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).

ये तथादितिपर्यन्ताः पर्जन्याद्याः सुरोत्तमाः ।
तेऽष्टौ चतुर्भागभुजो विद्वद्भिरिह कीर्तिताः ॥ ६ ॥

ye tathāditiparyantāḥ parjanyādyāḥ surottamāḥ |
te'ṣṭau caturbhāgabhujo vidvadbhiriha kīrtitāḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 12.6 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:

Buy now! English translation by Sudarshan Kumar Sharma (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Tatha, Iti, Paryanta, Parjanya, Surottama, Tad, Yushmad, Ashta, Ashti, Caturbhaga, Bhuj, Bhuja, Vidvas, Iha, Kirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.6). 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: “ye tathāditiparyantāḥ parjanyādyāḥ surottamāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathād -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • paryantāḥ -
  • paryanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paryantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parjanyād -
  • parjanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • surottamāḥ -
  • surottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surottamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “te'ṣṭau caturbhāgabhujo vidvadbhiriha kīrtitāḥ
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive 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]
  • caturbhāga -
  • caturbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturbhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhujo* -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidvadbhir -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kīrtitāḥ -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.6

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.

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: