(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. 951) śubha weal, well-being, (the) good. a. doing good, beneficial, benefactory; auspicious; favourable; promising. fem. a. শুভা, শুভংকর (inc.) ̃কর same as ̃ঙ্কর । ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. an auspicious work; a solemn or religious rite or function or ceremony. ̃ক্ষণ n. an auspicious or favourable moment or time; an opportunity, a chance. ̃গ্রহ n. (astrol.) an auspicious or favourable planet or star. ̃ঙ্কর a. doing good, beneficial, benefactory. ̃ঙ্করী a. fem. of ̃ঙ্কর । n. a system of arithmetical calculation introduced by Shubhankar. ̃দ, ̃দায়ক same as ̃ঙ্কর fem. ̃দা । ̃দৃষ্টি n. an auspicious or favourable or kind look or (astrol.) aspect; the solemn rite of the bride and bridegroom looking at each other at a Hindu wedding. ̃ফল n. a happy result or outcome. ̃লক্ষণ n. an auspicious sign or mark or omen. ̃লগ্ন n. an auspicious moment. ̃সংবাদ n. good news. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষা n. well-wishing. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী a. well-wishing. n. a wellwisher. fem. শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষিণী । শুভাগমন n. an auspicious coming; a kind visit, a welcome visit. শুভানুধ্যান same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষা । শুভানুধ্যায়ী same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী fem. শুভানুধ্যায়িনী । শুভানুষ্ঠান n. an auspicious or solemn function or ceremony. শুভার্থী same as শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী fem. শুভার্থিনী । শুভাশীর্বাদ n. kind blessing or benediction. শুভাশুভ n. weal and woe; good and evil. শুভেচ্ছা n. well-wishes, good wishes. 6)

(p. 944) śika a thin metal rod; a window-bar (usu.) made of iron; a spit, a skewer. 27)

(p. 951) śōra a loud (and confused) noise, an uproar. শোর তোলা v. to raise an uproar. ̃গোল n. an uproarious noise; hue and cry; clamour. 77)

(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. 944) śāhānā an Indian musical mode. 23)

(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) śaripha magnanimous, highminded, noble (শরিফ আদমি); holy, sacred (কোরানশরিফ, মক্কাশরিফ). 17)

(p. 935) śakarakhanda the sweet potato, the yam. 10)

(p. 942) śāẏī (used as a sfx.) lying or resting (on) (শয্যাশায়ী, ভূতলশায়ী); fallen (in) (রণশায়ী). 28)

(p. 951) śōdharānō to rectify or be rectified; to correct or be corrected; to mind one's ways. 66)

(p. 949) śukti, śuktikā nacre, abalone, ear-shell, oyster. শুক্তি-বীজ n. pearl. 30)

(p. 944) śimba, śimbā, śimbi, śimbikā the kidney-bean or its plant; the bean, the legume; a pod. 62)

(p. 939) śalya a long pin or stick of metal or wood; (med.) a probe; a thorn; a fishbone; a sharp-pointed mythological missile; an arrow; an arrowhead, (fig.) cause of affliction or displeasure of the heart. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a surgeon. ̃চিকিত্সা n. surgery; a surgical operation. ̃তন্ত্র, ̃বিদ্যা n. surgery. শল্যোদ্ধার করা v. to extract a thorn, arrow etc. (from a body); (fig.) to remove a cause of affliction or displeasure from the heart. 30)

(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)