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).

साङ्घ्रिकेतनमूलार्धं लकटे विस्तृतायती ।
अक्षाभ्यां योजयेत् सम्यग्दृढं बाह्वक्षवेधयोः ॥ ४० ॥

sāṅghriketanamūlārdhaṃ lakaṭe vistṛtāyatī |
akṣābhyāṃ yojayet samyagdṛḍhaṃ bāhvakṣavedhayoḥ || 40 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.40 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 (17.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anghrika, Tana, Mula, Ardha, Laka, Vistrita, Ayat, Ayati, Aksha, Samyak, Dridha, Bahu, Akshu, Edha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.40). 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: “sāṅghriketanamūlārdhaṃ lakaṭe vistṛtāyatī
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅghrike -
  • aṅghrikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṅghrika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṅghrika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tana -
  • tana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūlā -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • laka -
  • laka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṭe -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vistṛtā -
  • vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vistṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayatī -
  • ayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ayati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “akṣābhyāṃ yojayet samyagdṛḍhaṃ bāhvakṣavedhayoḥ
  • akṣābhyām -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • yojayet -
  • yuj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dṛḍham -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bāhva -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • akṣave -
  • akṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single], [dative single]
  • edhayoḥ -
  • edha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    edha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    edhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.40

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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