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

(p. 935) śakuna the vulture; an omen. ̃জ্ঞ a. versed in augury. 14)

(p. 951) śrōtā a hearer; a listener. 122)

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

(p. 944) śiẏara the place or position at the head of a person lying; (fig.) imminence (শিয়রে শমন). 63)

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

(p. 951) śūra valiant; heroic. n. a valiant man or fighter; a hero. শূরোচিত a. befitting a hero. 22)

(p. 935) śaka the Scythian race; a Scythian; an era introduced in 78 A.D. (also শকাব্দ); any year (বাংলা শক). 5)

(p. 951) śrēṣṭhī a merchant prince; a merchant; a banker; an opulent man. 119)

(p. 944) śāsi a window pane; a sash. 14)

(p. 944) śiẏākula a wild-thorny plant or its berry; zigyplus oenoplia. 65)

(p. 942) śāraṅga a stringed musical instrument akin to a violin. শারঙ্গী n. the aforesaid instrument; one who plays on this instrument. 31)

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