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).

छिन्नकर्णं विकर्णं च शङ्खाभं क्षुरसन्निभम् ।
शक्त्याननं कूर्मपृष्ठं सदंशं व्यजनाकृति ॥ ३ ॥

chinnakarṇaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca śaṅkhābhaṃ kṣurasannibham |
śaktyānanaṃ kūrmapṛṣṭhaṃ sadaṃśaṃ vyajanākṛti || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 38.3 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 (38.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chinnakarna, Vikarna, Shankha, Abha, Kshura, Sannibha, Shakti, Shaktin, Anana, Kurmaprishtha, Sadamsha, Vyajana, Akritin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.3). 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: “chinnakarṇaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca śaṅkhābhaṃ kṣurasannibham
  • chinnakarṇam -
  • chinnakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chinnakarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chinnakarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vikarṇam -
  • vikarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vikarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vikarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhā -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣura -
  • kṣura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sannibham -
  • sannibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sannibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sannibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śaktyānanaṃ kūrmapṛṣṭhaṃ sadaṃśaṃ vyajanākṛti
  • śaktyā -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ānanam -
  • ānana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ānanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kūrmapṛṣṭham -
  • kūrmapṛṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kūrmapṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sadaṃśam -
  • sadaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadaṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyajanā -
  • vyajana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṛti -
  • akṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    akṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.3

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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