n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). শ্যাম রাখি কি কুল রাখি to have to choose between one's lover and infamy on the one hand and one's husband and good name on the other; (fig.) to be between the horns of a dilemma. ̃কান্তি a. having a dark yet very sweet complexion. ̃বর্ণ n. cloudlike colour; dark blue or bottle-green colour; green or dark colour; jet black colour; dark yet very sweet complexion. a. same as শ্যাম (a.). ̃ল (poet.) ̃র a. same as শ্যাম (a.). fem.শ্যামলা । শ্যামলা বসুন্ধরা the (mother) earth green with crops and vegetation. ̃লতা, ̃লিমা n. the state of having cloud-like or dark blue or bottle-green or green or dark colour or a dark yet very sweet complexion. ̃লী a. (loos.) fem. of ̃ল । n. a pet name for a dark-coloured cow. ̃সুন্দর n. Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); a small bird of the munia family, the blackheaded munia. ̃ক, শ্যামা1 variants of শ্যামাক । শ্যামা2 a. fem. of শ্যাম (a.). n. (rhet.) an uncommonly beautiful woman having a dazzlingly bright cream-coloured complexion, who is very pleasant to touch; Goddess Kali কালী; a song-bird of the thrush-family, the shama; an evergreen creeper. শ্যামাক n. a kind of wild paddy. শ্যামাঙ্গ a. dark-complexioned. fem. শ্যামাঙ্গ, শ্যামাঙ্গী, শ্যামাঙ্গিনী । শ্যামাপোকা n. a green-coloured winged insect found in late autumn. শ্যামায়মান a. getting dark, darkening, getting or becoming bottlegreen, or green. 102)

(p. 944) śibānī Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) the wife of Shiva (শিব). 56)

(p. 944) śiti white; black or blue. ̃কণ্ঠ n. one with a blue-coloured neck; Shiva (শিব); the peacock. 52)

(p. 935) śapā, ṃśapāt expressing; the noise of a quick and forceful stroke as of a whip; the swishing noise. 49)

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

(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)

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

(p. 951) śrēṇi, śrēṇī a line, a row, a range; a series (সংখ্যাশ্রেণি); a community, a class (ধনিকশ্রেণি); a collection, a herd, a flock, a swarm (হস্তিশ্রেণি, পিপীলিকাশ্রেণি); a school or college class, a class, a form (ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণি, বি.এ. শ্রেণি); a division (তিন শ্রেণিতে বিভক্ত); (phys.) a grade. ̃ফল n. sum of series. ̃বদ্ধ, ̃বিন্যস্ত a. arranged in a line or row, aligned, arrayed; (esp. in bot.) classified. ̃বন্ধ, ̃বিন্যাস n. alignment, arrayment; classification. ̃বন্ধ-পদ্ধতি, ̃বন্ধ-প্রণালী n. the system of alignment or arrayment or (chiefly in bot.) classification. ̃বন্ধসূত্র n. principles of classification. ̃বিভাগ n. classification; division into castes or communities or classes or groups. ̃ভুক্ত a. included in a particular line or class. 116)