(p. 1038) sbalpa very little; very few; only a little; only a few; a bit. ̃তা n. fewness. smallness, scantiness. ̃ব্যয়ে adv. at a low or small expense or cost; cheaply. ̃ভাষী a. speaking very little, parsimonious in speech; taciturn, reticent; reserved; curt, laconic. স্বল্পায়ু a. having a brief span of life, short-lived. স্বল্পাহারী a. subsisting on meagre or scanty meal or fare; abstemious. 15)

(p. 980) sannyāsa asceticism; ascetic mendicancy; renouncement of the world; (med.) apoplexy. সন্ন্যাস গ্রহণ করা v. to take to asceticism or ascetic mendicancy. সন্ন্যাসী n. an ascetic; an ascetic mendicant. fem. সন্ন্যাসিনী । অনেক সন্ন্যাসিতে গাজন নষ্ট (fig.) too many cooks spoil the broth. 12)

(p. 1007) sāmpratika of recent times, current, contemporary. 24)

(p. 1027) skanda Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়). 52)

(p. 978) sandihāna seized with suspicion or doubt, suspicious, doubtful. 18)

(p. 978) santrasta greatly frightened or terrified or alarmed; panic-stricken; feverishly excited by the thought lest any faults should occur; awed. 12)

(p. 1022) sūci, sūcī, sūcikā a needle; an awl; an indicator (as of a measuring instrument or clock); a list, an inventory, a catalogue; a table of contents. সূচিকর্ম, সূচিশিল্প n. needlework; embroidery; (rare) tailoring. সূচিজীবী n. a tailor. সূচিনিবন্ধ n. index register. সূচিপত্র n. a table of contents, an index. সূচিভেদ্য a. capable of being pierced or perforated only with a needle; very compact, dense (সূচিভেদ্য অন্ধকার). সূচিমুখ a. having a point as thin and sharp as that of a needle, pin-pointed; acuminate. 35)

(p. 980) sapatnīka accompanied by wife; attended with wife. adv. with wife. 18)

(p. 1007) sāmagrī (ori.) things collectively; (pop.) a thing, an article. 8)

(p. 1007) sālōẏāra a pyjama-like garment usu. worn by women. 79)

(p. 1015) sukhabara good news; happy news. 6)

(p. 1030) stabastuti repeated singing in praise of; hymns collectively, hymnody; repeated glorification. 18)

(p. 978) santuṣṭa satisfied; gratified; pleased or propitiated; content or happy. সন্তুষ্ট করা v. to satisfy; to gratify; to please or propitiate; to make content or happy. ̃চিত্তে adv. with a contented heart, contentedly; happily. সন্তুষ্টি same as সন্তোষ । 9)

(p. 1021) suruci good or refined taste, fine taste. ̃সম্পন্ন a. of refined taste or culture, of fine taste. 6)

(p. 1021) surēśbara the lord of gods; Shiva (শিব) or Indra (ইন্দ্র). সুরেশ্বরী n. fem. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) or Goddess Ganges (গঙ্গা). 10)