(p. 939) śaśa, śaśaka the hare; the rabbit; the cony. শশধর n. the moon. শশবিষাণ, শশশৃঙ্গ n. (lit.) a hare's horn; an absurdity, a mare's nest. শশব্যস্ত a. frantically hurrying (esp. through fear). শশব্যস্তে adv. hurrying frantically. 32)

(p. 951) śauṇḍa drunken, inebriate, intoxicated; greatly addicted or habituated to (পানশৌণ্ড); celebrated (দানশৌণ্ড). শৌণ্ডিক, শৌণ্ডী same as শুঁড়ি2 । শৌণ্ডিকালয় same as শুঁড়িখানা । 90)

(p. 949) śun̐ḍ় a proboscis, a trunk (as of the elephant); a snout (as of the tortoise); (facet.—of human beings) the mouth including the neck; an antenna, a feeler (as of an insect). শুঁড় বাড়ানো v. to stretch out one's proboscis or trunk or snout or antenna; (facet.—of human beings) to crane one's neck. 23)

(p. 935) śatarañja, śatarañca chess. 37)

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

(p. 935) śambhu Shiva (শিব). 63)

(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. 951) śunāni (law) a hearing. 4)

(p. 935) śakaṭa a vehicle, a carriage, a cart, a car. গো-শকট n. a bullock-cart; a hackery. বাস্পীয় শকট a railway train. ̃চালক n. a carter, a driver, a carman; a coachman. 6)

(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) śāka any edible herb or creeper, spinach, spinage. শাক দিয়ে মাছ ঢাকা (fig.) a ludicrous and futile attempt at concealing a detestable offence. ̃ভাত same as শাকান্ন । ̃পাতা n. pl. edible herbs, creepers and leaves collectively; (fig.) extremely poor food. ̃সবজি n. edible herbs, creepers, fruits and roots collectively; vegetables, greens. ̃সবজির খেত a kitchen garden. শাকান্ন n. (lit.) a dish of only rice and spinach; (fig.) very poor or simple food. শাকাহারী n. a person subsisting on lean vegetarian diet. 50)

(p. 939) śahida a martyr. শহিদ হওয়া v. to be martyred. ̃ত্ব n. martyrdom. 45)

(p. 949) śun̐ṭha dried ginger. 22)

(p. 935) śatāẏu living for a hundred years. শতায়ু ব্যক্তি a. centenarian. 41)

(p. 951) ślaiṣmika mucous; catarrhal, rheumatic; phlegmatic. শৈষ্মিক ঝিল্লী the mucous membrane. 136)