স্বভাব [ sbabhāba ] n nature; a characteristic (innate or acquired); a natural quality, a prop erty; character; instinct, disposition; conduct, behaviour; habit, practice; na ture; original or normal or natural state. স্বভাব যায় না মলে one's nature does not change even at one's death. ̃কবি n. a poet by nature; a born poet, a poet of nature, a nature-poet. ̃কুলীন n. a member of a kulin (কুলীন) family whose familial characteristics have not been tarnished by undesirable matri monial alliance or otherwise. ̃কৃপণ a. miserly or niggardly by nature. ̃গত same as স্বাভাবিক । ̃গুণ n. a natural or innate or habitual or characteristic or normal quality or function. ̃চরিত্র n. innate and acquired nature; character and conduct or practice. ̃জ a. origi nating from nature; natural; instinctive; habitual; abiogenetic; spontaneous. ̃জাত a. same as স্বভাবজ । ̃ত adv. natu rally; by nature. ̃দুর্বৃত্ত n. a habitual of fender; a born criminal. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. un natural; abnormal; contrary or opposed to one's nature. ̃বর্ণনা n. description of nature or phenomenal world. ̃শোভা n. a beautiful show of nature, natural beauty. ̃সিদ্ধ, ̃সংগত, ̃সুলভ a. natu ral; habitual. ̃সুন্দর a. beautiful by na ture. স্বভাবী a. normal. স্বভাবোক্তি n. (rhet.) detailed poetical description of an object of nature; faithful transcript of life and nature.

স্বমত [ sbamata ] n one's own or free opinion.

স্বয়ং [ sbaẏa ] pro oneself, ownself, (in comp.) self. ☐ adv. personally; by oneself. ̃ক্রিয় a. automatic. ̃ক্রিয়তা n. automa ticity, the quality of being automatic. ̃চল a. automobile. ̃চল যান an auto mobile. ̃প্রবৃত্ত a. self-engaged. ̃বর n. choosing of one's bridegroom oneself (esp. from amongst a number of in vited suitors). ̃বরা n. fem. one who chooses one's bridegroom oneself (esp. from amongst a number of invited suit ors). ̃সম্পূর্ণ a. self-sufficient (স্বয়ংসম্পূর্ণ ব্যক্তি); self-contained (স্বয়ংসম্পূর্ণ ফ্ল্যাট). ̃সিদ্ধ a. having realized one's end by one's own effort; self-proved, self-evi dent.

স্বয়ম্ভর [ sbaẏambhara ] a self-fed, self-sustaining.

স্বয়ম্ভু, স্বয়ম্ভূ [ sbaẏambhu, sbaẏambhū ] a self-born; abiogenetic; born upon the earth of one's own accord.

স্বর [ sbara ] n voice; tone of voice; a musical note or pitch; tune; a vowel. ̃কম্প n. (mus.) a beat. ̃কম্পন n. modulation or tremor of voice. ̃গ্রাম n. (mus.) any recognized scale, gamut. স্বরগ্রাম সাধা v. (mus.) to run through a scale of notes. ̃তন্ত্রী n. the vocal chord. ̃নিবেশ n. (mus.) temperament; adjustment of tuning. ̃বর্ণ n. (gr.) a vowel. ̃বদ্ধ a. having one's voice choked. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of versification mea sured by the number of letters in each foot. ̃ভক্তি n. (gr.) vowel insertion. ̃ভঙ্গ n. morbid hoarseness of voice, aphonia. ̃ভঙ্গি n. modulation of voice; (mus.) intonation. ̃মাধুর্য n. sweetness of voice. ̃মাপক n. a sonometer. ̃লহরী n. waves or ripples of musical notes, wavy strain of music. ̃লিপি n. musical notation. ̃সংগতি n. (gr.) vowel har mony or mutation. ̃সন্ধি n. (gr.) the union or joining of the last vowel of a word with the initial vowel of the next word.

স্বরচিত [ sbaracita ] a composed or made or contrived or written by oneself.

স্বরাজ [ sbarāja ] n self-government, home rule, in dependence, swaraj.

স্বরাজ্য, স্বরাষ্ট্র [ sbarājya, sbarāṣṭra ] n one's own state; a self governed or free state. স্বরাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রক n. the Ministry of Home Affairs. স্বরাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী n. the Home Minister.

স্বরিত [ sbarita ] n (mus.) a tone between the high and deep one and between the low and grave one, (cp.) tenor. ☐ a. voiced; ut tered; sounded.

স্বরূপ [ sbarūpa ] n nature; the natural or normal state or form; real or true nature or condition; similar or equal condition or form. ☐ a. like, similar. ̃চিন্তা n. medi tation about oneself, introspection. ̃নির্ণয় n. determination of real charac ter or nature; ascertainment of true form or state. ̃লক্ষণ n. a characteristic. স্বরূপত, স্বরূপে adv. really, truly.

স্বর্গ [ sbarga ] n the abode of God and gods and the blessed, heaven, Swarag, Svarga; (fig.) a place full of heavenly or su preme bliss (মাতৃভূমি আমার স্বর্গ); (fig.) supreme bliss or beatitude. স্বর্গে বাতি দেওয়া to set up a pole with a light sus pended from its top enkindled in rever ence to one's deceased forefathers; (fig.) to continue one's line of descent by procreation. স্বর্গ হাতে পাওয়া (fig.) to attain happiness and riches of all de scription; (fig.) to attain supreme hap piness or joy. স্বর্গে তোলা v. (fig.) to extol in blatant advertisement, to puff up, to deify or elate, to flatter with false praise. স্বর্গে যাওয়া v. to go to heaven af ter death; to go or ascent to heaven; (euphem.) to die. ̃গঙ্গা n. the milky way, the Galaxy; the celestial river Mandakini (মন্দাকিনী). ̃গত, ̃ত a. gone or ascended to heaven after death; (euphem.) dead. ̃গমন n. ascension to heaven; (euphem.) death. ̃দ্বার n. the gate of heaven; a Hindu holy place in Upper India. ̃ধাম n. heaven; a kind of indoor game. ̃প্রাপ্তি same as ̃লাভ । ̃বাসী a. residing in heaven. ̃ভোগ n. enjoyment of heaven or beatitude (af ter death). ̃লাভ n. attainment of heaven after death. স্বর্গ লাভ করা v. to at tain heaven after death; (euphem.) to die. ̃লোক n. heaven, Swarga, Svarga. ̃সুখ n. heavenly bliss (esp. what is at tainable after death), beatitude. ̃স্হ same as স্বর্গীয় । স্বর্গাদপি adv. even than heaven. স্বর্গাধিপতি n. the lord of heaven. স্বর্গারূঢ় same as স্বর্গত । স্বর্গীয় a. heavenly; divine, celestial; dead. স্বর্গীয় পিতা one's late or deceased father; heavenly fa ther.

স্বর্ণ [ sbarṇa ] n gold, aurum. ̃কণা n. a grain of gold. ̃কমল n. the red lotus. ̃কার n. a goldsmith (by caste or trade). ̃খচিত same as সুবর্ণখচিত । ̃খনি n. a goldmine; (fig.) a highly rewarding or profitable enterprise. ̃পদ্ম n. the red lotus. ̃পত্র n. a goldleaf; a gold-foil. ̃প্রতিমা n. a gold image, a golden image; (fig.) a very beautiful (female) figure or per son. ̃প্রসূ a. auriferous; (fig.) excep tionally fertile. ̃বণিক same as সুবর্ণবণিক । ̃বর্ণ a. having the colour of gold, gold-coloured, golden. ̃ভূমি n. an auriferous land; (fig.) a richly fertile land or soil. ̃মণ্ডিত a. gilded, gilt, aureated; gold-plaited. ̃ময় a. made of or full of gold, golden. ̃মাক্ষিক n. iron pyrites. ̃মৃগ same as মায়ামৃগ । ̃রেণু n. minute particles or grains of gold; gold dust. ̃সিঁদূর n. an Ayurvedic medicine containing mercury. ̃সূত্র n. gold thread; gold-wire. স্বর্ণাক্ষর n. a letter of gold. স্বর্ণাক্ষরে লেখা written in letters of gold. স্বর্ণাঙ্গুরীয়, স্বর্ণাঙ্গুরীয়ক n. a fingr ring made of gold, a gold ring. স্বর্ণাভরণ, স্বর্ণালংকার n. a gold ornament.

স্বল্প [ sbalpa ] a 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, parsimo nious in speech; taciturn, reticent; re served; curt, laconic. স্বল্পায়ু a. having a brief span of life, short-lived. স্বল্পাহারী a. subsisting on meagre or scanty meal or fare; abstemious.

স্বশাসন [ sbaśāsana ] n self-government, autonomy; self-control. স্বশাসিত a. self-governing, self-governed, autonomous; self-con trolled.

স্বসা [ sbasā ] n a sister; a cousin sister.

স্বস্তি [ sbasti ] int be well, be in weal, (cp.) vale. ☐ n. a benedictory incantation; weal, good; contentment; (pop.) freedom from worry or anxiety, peace, relief (স্বস্তির নিশ্বাস) = a sigh of relief) সুখের চেয়ে স্বস্তি ভালো (fig.) peaceful poverty is better than worried affluence. স্বস্তিক n. a fylfot, a filfot,. a swastika; a holy sign of fylfot painted with rice-paste etc.; the Buddhist cross; a posture of sitting in yogic practice (usu. স্বস্তিকাসন); a mansion with a portico or balcony in the front; a place where two roads in tersect, a cross road. ̃পাঠ, ̃বাচন n. re cital or utterance of the benedictory incantation. ̃বচন n. benedictory words or incantation. ̃হীন a. peaceless, restless; having no respite, without respite, unrelieved.

স্বস্ত্যয়ন [ sbastyaẏana ] n a religious service performed for fighting out evils, remission of sins, recovery from illness etc.

স্বস্হান [ sbashāna ] n one's own place; a place fixed for a particular person; one's residence or home.

স্বহস্ত [ sbahasta ] n one's own hand. স্বহস্তাক্ষর n. one's handwriting.

স্বাক্ষর [ sbākṣara ] n a signature. স্বাক্ষর করা v. to sign. ̃কারী n. a signatory. স্বাক্ষরিত a. signed.

স্বাগত [ sbāgata ] n auspicious coming or arrival, welcome; well-being, weal. স্বাগত জানানো v. to welcome. ̃ভাষণ n. a wel come address. ̃সম্ভাষণ n. act of receiv ing one cordially by inquiring after one's well-being.

স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য [ sbācchandya ] n freedom of will or liberty of choice; freeness, freedom; ease; com fort; facileness, facility; spontaneity.

স্বাজাতিক [ sbājātika ] a relating to one's own coun trymen or nation or race or caste; (loos.) nationalist. স্বাজাতিকতা, স্বাজাত্য n. (loos.) nationalism.

স্বাতন্ত্র্য [ sbātantrya ] n dependence on nobody but one self; independence, freedom; separate ness; seclusion; aloofness.

স্বাতি, স্বাতী [ sbāti, sbātī ] n the fifteenth of the twenty-seven zodiacal stars according to Hindu astronomy.

স্বাদ [ sbāda ] n taste; flavour, relish; good taste or flavour; gustation. ̃গ্রহণ, ̃ন n. act of tasting, gustation. ̃গ্রাহী a. tasting. ̃হীন a. tasteless, insipid, flavourless; flat.

স্বাদু [ sbādu ] a tasty, tasteful, gustful; tasting sweet; delicious; sweet.

স্বাদেশিক [ sbādēśika ] a of one's mother-country, na tional; patriotic; nationalistic. স্বাদেশিকতা n. patriotism; nationalism.

স্বাধিকার [ sbādhikāra ] n one's own right or territory or jurisdiction or privilege.

স্বাধীন [ sbādhīna ] a independent; free; unrestrained, unrestricted. স্বাধীন করা v. to free; to lib erate. স্বাধীন হওয়া v. to be free or inde pendent. স্বাধীনতা n. independence; freedom. স্বাধীনতা দিবস n. the Independence Day. স্বাধীনভাবে adv. independently; freely.

স্বাধ্যায় [ sbādhyāẏa ] n study of the Vedas; studies. স্বাধ্যায়ী n. a student of the Vedas; a stu dent.

স্বাবলম্বন, স্বাবলম্ব [ sbābalambana, sbābalamba ] n self-help; self-reliance; self-support; self-sufficiency. স্বাবলম্বী a. having recourse to self-help; self-reli ant; self-supporting; self-sufficient.

স্বাভাবিক [ sbābhābika ] a natural; characteristic; innate; instinctive, native; of the phenomenal world, normal; usual; spontaneous, not forced. স্বাভাবিকতা n. naturalness; nor mality; normalcy; usualness; spontane ity.

স্বামী [ sbāmī ] n a husband; a master; a lord; an employer; an overlord, a ruler; an owner, a proprietor; a title of saints or great ascetics (also স্বামিজি). স্বামিত্ব n. ownership, proprietorship; authority, rule. স্বামিনী n. fem. a mistress; a female employer or ruler; a proprietress. স্বামিহীন a. ownerless, masterless. স্বামিহীনা a. (of a woman) who has lost her husband, widowed.

স্বায়ত্ব [ sbāẏatba ] a self-possessed; self-controlled; self-governing. ̃শাসন same as স্বশাসন । ̃শাসিত same as স্বশাসিত ।

স্বার্থ [ sbārtha ] n one's own interests, pleasure, welfare, etc.; self-interest. ̃চিন্তা n. thoughts to devise means of realizing one's own interests, selfish thoughts, self-seeking. ̃ত্যাগ n. self-sacrifice, self-denial. স্বার্থত্যাগ করা v. to sacrifice one's own interests. ̃ত্যাগী a. self-sac rificing. ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ a. selfish. ̃পরতা, ̃পরায়ণতা n. selfishness. ̃বুদ্ধি n. a selfish motive or thought. ̃বুদ্ধিপ্রণোদিত a. actuated or prompted by a selfish motive or thought. ̃মগ্ন engulfed in thoughts of self-interest; absorbed in one's own affairs or inter ests. ̃ময় a. full of selfishness. ̃শূন্য ̃হীন a. unselfish; selfless; disinter ested. ̃সাধন, ̃সিদ্ধি n. realization of one's own interests. স্বার্থান্ধ a. blinded with selfishness or self-interest, blindly or unscrupulously self-seeking. স্বার্থান্বেষণ n. self-seeking. স্বার্থান্বেষী a. self-seeking. স্বার্থান্বেষী ব্যক্তি a self-seeker. স্বার্থোন্মত্ত a. madly self-seeking.

স্বাস্হ্য [ sbāshya ] n health; hygiene; happiness, peace. পৌরস্বাস্হ্য public health or hy giene. দৈহিক স্বাস্হ্য personal health or hy giene. স্বাস্হ্য-অধিকর্তা n. the Director of Public Health. ̃কর a. conducive to health, healthsome, healthful, healthy; salutary, salubrious. স্বাস্হ্যকর স্হান a health-resort, a health station. ̃কৃত্যক n. health services. ̃পরিদর্শক n. a sani tary inspector. ̃প্রদ same as স্বাস্হ্যকর । ̃বিদ্যা n. hygiene. ̃বিধান n. hygiene; measures for recovery or improvement of health; sanitation. স্বাস্হ্যবিধান করা v. to take measures for recovery or im provement of health. ̃বিধি n. science of or rules for healthy living; hygiene. ̃ব্যবস্হা n. sanitation. ̃ভঙ্গ n. ruin or wreck of health. ̃মন্ত্রক n. the Ministry of Health. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the Minister of Health. ̃রক্ষা n. preservation of health. ̃লাভ n. recovery of health. ̃হানি n. impairment of health. ̃হীন a. in ill health, sickly. স্বাস্হ্যান্বেষণ n. search for health; attempt to recover health. স্বাস্হ্যান্বেষী a. searching for health; at tempting to recover health, valetudi narian.

স্বাহা [ sbāhā ] n the wife of the sun-god. ☐ int. a word uttered whilst pouring ghee in the sacrificial fire.

স্বীকার [ sbīkāra ] n acknowledgment, admission, admittance; confession; recognition, owning (বন্ধু বলে স্বীকার); acceptance (নিমন্ত্রণ স্বীকার); acquiescence, agree ment, consent, assent, promise (দিতে স্বীকার); act of inviting upon oneself, courting (দুখঃস্বীকার); sustaining (ক্ষতিস্বীকার). স্বীকার করা v. to acknowl edge, to admit; to confess; to recog nize, to own; to accept; to acquiesce, to agree, to consent; to promise; to invite upon oneself, to court; to sustain. স্বীকার হওয়া v. to accept; to agree, to consent. স্বীকারোক্তি n. a confession.

স্বীকার্য [ sbīkārya ] a acknowledgeable, admissible; to be recognized or admitted; fit to be confessed or owned; acceptable. ☐ n. (geom.) a postulate. ̃রূপে adv. admit tedly.

স্বীকৃত [ sbīkṛta ] a acknowledged, admitted; con fessed; recognized, owned; accepted; acquiesced, agreed, consented; prom ised. স্বীকৃত বিষয় an admitted fact; (geom.) a postulate. স্বীকৃতি n. acknowl edgment, admission, admittance; con fession, recognition, owning; accep tance; acquiescence, agreement, con sent.

স্বীয় [ sbīẏa ] a one's own, own.

স্বেচ্ছা [ sbēcchā ] n one's own will, volition; free will; self-will. ̃কৃত a. voluntarily or wilfully done, voluntary, wilful. ̃ক্রমে adv. of one's own accord, voluntarily, wilfully; willingly. ̃চার, ̃চারিতা n. wilfulness, self-will; waywardness, wantonness. ̃চারী a. wilful, self willed; wayward, wanton. fem. ̃চারিণী । স্বেচ্ছাধীন, স্বেচ্ছানুবর্তী a. subject to one's free will (স্বেচ্ছাধীন কাজ); wilful, self willed; wayward. (স্বেচ্ছাধীন ব্যক্তি). fem. স্বেচ্ছাধীনা, স্বেচ্ছানুবর্তিনী । স্বেচ্ছানুবর্তিতা same as স্বেচ্ছাচার । ̃পূর্বক same as স্বেচ্ছাক্রমে । ̃প্রণোদিত a. actuated or prompted by one's own will; wilful, deliberate. ̃প্রদত্ত a. voluntarily given. ̃প্রবৃত্ত a. employed by one's own will. ̃মৃত্যু n. (myth.) dying whenever one pleases to die; (pop.) voluntary or deliberate courting of death. ̃সেবক n. a volun teer. fem. ̃সেবক, (pop.) ̃সেবিকা ।

স্বেদ [ sbēda ] n sweat, perspiration; vapour, steam. ̃জ a. born of or originating from sweat, perspiratory. ̃জনক a. causing or inducing sweat, perspira tory. ̃জল, ̃বারি n. sweat, perspiration. ̃বিন্দু n. a bead of perspiration, a drop of sweat. ̃সিক্ত, স্বেদাক্ত, স্বেদাপ্লুত, স্বেদার্দ্র a. drenched or damp with sweat, sweaty, sweated.

স্বৈর [ sbaira ] n act of doing as one pleases; way wardness; unrestrained exercise of one's will; arbitrariness; autocratic; despotism; freedom; dissoluteness. ☐ a. wayward, self-willed; arbitrary; des potic; free, unrestricted; dissolute. ̃তন্ত্রী a. autocratic; arbitrary; despotic. ☐ n. an autocrat, a despot or an arbi trary ruler. ̃তান্ত্রিক same as ̃তন্ত্রী । ̃শাসন n. despotic or arbitrary govern ment; autocracy; despotism, tyranny. স্বৈরাচারী, স্বৈরিতা n. waywardness; disso luteness; despotism, tyranny. ̃তন্ত্র n. despotism, autocracy; (cp.) dictator ship. স্বৈরাচারী, স্বৈরী a. wayward; self willed; dissolute, wild; despotic, tyran nical. স্বৈরিণী a. fem. of স্বৈরী । n. fem. a wayward or profligate woman.

স্বোপার্জিত [ sbōpārjita ] a self-acquired, earned or ac quired by oneself; deliberately invited upon oneself.

স্মর [ smara ] n Madana the Hindu god of love (cp. Cupid, Eros). ☐ a. remembering (জাতিস্মর).

স্মরণ [ smaraṇa ] n remembrance, recollection; memory; reflection or meditation ('স্মরণ-বন্দন-পাদসেবন'); remembering; silent or inward invocation in suppli cation (বিপদে বন্ধুকে স্মরণ); a request or summons to come (রাজা কর্তৃক ভৃত্যকে স্মরণ). স্মরণ করা v. to call; to mind, to recollect; to reflect or medi tate; to invoke in supplication silently or inwardly; to request or summon to come. স্মরণ থাকা, স্মরণে থাকা v. to be borne in mind, to be remembered. স্মরণ হওয়া v. to occur to the mind, to be recollected or to reoccur or remem ber; to rise in one's memory. স্মরণ রাখা, স্মরণে রাখা v. to bear in mind, to remember. ̃চিহ্ন n. a memento, a keepsake; a memorial. ̃পট n. the can vas of memory. স্মরণপটে বা স্মরণপথে উদিত হওয়া same as স্মরণ হওয়া । ̃পথ n. the way or course of memory. ̃লিপি n. a reminder letter, a reminder; a memorandum. ̃শক্তি n. the power of remembering things, the retentive ca pacity of mind, memory. ̃শক্তিহীন a. lacking in memory; having poor memory. স্মরণাতীত a. incapable of be ing recollected; forgotten, immemo rial. স্মরণাতীত কাল time immemorial, immemorial time, time out of mind. স্মরণার্থ adv. for reminding; for remembering. স্মরণিক n. a memorial; a remembrancer; a souvenir. fem. স্মরণিকা । স্মরণীয় a. fit to be remem bered or recollected, memorable. স্মরণীয় বিষয়সমূহ memorable things or events, memorabilia.

স্মার [ smāra ] n a memo.

স্মারক [ smāraka ] a causing to remember, remind ing. ☐ n. a reminder. ̃নিধি n. memorial fund. ̃পত্র, ̃লিপি n. a reminder; a memorandum; a memento.

স্মার্ত [ smārta ] a of or mentioned in or versed in the Smriti.

স্মিত [ smita ] n a (light and sweet) smile. ☐ a. (lightly and sweetly) smiling; bloom ing (স্মিত যৌবন, স্মিত কুসুম). ̃মুখে adv. with a smiling face.

স্মৃত [ smṛta ] a recollected.

স্মৃতি [ smṛti ] n inward recollection or reflection; remembrance; memory; meditation; a memento; a memorial; the holy law book of the Hindus, the Smriti. ̃কথা n. memoirs. ̃চারণ n. reminiscence. ̃চিহ্ন, ̃নিদর্শন n. a memento; a memo rial. ̃পথ same as স্মরণপথ । ̃বার্ষিকী n. an anniversary (esp. of a sad incident or death). ̃বিভ্রম n. confusion or loss of memory. ̃ভাণ্ডার n. memorial fund (শরত্-স্মৃতি ভাণ্ডার). ̃ভ্রংশ n. loss (esp. morbid loss) of memory; dementia; oblivion. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. one whose memory has been lost; suffering from dementia; forgotten. ̃মন্দির n. a mausoleum; a cenotaph. স্মৃতিরক্ষা করা v. to commemo rate. ̃শক্তি same as স্মরণশক্তি । ̃শাস্ত্র n. the holy law-book of the Hindus, the Smriti. ̃স্তম্ভ n. a monumental pillar or column.

স্যন্দ [ syanda ] n going; velocity; oozing, exuda tion. স্যন্দী a. oozing, exuding; going.

স্যন্দন1 [ syandana1 ] n (chem.) filtration.

স্যন্দন2 [ syandana2 ] n going; velocity; (chem.) exuda tion; a chariot.

স্যমন্তক [ syamantaka ] n a mythological gem.

স্যমীক [ syamīka ] n weevil; cloud.

স্যাঁতস্যাঁত [ syān̐tasyān̐ta ] int expressing; dampness, moisture; wetness. স্যাঁতসেঁতে a. damp, moist; wet.