(p. 951) śēkhara a crown, a diadem, a coronet; a chaplet; a peak, a crest, a summit. 33)

(p. 949) śudhā1 to repay, to pay back.

(p. 951) śuruẏā soup. 10)

(p. 944) śirani an oblation of sweets offered to deities or to the spirits of deceased holy persons. 67)

(p. 949) śītādhikya excess of cold. 10)

(p. 944) śikhī the peacock. 44)

(p. 944) śimba, śimbā, śimbi, śimbikā the kidney-bean or its plant; the bean, the legume; a pod. 62)

(p. 942) śānānō2 to whet, to sharpen; (fig.) to stimulate; (fig.) to make poignant. 8)

(p. 935) śamīdhānya any leguminous grain, pulse, bean etc. 60)

(p. 951) śōbhita beautifully existing; beautified; embellished; decked; adorned; decorated; graced. 73)

(p. 944) śilībhūta fossilized; petrified. 82)

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

(p. 935) śatāṃśa one hundred parts; (pop.) one hundredth part. 39)

(p. 935) śabara an ancient non-Aryan hunting community of India; a member of this community; a hunter. fem. শবরী । 52)

(p. 951) śrāddha a respectful and well-wishing offering to the manes, obsequies, sraddha; (sarcas.) extravagant use or spending, waste; (কথার শ্রাদ্ধ, টাকার শ্রাদ্ধ); (rather vul.) tremendous persecution or utter ruin; vituperation; (sl.) an undesirable affair. শ্রাদ্ধ করা v. to perform one's sraddha ceremony; (sarcas.) to use or spend extravagantly; to waste, (rather vul.) to persecute tremendously or ruin utterly; to revile. শ্রাদ্ধ খাওয়া v. to partake of the feast given on the occasion of a sraddha ceremony. শ্রাদ্ধ গড়াবে v. (sl.) the (undesirable) affair will go a long way. ̃কার্য, ̃ক্রিয়া n. (performance of) obsequies or sraddha. ̃শান্তি n. sraddha and similar other rites so that the manes enjoy blessed peace. 109)