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).

अष्टौ च ककुभो मूर्ताः प्रनृत्ताश्चाप्सरोगणाः ।
सग्रहास्तारका मेघाः स्फीता नद्यस्तथाब्धयः ॥ १८१ ॥

aṣṭau ca kakubho mūrtāḥ pranṛttāścāpsarogaṇāḥ |
sagrahāstārakā meghāḥ sphītā nadyastathābdhayaḥ || 181 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.181 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 (17.181). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashta, Ashti, Kakubh, Kakubha, Murta, Pranritta, Apsara, Ugana, Sagraha, Taraka, Megha, Sphita, Nadi, Nadya, Tatha, Abdhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.181). 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: “aṣṭau ca kakubho mūrtāḥ pranṛttāścāpsarogaṇāḥ
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kakubho* -
  • kakubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kakubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūrtāḥ -
  • mūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mṝ -> mūrta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mṝ -> mūrtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mūrch -> mūrta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb]
    mūrch -> mūrtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb]
  • pranṛttāś -
  • pranṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pranṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apsaro -
  • apsara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apsara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apsarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ugaṇāḥ -
  • ugaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ugaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sagrahāstārakā meghāḥ sphītā nadyastathābdhayaḥ
  • sagrahās -
  • sagraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sagrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tārakā* -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • meghāḥ -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sphītā* -
  • sphīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • nadyas -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nad]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abdhayaḥ -
  • abdhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.181

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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