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).

प्राप्तस्यैकं कोष्ठमेकैकवृद्ध्या न्यस्येदूर्ध्वं पङ्क्तयो यावदिष्टाः ।
इष्टानेकादील्लिखेदानुपूर्व्या कर्णेनाधः शून्यरूपे च दद्यात् ॥ ७८ ॥

prāptasyaikaṃ koṣṭhamekaikavṛddhyā nyasyedūrdhvaṃ paṅktayo yāvadiṣṭāḥ |
iṣṭānekādīllikhedānupūrvyā karṇenādhaḥ śūnyarūpe ca dadyāt || 78 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.78 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 (26.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prapta, Aika, Koshtha, Ekaika, Vriddhi, Nyasya, Dur, Dhu, Pankti, Yavat, Ishta, Karna, Adhah, Adhas, Shunyarupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.78). 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: “prāptasyaikaṃ koṣṭhamekaikavṛddhyā nyasyedūrdhvaṃ paṅktayo yāvadiṣṭāḥ
  • prāptasyai -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • koṣṭham -
  • koṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    koṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekaika -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhyā* -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nyasye -
  • nyasya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nyasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nyasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dūr -
  • dur (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paṅktayo* -
  • paṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣṭāḥ -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “iṣṭānekādīllikhedānupūrvyā karṇenādhaḥ śūnyarūpe ca dadyāt
  • Cannot analyse iṣṭānekādīllikhedānupūrvyā*ka
  • karṇenā -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śūnyarūpe -
  • śūnyarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śūnyarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śūnyarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.78

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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