(p. 935) śapatha an oath, a swearing; a vow; a promise. শপথ করা v. to take an oath, to swear; to vow; to promise. শপথ করানো v. to cause to take an oath, to cause to swear or vow or promise. শপথ করে, ̃পূর্বক adv. on oath, with an oath. ̃পত্র n. an affidavit. ̃প্রমাণক n. a Commissioner of affidavits. 48)

(p. 944) śāstā a ruler; a teacher, a preceptor; Gautama Buddha. 17)

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

(p. 935) śaṇa hemp (plant or fibre); flax (plant or fibre). শণে তৈরি a. hempen; flaxen. শণের নুড়ি (lit.) a sheaf of fibres of flax; (fig.) grey hair. 35)

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

(p. 935) śaṅkara Shiva (শিব); a species of seafish. fem. শঙ্করী Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 24)

(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. 942) śāpa a curse, a malison, imprecation. শাপ দেওয়া v. to curse, to imprecate. ̃গ্রস্ত a. lying under a curse; cursed, accursed. fem. ̃গ্রস্তা । ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. fallen or expelled (esp. from heaven) by a curse. fem. ̃ভ্রষ্টা । ̃মুক্ত a. freed from a curse. ̃মুক্তি, ̃মোচন n. release from a curse. শাপমোচন করা v. to release from a curse, to set free from a curse. ̃শাপান্ত n. (rare) a curse and release from it; (pop.) severe and repeated cursing. শাপা same as শাপ দেওয়া । শাপান্ত n. termination of a curse; release from a curse; (loos.) a spell of severe cursing. 11)

(p. 939) śaṣpa young or tender grass. ̃শয্যা n. bed of grass. শষ্পাবৃত a. covered with tender grass. 41)

(p. 951) śōdha repayment; payment, acquittance, clearing off (dues); revenge, vengeance, retaliation. শোধ করা v. to repay; to pay. শোধ তোলা same as শোধ নেওয়া । শোধ দেওয়া v. to pay back, to repay; to pay; to take revenge (upon), to avenge; to retaliate. শোধ নেওয়া v. to take revenge (on, upon), to avenge; to retaliate. শোধ যাওয়া v. to be repaid or paid. ̃বোধ n. settling or balancing of accounts; (fig.) having one's revenge on somebody, squaring up with somebody; final settlement. শোধ্য a. repayable. 63)

(p. 942) śāmalā1 (ori. fem.) of greenish black colour or complexion. 17)

(p. 949) śīrṣa the head; top, apex, summit; tip; the highest or the first or the most distinguished place (also শীর্ষস্হান); (geom.) a vertex (of an angle etc.). ̃ক a. (used as a sfx.) having a particular title, entitled, styled; headed. ̃কোণ n. (geom.) a vertical angle. ̃স্হ a. situated on the top or on the head. পরীক্ষায় শীর্ষস্হান অধিকার করা to stand or come first in an examination. ̃স্হানীয় a. highest, first; most distinguished, chief, topmost. 17)

(p. 944) śilīmukha an arrow; the bee, the bumblebee, the wasp. 83)

(p. 951) śṛṅgāra (rhet.) the sentiment relating to sexual union or intercourse (usu. শৃঙ্গাররস); the erotic sentiment; sexual intercourse, coition; toilet and dressing (of a woman preparing herself to meet her lover or of an elephant, an idol etc.). 29)

(p. 942) śāla4 a large gregarious tree, the sal, the Shorea robusta; its timber; a large tubular river-fish. 40)