Samarangana-sutradhara [sanskrit]

61,230 words | ISBN-10: 8171103022

The Sanskrit edition of the Samarangana Sutradhara including grammatical analysis. The Samarangana Sutradhara is an encyclopedic work on classical Indian architecture (Vastu Shastra). Alternative titles: Samaranganasutradhara, Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra (समराङ्गण सूत्रधार), Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (समराङ्गणसूत्रधार).

विस्तृतोऽष्टौ सहस्राणि शैलोऽयं द्वे तथायुते ।
सहस्रशतमन्यच्च सुरसिद्धर्षिसेवितः ॥ ७६ ॥

vistṛto'ṣṭau sahasrāṇi śailo'yaṃ dve tathāyute |
sahasraśatamanyacca surasiddharṣisevitaḥ || 76 ||

The English translation of Verse 5.76 is contained in the book Samarangana Sutradhara of Bhojadeva by Sudarshan Kumar Sharma. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vistrita, Ashta, Ashti, Sahasra, Shaila, Shailu, Aya, Idam, Dva, Tatha, Ayuta, Shata, Ani, Anya, Sura, Sevitri, Sevita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.76). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “vistṛto'ṣṭau sahasrāṇi śailo'yaṃ dve tathāyute
  • vistṛto' -
  • vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śailo' -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śailu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śailu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayute -
  • ayuta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ayuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ayutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sahasraśatamanyacca surasiddharṣisevitaḥ
  • sahasra -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • ac -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sura -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • siddharṣi -
  • siddharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sevitaḥ -
  • sevitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sevita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sīv]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.76

Cover of edition (2011)

Samrangana Sutradhara: Treatise of Housing Architecture, Machines, Inconography and Dance
by Maharajdhiraj Shri Bhoj Dev (2011)

Sanskrit text with Hindi Transalation; Set of two volumes.

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