(p. 949) śīta winter; cold, chill; feeling of chilliness or cold. a. cold; cool; fit for winter (শীতবস্ত্র). শীত করা, শীত ধরা, শীত লাগা v. to feel cold; to shiver with cold. শীত কাটানো v. to winter. শীতে কাঁপা v. to shiver with cold. শীত কেটেছে to be relieved of the sensation of cold, winter is at an end. শীত পড়েছে winter has set in. আজ শীত পড়েছে it is cold today. ̃কাঁটা n. goose-flesh caused by (sudden) sensation of cold. ̃কাতরতা n. over-sensitiveness to cold; affliction caused by cold. ̃কাতুরে a. over-sensitive to cold. ̃কাল n. the winter season, wintertime, winter, cold weather. ̃কালীন a. of winter, winter, wintry. ̃ক n. a refrigerator. ̃তাপনিয়ন্ত্রিত a. air-conditioned. ̃ন n. refrigeration. ̃প্রধান a. characterized by predominance of cold. ̃প্রধান দেশ a cold country. ̃বস্ত্র n. warm clothes; winter garment; woollen clothes. 6)

(p. 951) śrābaṇa1 the fourth month of the Bengali calendar. ধারা-শ্রাবণ n. Shrabana (শ্রাবণ) the month of incessant rain or ceaseless downpour. 111)

(p. 951) śmaśāna, śmaśānapurī, śmaśānabhūmi a crematorium, a crematory, a cremationground; (fig.) a deserted and cheerless place, house etc. শ্মশানে পরিণত করা v. to turn into or reduce to a cheerless desert. শ্মশানকালী n. Goddess Kali (কালী), the presiding deity of crematoria. শ্মশানচারী a. roaming or living in crematoria. fem. শ্মশানচারিণী । শ্মশানবন্ধু n. one who accompanies or carries a dead body to the crematorium. শ্মশানবাসী a. living in crematoria. fem. শ্মশানবাসিনী । শ্মশানবৈরাগ্য n. the perception of transitoriness of the world, with which the mind of a visitor to a crematorium becomes imbued for a while; (fig.) sham distaste or aversion for the world just before death. 99)

(p. 935) śa1 the thirtieth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

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

(p. 939) śarbarī night. 23)

(p. 939) śaẏana lying down; sleep; a bed. শয়ন করা v. to lie down; to go to sleep; to sleep. ̃কক্ষ, ̃গৃহ, ̃মন্দির, শয়নাগার n. a bedroom, a bedchamber. ̃কাল n. bedtime. 3)

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

(p. 939) śariẏata the Islamic scripture or law. 18)

(p. 949) śukānō to free or be freed from moisture, water etc., to dry (কাপড় শুকানো); to sun or be sunned (ধান শুকানো); to wither or be withered (ফুল শুকানো); to emaciate or be emaciated (ছেলেটা শুকিয়ে যাচ্ছে); to heal or be healed (ঘা শুকানো). 28)

(p. 944) śiuli2 a man whose profession it is to incise the date-palm in order to obtain its juice. 25)

(p. 939) śaśīmukhī one who has a face resembling the moon (in beauty). 40)

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

(p. 951) śōbhā beauty; beautiful show; glamour. শোভা করা v. to beautify; to embellish; to adorn; to grace. শোভা পাওয়া v. to exist or be present beautifully; to look beautiful or decorous; to behove or become. শোভা হওয়া v. to look beautiful or decorous; to have a beautiful show; to be adorned or graced. ̃কর a. beautifying; adorning; decorating; giving grace to; giving glamour to. ̃ময় a. beautiful; graceful; having a beautiful show; glamorous. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃যাত্রা n. a procession. শোভাযাত্রা করে যাওয়া v. to go in a procession. শোভাযাত্রা বার করা v. to take out a procession. ̃যাত্রী n. a processionist. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. having no beauty; having no beautiful show. 72)

(p. 951) śyāōlā lichen, moss; alga. 101)