সভা : (p. 980) sabhā an assembly, a council; a committee; an association, a society, a club, a community (ব্রাহ্মণসভা); a conference, a meeting, an assemblage; an audiencechamber, a durbar (রাজসভা); a court (বিচারসভা). সভা করা v. to hold a meeting; to hold a court or durbar; to sit in a court or durbar. সভা চলছে v. the meeting is in progress, the meeting is under way. সভা ডাকা v. to convene a meeting. সভা বসছে v. the meeting has commenced; the court has sat. সভা ভাঙল v. the meeting breaks up or ends; the court rises. বনিকসভা n. a chamber of commerce. রাজ্যসভা n. a legislative assembly; the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. লোকসভা n. a parliament; the Indian Parliament (the House of the People or the Lower House or Chamber). ̃কক্ষ n. an assembly hall; a council-room; a meeting room; a committee-room. ̃কবি n. a court poet. ̃গৃহ same as সভাকক্ষ and সভাভবন । ̃জন n. a member of an assembly, council, court, association etc. or of the audience of a meeting; a courtier. ̃তল n. the venue or place of a meeting; the floor of an assembly house or hall (esp. of a legislative assembly). ̃নেত্রী n. fem. a woman president or chairperson of a meeting, assembly, association etc. ̃পন্ডিত n. a Brahman scholar retained in a court, a court-pundit; a courtscholar. ̃পতি n. a president or chairman of a meeting, association etc.; the chairman of a legislative council; the speaker of a legislative assembly. ̃পতিত্ব n. presidentship, presidency; chairmanship; speakership. ̃পতিত্ব করা v. to preside (over). ̃ভঙ্গ n. the breakup or dissolution of a meeting; the rising of a court. n. ̃ভবন an assembly house, a council house; an association hall, a society house; a court house. ̃রম্ভ n. commencement of a meeting. ̃সদ n. a member of an assembly, council, committee, conference etc; a courtier; (law) an assessor. ̃সমিতি n. meetings and associations (collectively). ̃সীন a. sitting or seated at a meeting or in a court. ̃স্হল same as ̃তল । 74)

(p. 999) sahasā suddenly; unexpectedly, all at once, all on a sudden, all of a sudden. 7)

(p. 974) saduddēśya a good or noble purpose or intention. ̃পূর্ণ a. wellmeaning. সদুদ্দেশে adv. with a good or noble purpose or intention. 63)

(p. 972) saṭakā a long slender (and usu. flexible) pipe or tube attached to a hubblebubble: the tobacco-smoke passes through this tube. 45)

(p. 1014) sībana sewing; embroidery. সীবন করা v. to sew; (rare) to embroider. সীবন-শিল্প n. embroidery; (rare) art of sewing. সীবনী n. a needle; an awl; a perinium. 5)

(p. 1018) subikhyāta very famous, renowned; wellreputed. 47)

(p. 1025) sēcā to spray or sprinkle; to water; to bail or bale out; to bail out water (partly or completely); to lift a small quantity from the bottom (সেচে তোলা); to dredge. 12)

(p. 1004) sādhanā same as সাধন, and—austere or arduous practice (সংগীত সাধনা); austerities; an object to attain for which an arduous endeavour is being made (আমাদের সাধের সাধনা); an austere vow or difficult goal (ভারতের সাধনা); importunity (সাধ্যসাধনা). সাধন করা v. to endeavour austerely or arduously; to be engaged in austere ascetic practice; to worship God; to practice austerely or arduously; (rare) to importunate. 3)

(p. 963) saṅkrama, saṅkramaṇa act of entering and settling down; transit, transition; (astr.) transition from one zodiacal sign to another; (of diseases etc.) infection, contagion; (of a practice, a virtue, a vice etc.) transmission esp. by contiguity or association. সংক্রমণ করা v. to enter and settle down; to transit; (astr.) to make a transit or pass from one zodiacal sign to another; to infect; to be transmitted (into) esp. by contiguity or association. সংক্রমণিকা n. a gallery. সংক্রমিত a. that which has entered and settled down; transited; (astr.) transited from one zodiacal sign to another; infected; transmitted. সংক্রমিত হওয়া v. to enter and settle down; (astr.) to pass or make a transit from one zodiacal sign to another; (of diseases) to infect; (of patients) to be infected; to be transmitted into; to be influenced by, to acquire (as a practice). 29)

(p. 1012) sin̐dura (coll.) vermilion; mercuric sulphide; red lead. সিঁদুরে মেঘ cloud as red as vermilion; red cloud which presages a storm. 6)

(p. 985) samala dirty; filthy, foul. 27)

(p. 1007) sārē2 a boatswain, a serang. 60)

(p. 990) sarapharāja a nawab of Bengal; (sarcas.) a very important man; a saucy fellow. সরফরাজি n. officiousness; untoward and intolerable bossing, overbearing manner; sauciness. 85)

(p. 980) sapasapē wet, moist; damp; thoroughly wet; dripping wet. 22)

(p. 1015) sukhē with ease, comfortably; contentedly; happily; gladly; in bliss. 14)

(p. 967) saktu the flour of fried barley or gram. 77)