(p. 1022) sūtra thread; yarn; fibre; a string; connection, a link (কর্মসূত্র); a tie, a bond (পরিণয়সূত্র); a series, a chain (চিন্তাসূত্র); a clue or trail (সন্ধানসূত্র); a brief hint or point (সমাধানের সূত্র); an aphorism (বেদান্তসূত্র); a rule, a law (ব্যাকরণের সূত্র); a summary introduction of a subjectmatter, an argument; (of dramas etc.) a prologue; introduction, commencement, beginning; (alg.) a formula (pl. formulae, formulas). ̃কার n. an aphoriser, an aphorist. ̃কৃমি n. a thread-worm; (erron.) Ascaris. ̃ধার n. a carpenter; a joiner; (in dramas) the chief actor who recites the prologue; (erron.—in a stage-play) a prompter. ̃পাত n. commencement, beginning. start, inception. সুত্রপাত করা বা হওয়া v. to commence, to begin.

(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. 980) sabē2 just now or just then. 71)

(p. 980) samakōṇa (geon.) a right-angle. সমকোণী, সমকৌণিক a. right-angled. সমকোণীয় a. (geog.) orthogonal. 80)

(p. 974) saṭīka containing explanatory notes, annotated, with a commentary. 3)

(p. 990) sambuddha perfectly enlightened (esp. spiritually.) n. an appellation of Gautama Buddha. 47)

(p. 999) sān̐ṭā to fix or attach esp. tightly; to hold firmly, to grip (সেঁটে ধরা); (facet.) to gormandize, to gorge oneself with. ̃নো v. to eat voraciously, to gorge oneself with, to eat greedily. 43)

(p. 1024) sēn̐juti an evening-lamp; a vesperlamp.

(p. 1007) sārēgāmā (mus.) the first four notes of the gamut, namely, cdef; musical notation, elementary lessons of music; (fig.) elementary knowledge. 61)

(p. 967) sambigna worried; concerned, disturbed; agitated, frightened. 3)

(p. 980) sāpinḍa a kinsman removed not before the seventh upward generation; (loos.) a near kinsman. 26)

(p. 1025) sēbā serving, waiting upon; nursing; worship; eating or drinking or smoking or enjoying; (dial.) obeisance, salutation. v. poet. form of সেবা করা । সেবা করা v. to serve, to wait upon; to nurse; to worship; to eat or drink or smoke or have or enjoy; to take. ̃ইত n. a priest and beneficiary of a temple or a religious institution; a worshipper, a votary. ̃দাসী n. fem. a maiden dedicated to the service of a temple or a deity, (cp.) a nun; a woman who (usu. under a vow) serves an ascetic or a Vaishnava devotee or the head of a religious institution; (sarcas.) a concubine. ̃ধর্ম n. social service looked upon as a religion, the sacred task of serving others. ̃য়ত, ̃য়েত variants of সেবাইত । 25)

(p. 963) saṅkōca contraction; curtailment (ব্যয় সংকোচ); hesitation, diffidence. সংকোচ করা v. to contract; to curtail, to cut down; to hesitate. সংকোচ বোধ করা v. to feel hesitation. মরণ সংকোচ n. rigor mortis. সংকোচক a. contracting; curtailing; astringent. সংকোচন n. contraction, curtailment; shutting; (phys.) compression. সংকোচনশীল a. contractile. সংকোচনীয় a. contractible. সংকোচশূন্য, সংকোচহীন a. unhesitating; unabashed; unscrupulous; shameless; smart, free. 28)

(p. 1020) suraṅga, suḍ়ṅga a tunnel; a hole (as one made into a house by a burglar). 22)

(p. 1027) sōtkanṭha anxious; eager. 19)