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).

वह्निजातेषु मृत्ताम्रलोहरुक्मादि तद्ग्रहे ।
पार्थिवं कथयन्तीह बीजं बीजविचक्षणाः ॥ ३६ ॥

vahnijāteṣu mṛttāmraloharukmādi tadgrahe |
pārthivaṃ kathayantīha bījaṃ bījavicakṣaṇāḥ || 36 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.36 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 (31.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jata, Mritta, Rala, Uha, Rukma, Tadgraha, Parthiva, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Iha, Bija, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.36). 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: “vahnijāteṣu mṛttāmraloharukmādi tadgrahe
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jāteṣu -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • mṛttām -
  • mṛd -> mṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]
  • ralo -
  • ralā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūha -
  • ūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    ūh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • rukmā -
  • rukma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rukma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tadgrahe -
  • tadgraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tadgraha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pārthivaṃ kathayantīha bījaṃ bījavicakṣaṇāḥ
  • pārthivam -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathayantī -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bīja -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicakṣaṇāḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vicakṣaṇā (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 31.36

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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