(p. 999) sahāsya smiling; laughing. ̃বদনে, ̃মুখে adv. with a smiling face. 15)

(p. 990) sampradāna giving; bestowal, conferment; act of giving away the bride ceremonially to the charge of the bridegroom; (gr.) the dative case (usu. সম্প্রদানকারক). সম্প্রদান করা v. to give; to bestow, to confer; to commit (the bride) ceremonially to the charge of (the bridegroom). 39)

(p. 1015) sugaṭhita well-shaped; fine-built; strongbuilt; well-formed; well-constructed; well-organized. 20)

(p. 974) satī (myth.) Sati, the daughter of Daksha and wife of Shiva (শিব); a wife intently devoted to her husband, a chaste or faithful wife; a widow who burns herself on her husband's pyre, a suttee, a sati. a. fem. (of a wife) intently devoted to one's husband, chaste. ̃ত্ব n. intent devotion of a wife to her husband, the chastity or faithfulness of a wife. সতীত্বনাশ n. violation of chastity; rape. সতীত্বনাশ করা v. to rape. সতীত্বরক্ষা করা v. preserve one's chastity. ̃দাহ n. the practice of widows burning themselves on their husbands' pyres, suttee, sati. ̃পনা n. (sarcas.) a show or affectation of chastity demonstrated by a wife; (sarcas.) pride of chastity or honesty (usu. false or overdone). ̃লক্ষী n. a very chaste and pleasing wife who brings fortune to her husband. ̃সাধ্বী n. a perfectly chaste wife. ̃সাবিত্রী a. a wife as chaste and devoted as Sabitri (সাবিত্রী). 25)

(p. 999) sahā to bear; to suffer; to endure; to sustain; to be inured (to) (শীতগ্রীষ্ম সহা); to be acclimatized (আবহাওয়া সহা); to tolerate, to stand (অন্যায় সহা); to brook (অপমান সহা). 9)

(p. 974) sadara the principal city or the headquarters of a district; the outer portion or apartment of a residential building (also সদর বাড়ি, সদর মহল); the outer face of anything. a. of or situated in the headquarters of a district; principal, chief (সদর কাছারি); outer (সদর দরজা). সদর-অন্দর নেই (fig.) there is no privacy in anything here. সদর কাছারি the head office; headquarters. সদর জমা revenue to be paid to the government. সদর দরজা the main gate (of a building). সদর দেওয়ানি আদালত a chief civil court. সদরআলা, সদরালা n. a sub-judge. সদর রাস্তা main road. 47)

(p. 1027) sōsara (obs.) equal, like; equal in power or strength. 31)

(p. 1021) sulikhita well-written; pleasant to read, perspicuous. 18)

(p. 1022) sūtikā a woman recently delivered of a child; puerperal diarrhoea. ̃গার, ̃গৃহ n. a lying-in room. জ্বর n. puerperal fever. 39)

(p. 1006) sāba sub-. 11)

(p. 1018) subaktā a good speaker. 36)

(p. 1027) saumitra, saumitri a son of Sumitra. (সুমিত্রা). 45)

(p. 990) sambhāṣaṇa, sambhāṣa accosting, addressing; greeting, hail; conversation. সম্ভাষণ করা, (poet.) সম্ভাষা v. to accost, to address; to greet, to hail. সম্ভাষিত a. accosted, addressed; greeted, hailed. 54)

(p. 999) sāukāri pretence of honesty or innocence; assumed self-importance or pompousness. 26)

(p. 963) saṅkrānta (used as a prep.) of, relating to, pertaining to, concerning, regarding, as regards তত্সংক্রান্ত. 30)