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).

मेढ्रमध्यस्थितावस्य सुराविन्द्र जयाभिधौ ।
यमश्च वरुणश्चोर्वोः क्रमाद्दक्षिणवामयोः ॥ ९ ॥

meḍhramadhyasthitāvasya surāvindra jayābhidhau |
yamaśca varuṇaścorvoḥ kramāddakṣiṇavāmayoḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 14.9 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 (14.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Medhra, Adhyasthi, Idam, Sura, Indra, Jaya, Abhi, Dha, Dhi, Dhu, Yama, Varuna, Uru, Kramat, Krama, Dakshina, Vama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.9). 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: “meḍhramadhyasthitāvasya surāvindra jayābhidhau
  • meḍhram -
  • meḍhra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    meḍhra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhyasthi -
  • adhyasthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāva -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • surāvi -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jayā -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhau -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yamaśca varuṇaścorvoḥ kramāddakṣiṇavāmayoḥ
  • yamaś -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varuṇaś -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • urvoḥ -
  • uru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vāmayoḥ -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 14.9

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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