(p. 951) śuru commencement, beginning; start; inception. শুরু করা বা হওয়া v. to commence, to begin; to start. শুরু থেকে শেষ from beginning to end. 9)

(p. 951) śrabaṇa hearing; listening (to); audition; the ear. শ্রবণ করা v. to hear; to listen (to); give an audition. ̃গোচর a. coming within the range of hearing, audible. ̃পথ n. the ear; hearing. ̃বহির্ভূত same as ̃শ্রবণাতীত । ̃বিবর n. the earhole. ̃মধুর a. sweet to hear. ̃যোগ্য a. worth listening to, fit to hear; audible. ̃সুখকর a. pleasing to the ear. শ্রবণা n. the twenty-second of the twenty-seven stars according to Hindu astronomy. শ্রবণাতীত a. incapable of being heard, inaudible. শ্রবণীয় same as শ্রব্য । শ্রবণেন্দ্রিয় n. the organ of hearing, the ear. 106)

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

(p. 951) śrēṣṭhā greatest; chief, principal; best, excellent; (pop.) greater or better, superior. fem. শ্রেষ্ঠা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. the state of being the greatest or chief or best or excellent; superiority or pre-eminence. 118)

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

(p. 949) śīla nature; natural disposition; character; conduct, behaviour, manners; practice. a. (used as a sfx.) natured, disposed to (দয়াশীল); practising (দানশীল). fem. a. শীলা । ̃পত্র n. a character-certificate. ̃ব্রত a. practising virtues, virtuous. 18)

(p. 951) śaibalinī a river. 47)

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

(p. 944) śisa, śis a whistling sound made by contracting one's lips, a whistle; a sweet short note (as of birds). শিস দেওয়া v. to whistle.

(p. 951) śōṣa-kāgaja blotting-paper. 82)

(p. 935) śakuni the vulture; a character of the Mahabharata; (fig.) a relative who, by giving evil counsel, leads a family to ruin. 15)

(p. 944) śiṅi, śiṅgi a scaleless and slender fresh-water fish akin to the barbel. 48)

(p. 944) śāśuḍ়i a mother-in-law; an aunt-in-law. 9)

(p. 944) śāha, śāh the title of the king of Persia, the Shah; a (Muslim) king. ̃জাদা n. (Mus.) a son of a king, a prince. ̃জাদি n. fem. a daughter of a king, a princess. 21)