(p. 944) śimula the silk-cotton plant. শিমুল তুলো n. silk-cotton, kapok. 61)

(p. 939) śākhī having branches, branched, ramose. n. a tree. 55)

(p. 944) śāhi (Mus.) royal (শাহি বাগ). 24)

(p. 951) ślīpada elephantiasis. 132)

(p. 939) śastra a weapon which is to be wielded by the hand and not thrown (e.g. a sword); a weapon; an iron tool for handicrafts; a surgical instrument or knife. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a surgeon. ̃চিকিত্সা n. surgery. ̃জীবী same as শস্ত্রাজীব । ̃ত্যাগ n. act of laying down or relinquishing one's arms. ̃ধর, ̃ধারী, ̃পাণি a. bearing arms, armed. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of using weapons. শস্ত্রাগার n. an armoury; an arsenal. শস্ত্রাজীব a. earning one's livelihood as a professional soldier. n. a soldier. 42)

(p. 944) śālika a kind of small yellow-beaked singing bird of the myna group, the house myna. 2)

(p. 944) śila a stone slab or flat mortar for grinding spices (শিলনোড়া); hailstone, hail; a flat stone for sharpening tools, (cp.) a grindstone. ̃নোড়া n. the mortar and the pestle. শিল পড়া v. to hail. শিল পড়ছে it hails. 80)

(p. 939) śalya a long pin or stick of metal or wood; (med.) a probe; a thorn; a fishbone; a sharp-pointed mythological missile; an arrow; an arrowhead, (fig.) cause of affliction or displeasure of the heart. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a surgeon. ̃চিকিত্সা n. surgery; a surgical operation. ̃তন্ত্র, ̃বিদ্যা n. surgery. শল্যোদ্ধার করা v. to extract a thorn, arrow etc. (from a body); (fig.) to remove a cause of affliction or displeasure from the heart. 30)

(p. 935) śaci, śacī the wife of Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. 29)

(p. 935) śakunta the bird; the vulture. ̃লা n. fem. one who has been protected by a bird. 16)

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

(p. 942) śāna2 a paved or cemented floor. শান বাঁধানো v. to pave. 6)

(p. 939) śaśā the cucumber. 33)

(p. 949) śukra (astr.) the Venus; the vesper; sperm, semen; the preceptor of daityas (দৈত্য) (usu. শুক্রাচার্য). ̃তারল্য n. spermatorrhoea, involuntary seminal discharge. ̃বার, ̃বাসর n. Friday. শুক্রাণু n. spermatozoid. 31)

(p. 949) śiharita thrilled; horripilating; shivering or shuddering. 4)