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).

श्रीधरश्च भवेद्वृत्तः कल्पनास्य कुबेरवत् ।
एवं गृहाणां चत्वारः स्तम्भा लक्ष्मभिरीरिताः ॥ ३३ ॥

śrīdharaśca bhavedvṛttaḥ kalpanāsya kuberavat |
evaṃ gṛhāṇāṃ catvāraḥ stambhā lakṣmabhirīritāḥ || 33 ||

The English translation of Verse 28.33 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 (28.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shridhara, Vritta, Kalpana, Idam, Ravat, Evam, Eva, Griha, Catu, Ara, Stambha, Lakshman, Irita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.33). 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: “śrīdharaśca bhavedvṛttaḥ kalpanāsya kuberavat
  • śrīdharaś -
  • śrīdhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vṛttaḥ -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • kalpanā -
  • kalpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • ku -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • be -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ravat -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ gṛhāṇāṃ catvāraḥ stambhā lakṣmabhirīritāḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhāṇām -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āraḥ -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • stambhā* -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lakṣmabhir -
  • lakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • īritāḥ -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    īritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √īr], [vocative plural from √īr]
    īr -> īritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √īr], [vocative plural from √īr], [accusative plural from √īr]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 28.33

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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