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).

धान्या हस्तिवनोपेता सुरक्षा चेति षोडश ।
भुवः संज्ञाभिरुद्दिष्टा लक्ष्मासामथ कथ्यते ॥ ९ ॥

dhānyā hastivanopetā surakṣā ceti ṣoḍaśa |
bhuvaḥ saṃjñābhiruddiṣṭā lakṣmāsāmatha kathyate || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.9 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 (8.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhani, Dhanya, Hastin, Hasti, Vanopeta, Ceti, Shodasha, Shodashan, Bhuvah, Bhuva, Bhu, Sanjna, Uddishta, Lakshman, Asaman, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.9). 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: “dhānyā hastivanopetā surakṣā ceti ṣoḍaśa
  • dhānyā* -
  • dhānī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhānyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hasti -
  • hastin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hastin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vanopetā -
  • vanopetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • surakṣā -
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhuvaḥ saṃjñābhiruddiṣṭā lakṣmāsāmatha kathyate
  • bhuvaḥ -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sañjñābhir -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uddiṣṭā* -
  • uddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣmā -
  • lakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asāma -
  • asāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    asāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first plural]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.9

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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