SAPINDI: The offering of a ball of rice, etc., to the spirit of a deceased relative, commonly on the twelfth day after his decease. SAPTÁHA: A perusal or reading through of a purán or other sacred book in seven consecutive days. SAPTÁHA-PÁRÁYAN: See Saptáha. SAPTA-RISHI: Ursa Major (the seven stars of which are supposed to be the seven great saints Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya. Pulaha, Kratu and Vasishtha.) SAPTA SANI: Name of an incarnation. SÁRANGDHA: A kind of fruit. SARASVATI: The goddess of learning. SÁRI: A robe. SARPA BÁNDHANE: A process by which a snake can be prevented from entering or leaving a particular area. SARVASÁKSHI: The observer of all things. SATÁP: A kind of tree. SATARSINGO: Name of a goblin. SÁTEM: The seventh day of the bright or dark half of a month. SÁTERI: Name of a goddess. SÁTHARA: The place in the house where a corpse is placed. SATHIA: An auspicious figure drawn on the floor. SATSANG: Contract with the righteous. SATVÁI: Name of a goddess; the ghost of a woman. SATYA NÁRÁYAN: Name of a deity; a vow of that name. SATYAWÁN: Name of a mythological king. SAUDÁMINI: The lightning. SAUNDAD: The Shami tree, Prosopis spicigera. SÁVAJ: A wild animal. SAVAPÁTI: Weighing about six pounds and a quarter. SAVITA: The sun. SÁVITRI: A mythological woman celebrated for her devotion to her husband. SAWANEKARIN: Name of a goddess. SÁWAR: A kind of tree. SÁWKÁR: A money-lender. SÁVO: Sewed. SÁYUJJA: Merging into the divine form. SER: A measure of weight. SERAJA: A kind of gift. SEVA: Vermicelli. SEVAK: A disciple, a follower. SEVAKA: See Sevak. SHADÁNADA: Name of a goddess. SHAKARIO: Name of a cattle disease. SHÁKINI: An order of ghosts. SHÁKTA MÁTA: Name of a goddess. SHAKTI: The energy or active power of a deity personified as his wife; as Párvati of Shiva. SHAKTIMÁTA: Name of a goddess. SHAKTI-PANTHI: A follower of the Shakti or Shákta sect that is those who worship a divine energy under its feminine personification. SHAKTIYÁG: A sacrifice in honour of Shakti. SHÁLIGRÁM: A sacred stone supposed to represent Vishnu. SHÁLUNKI: A species of singing birds. SHANI: Saturn. SHANGÁR ARATI: The ceremony of taking off the idols night garments and putting on others for the day. SHANKARÁCHÁRYA: The designation of the celebrated teacher of the Vedánt philosophy. SHANKÁSUR: Name of a demon. SHANKHÁSUR: Name of a demon. SHANKHINI: An order of ghosts. SHÁNTANU: A king of the lunar race who married Ganga and Satyavati. SHARÁDIAN: The dark half of the month of Bhádrapad. SHÁRANG: The bow of Vishnu. SHARAD PUNEMA: The full-moon day of Ashvin. SHARAD-RITU: The Autumn. SHÁSTRA: Scripture. SHATACHANDI: An incantation in honour of the goddess. SHATANJIVA: Live for a hundred years. SHATATÁRAKA: Name of a constellation. SHATCHANDI: An incantation in honour of the goddess Chandi. SHES BHARANE: Name of a ceremony. SHENDUR: Red lead.