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

(p. 951) śubhra white; grey, hoary (শুভ্র কেশ); incandescent, bright (শুভ্র আলোক); (fig.) pure, unblemished, chaste, virtuous (শুভ্র মন). fem. শুভ্রা । শুভ্রতা n. whiteness; (fig.) purity. 7)

(p. 951) śrama labour, toil; physical or manual labour; diligence, assiduity, industry (শ্রম বিনা লেখাপড়া হয় না); exertion, fatigue; rigour (সশ্রম কারাদণ্ড). শ্রম করা v. to labour, to toil; to do physical or manual labour; to apply oneself diligently or assiduously; to exert oneself; to undergo rigours. উত্পাদক শ্রম productive labour. ̃কাতর a. reluctant to toil, grudging labour; lazy. ̃জ n. produced by toil or industry. ̃জনক a. toilsome, strenuous, fatiguing. ̃জল n. perspiration (caused by toil), sweat. ̃জীবী a. earning one's livelihood by manual labour. n. same as শ্রমিক । ̃ণ n. a Buddhist mendicant, ascetic. fem. ̃ণা ̃বণ়্টন, ̃বিভাগ n. (econ.) division of labour. ̃বিমুখ same as ̃কাতর । ̃মন্ত্রক n. the Ministry of Labour. ̃মহাধ্যক্ষ n. Labour Commissioner. ̃লভ্য a. obtainable by effort or application. ̃লব্ধ a. earned by toil or industry. ̃শিল্প n. an industry. ̃শীল, ̃সহিষ্ণু a. devoted to labour, laborious, painstaking, hardy, industrious, diligent, assiduous. ̃শীলতা n. industry, diligence, assiduity. ̃সাধ্য a. involving labour; laborious, toilsome; strenuous; attainable by hard work. শ্রম স্বীকার করা v. to take pains. শ্রমাপনোদন করা v. to allay or remove fatigue; to refresh, to freshen up. শ্রমিক n. a manual labourer, a labourer; a workman, an industrial worker. শ্রমিকআন্দোলন n. labour movement. শ্রমিকগোলযোগ n. labour unrest; labour trouble. শ্রমিকদল n. a gang of labourers; (pol.) the Labour Party. শ্রমিক-সংঘ n. a trade union. শ্রমোপজীবী same as শ্রমজীবী । fem. শ্রমোপজীবিনী । 108)

(p. 935) śakta2 hard, not soft; strong; stiff, obdurate; durable, tight; firm, steady; stubborn; severe, rigorous; strict; rigid; strenuous; niggardly, stingy (খরচের বেলায় সে শক্ত); harsh (শক্ত কথা) excruciating (শক্ত ব্যথা); difficult. শক্ত ঘানি (fig.) a very hard taskmaster; (fig.) a hard nut to crack; a very obdurate man. শক্ত পাল্লায় পড়া to have to deal with a person who is more than one's match, to catch a tartar. শক্তের ভক্ত নরমের যম (fig.) one who flatters a strong opponent but tyrannizes over a weak one, a jackal in Brobdingang playing the lion in Lilliput. 18)

(p. 951) śēōḍ়ā, śyāōḍ়ā a kind of wild tree. 31)

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

(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. 951) śrābaṇa2 auditory. 112)

(p. 942) śārdūla the tiger; (as a sfx.) an excellent or best specimen (নরশার্দূল). fem. শার্দূলী । ̃বিক্রীড়িত n. a Sanskrit poetical metre. 37)

(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. 951) śauca, śaucakarma, śaucakriẏā purity; sanctity; scriptural cleansing or purification of one's body and mind; washing or cleansing of one's posteriors after evacuation of bowels. শৌচ করা v. to wash or cleanse one's posteriors after evacuation of bowels; to cleanse or purify scripturally one's body and mind; to sanctify. শৌচাগার n. a latrine, a lavatory, a toilet. 89)

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

(p. 939) śāka any edible herb or creeper, spinach, spinage. শাক দিয়ে মাছ ঢাকা (fig.) a ludicrous and futile attempt at concealing a detestable offence. ̃ভাত same as শাকান্ন । ̃পাতা n. pl. edible herbs, creepers and leaves collectively; (fig.) extremely poor food. ̃সবজি n. edible herbs, creepers, fruits and roots collectively; vegetables, greens. ̃সবজির খেত a kitchen garden. শাকান্ন n. (lit.) a dish of only rice and spinach; (fig.) very poor or simple food. শাকাহারী n. a person subsisting on lean vegetarian diet. 50)

(p. 951) śailōtkṣēpa-bṛṣṭi (geog.) relief-rain. 54)