sīdhā a (a) straight [छड़ rod, तरीक़ा method]; सीधी गली -- street; सीधी टाँगें -- legs; सीधे बाल -- hair; ~ करना to straighten; तार को ~ करना to straighten the wire. (b) direct [वार्तालाप talk, रास्ता route, संबंध connection]; सीधी कार्रवाई (गाड़ी, भर्ती) -- action (train, recruitment). (c) [various meanings] ~ जवाब frank reply; ~ डिब्बा through coach; ~ आदमी a simple man; ~ हाथ right hand. △ ~ करना to correct, to chastise; ~ होना to be tamed; सीधे मुँह बात न करना to be elated, to overestimate oneself. [ant. (a) टेढ़ा. (b) (c) उलटा]

sillī fc slab = सिल q. v.

sunānā vt कहानी ~ to tell a story; कविता ~ to recite a poem; कोई घटना ~ to relate an event; पढ़कर ~ to read out; फ़ैसला/निर्णय ~ to pronounce a judgment.

sulajh·nā vi to be solved; समस्या सुलझ गई the problem was solved.

suvidhājanak a convenient [शर्तें terms, समय time, स्थान place]; मेरे लिए यह ~ नहीं है it is not -- for me.

sarvavyāpī a universal, all-pervading [संगठन organization, हड़ताल strike, आंदोलन agitation]

suprasiddha a well known, reputed [कलाकार artist, कवि poet, रचना work, लेखिका authoress]. [syn. सुविख्यात]

sun·nevālā mc listener; रेडियो सुननेवाले radio --s; [fem. सुननेवाली]

svataḥ adv by oneself; ~ अनुप्राणित urged --; ~ संचालित directed --; ~ स्पष्ट self-explanatory; मैं इसे ~ कर लूँगा I shall do tit by myself; वह ~ चली जाएगी she will go away by herself. [also see स्व-, स्वयं]

sanyukta a (a) joint [अधिवेशन session, उत्तरदायित्व responsibility, घोषणा declaration, निधि fund, परिवार family, पूँजी capital, बैठक meeting, शासन rule, संपत्ति property, सचिव secretary]; ~ रूप से jointly. (b) united: ~ राष्ट्र संघ -- nations organization. (c) combined [अक्षर letters, लाभ utility]