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).

छन्नं भवेद्यत्तु महाजनस्य स्थानं सभा सा कथिता च शाला ।
गवां पुनर्मन्दिरमत्र गोष्ठमाचक्षते वास्तुनिवेशविज्ञाः ॥ ५८ ॥

channaṃ bhavedyattu mahājanasya sthānaṃ sabhā sā kathitā ca śālā |
gavāṃ punarmandiramatra goṣṭhamācakṣate vāstuniveśavijñāḥ || 58 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.58 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 (18.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Channam, Channa, Yat, Yad, Mahajana, Sthana, Sabha, Kathita, Shala, Gava, Punar, Mandira, Atra, Goshtha, Aca, Kshata, Kshati, Vastu, Vesha, Vijna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.58). 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: “channaṃ bhavedyattu mahājanasya sthānaṃ sabhā kathitā ca śālā
  • channam -
  • channam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    channa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    channa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    channā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahājanasya -
  • mahājana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mahājana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sabhā -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathitā -
  • kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālā -
  • śālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gavāṃ punarmandiramatra goṣṭhamācakṣate vāstuniveśavijñāḥ
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mandiram -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mandira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mandirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • goṣṭham -
  • goṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    goṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    goṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āca -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kṣate -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • vāstuni -
  • vāstu (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • veśa -
  • veśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vijñāḥ -
  • vijña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 18.58

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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