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).

संस्थाप्योपरि पीठस्य कुम्भिकामतिदृढां विभक्तां च ।
धनुरुच्छ्रितैस्ततोऽमूमष्टभिरावृष्टयेद् भद्रैः ॥ १७८ ॥

saṃsthāpyopari pīṭhasya kumbhikāmatidṛḍhāṃ vibhaktāṃ ca |
dhanurucchritaistato'mūmaṣṭabhirāvṛṣṭayed bhadraiḥ || 178 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.178 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 (31.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsthapya, Upari, Pitha, Kumbhika, Ati, Dridha, Vibhakta, Bhadra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.178). 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: “saṃsthāpyopari pīṭhasya kumbhikāmatidṛḍhāṃ vibhaktāṃ ca
  • saṃsthāpyo -
  • saṃsthāpya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pīṭhasya -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kumbhikām -
  • kumbhikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dṛḍhām -
  • dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vibhaktām -
  • vibhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dhanurucchritaistato'mūmaṣṭabhirāvṛṣṭayed bhadraiḥ
  • Cannot analyse dhanurucchritaistato'mūmaṣṭabhirāvṛṣṭayed*bh
  • bhadraiḥ -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 31.178

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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