(p. 951) śaiśaba, śaiśabakāla, śaiśabābashā infancy, babyhood; childhood; childhood days. শৈশবকালীন a. of infancy or childhood days; infantile. শৈশবকালোচিত a. proper for infancy or childhood; child-like; babyish or childish. শৈশবসঙ্গী n. a companion or friend of one's childhood. শৈশবস্মৃতি n. reminiscence(s) of one's childhood days. শৈশবাবধি adv. from or since childhood. 55)

(p. 951) śrī Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী); Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী); wealth, riches; affluence, prosperity; good luck, fortune; beauty, grace (মুখশ্রী); appearance; style, manner, attitude (কথার শ্রী); an appellation affixed to the name of a holy person dead or living or to that of a sacred thing or place (শ্রীসত্যেন্দ্র বসু, শ্রীচৈতন্য, শ্রীখোল, শ্রীক্ষেত্র); an Indian musical mode. ̃করকমল n. a lotus-like auspicious hand. ̃করকমলেষু to your or his lotus-like auspicious hand (a form of addressing a person politely in a letter). ̃ক্ষেত্র n. Puri in Orissa. ̃খণ্ড n. sandalwood. ̃ঘর n. (sarcas.) a prison, a gaol, a jail. ̃ঘরবাস a. imprisonment, incarceration. ̃চরণ n. an auspicious foot. ̃চরণেষু । to your or his auspicious feet (a form of addressing a venerable person in a letter). ̃চরণকমল n. a lotuslike auspicious foot. ̃চরণকমলেষু same as ̃চরণেষু । ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the month of Magh (মাঘ) when Goddess Saraswati is worshipped. ̃ফল n. the wood-apple. ̃বত্স n. the clockwise circle of hair on the bosom of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃বত্স লাঞ্ছন n. Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃বৃদ্ধি n. increase of wealth; prosperity; advancement, improvement. ̃বৃদ্ধি লাভ করা v. to have one's wealth increased; to prosper, to thrive; to advance, to improve. ̃বৃদ্ধিসাধন করা v. to cause to prosper or thrive; to promote prosperity or wealth; to cause to advance, to improve. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. fallen from or bereft of prosperity; deprived of beauty or grace or glamour; dilapidated; ruined. ̃মণ্ডিত a. beautified; beautiful; graceful. ̃মতী a. fem. of শ্রীমান । n. a beautiful woman or girl; a young woman; Radha (রাধা). ̃মত্ a. gracious or glorious usu. affixed to the name of a saintly man or to that of a sacred book (শ্রীমদ্রামানুজ, শ্রীমদ্ভাগবত). ̃মন্ত a. fortunate, prosperous; wealthy, affluent. ̃মান a. beautiful, graceful, fortunate, wealthy, affluent (usu. affixed to the name of a junior person). ̃মুখ n. an auspicious face. ̃যুক্ত, ̃যুত same as শ্রীমান (usu. affixed to the name of a senior or respectable man). fem. ̃যুক্তা । ̃ল same as ̃যুক্ত (usu. affixed to the name of an especially respectable or adorable man). ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. deprived of grace or beauty or prosperity; ugly; wretched. 113)

(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)

(p. 951) śrēẏa good; weal; welfare; benefit; virtue; religion; final salvation, beatitude. a. good; beneficial; auspicious; proper; best, excellent; (pop.) preferable, better, superior. ̃সী fem. of শ্রেয়ান । ̃স্কর a. doing good (to), beneficial. fem. ̃স্করী । শ্রেয়ান a. better; superior; more beneficial; (loos.) good, excellent, beneficial. শ্রেয়োলাভ n. attainment of good or virtue or final salvation. 117)

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

(p. 935) śakya capable of being done. ̃তা n. practicability, feasibility; capability. 21)

(p. 944) śiti white; black or blue. ̃কণ্ঠ n. one with a blue-coloured neck; Shiva (শিব); the peacock. 52)

(p. 942) śāmikābāba a kind of dry meat-chip. 21)

(p. 939) śaśī the moon. 35)

(p. 951) śba the dog. ̃দন্ত n. a canine tooth. ̃বৃত্তি n. dog-like behaviour, doggishness; servitude, servility; mean or cringing flattery. 92)

(p. 944) śāśbata eternal; everlasting, perpetual; immortal. fem. শাশ্বতী । 10)

(p. 935) śaktu a kind of farina made by grinding pulses, pulse-meal. 20)

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

(p. 944) śikṣā learning; study; practice; education; teaching; instruction; a precept; a moral; a lesson; training; (sarcas.) a bitter lesson, punishment. শিক্ষা করা v. to learn; to study; to practise. শিক্ষা দেওয়া v. to teach; to educate; to school; to instruct; to train; (sarcas.) to reprove or punish severely, to teach one a lesson. শিক্ষা পাওয়া v. to receive instruction or training or education; (sarcas.) to receive reproof or punishment, to be taught a lesson. উচ্চশিক্ষা n. higher education. উচ্চমাধ্যমিকশিক্ষা higher secondary education. কলেজি শিক্ষা college education. কারিগরি শিক্ষা technical training. ̃অধিকর্তা n. the Director of Public Instruction, the Director of Education. ̃গুরু n. a teacher; a trainer, an instructor; a preceptor, a guru; an initiator. ̃গ্রহণ করা v. to receive education or training or instruction. ̃দাতা same as শিক্ষক fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান করা same as শিক্ষা দেওয়া । ̃দীক্ষা n. secular and regular education and training; education and culture. ̃ধিকার the Education Directorate. ̃ধীন a. under training, apprenticed; receiving education; studying (under), being taught (by). ̃নবিশ n. an apprentice; an understudy; a novice, a probationer. ̃নবিশি n. apprenticeship; noviciate, novitiate. ̃নবিশি করা v. to serve apprenticeship; to study under. ̃পর্ষত্ n. an education board. ̃পীঠ n. a seat of learning. ̃প্রণালী n. a system or method of education or teaching or training. ̃প্রদ a. educative; didactic; instructive. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. trained; educated. ̃বিভাগ n. the Education Department. ̃বিস্তার n. spread of education. বিস্তার করা v. to spread education. ̃ব্রতী n. an educationist; one who has dedicated his life to the cause of education. ̃মন্ত্রক n. the Ministry of Education. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the Minister of Education. ̃মূলক a. educational. ̃র্থী a. desirous of learning; seeking education or instruction or training. n. a learner; a student, a pupil; an apprentice, an understudy, a novice; a trainee. ̃লাভ কর same as শিক্ষা পাওয়া । ̃সংস্কার n. educational reforms. ̃সচিব n. an education secretary. ̃সমিতি n. a council of education. ̃সম্বন্ধীয় a. educational. 35)

(p. 944) śikha Sikhs; a Sikh. 38)