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).

निर्वेधावस्य चोर्ध्वाधः सप्तांशान्तरवर्तिनौ ।
कार्यौ सूचीव्यधावन्यौ सूचीमानप्रमाणतः ॥ ३६ ॥

nirvedhāvasya cordhvādhaḥ saptāṃśāntaravartinau |
kāryau sūcīvyadhāvanyau sūcīmānapramāṇataḥ || 36 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.36 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 (17.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirvedha, Idam, Urdhvadhas, Sapta, Shantarava, Asmad, Kari, Karya, Suci, Sucin, Vyadha, Ani, Ana, Pramanatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.36). 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: “nirvedhāvasya cordhvādhaḥ saptāṃśāntaravartinau
  • nirvedhāva -
  • nirvedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative 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]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhvādhaḥ -
  • ūrdhvādhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saptāṃ -
  • saptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • śāntaravar -
  • śāntarava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāntarava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāntaravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛti -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • Line 2: “kāryau sūcīvyadhāvanyau sūcīmānapramāṇataḥ
  • kāryau -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • sūcī -
  • sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sūcī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sūci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūcin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyadhāva -
  • vyadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anyau -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sūcīm -
  • sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āna -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.36

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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