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).

वास्तुक्षेत्रस्य यत्राङ्गे यस्य वर्त्म प्रवर्तते ।
तदङ्गं वास्तुनस्तस्य च्छिन्नं तेनेति निर्दिशेत् ॥ २१ ॥

vāstukṣetrasya yatrāṅge yasya vartma pravartate |
tadaṅgaṃ vāstunastasya cchinnaṃ teneti nirdiśet || 21 ||

The English translation of Verse 48.21 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 (48.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vastu, Kshetra, Yatra, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Vartman, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Tadam, Tada, Tena, Iti, Nih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 48.21). 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: “vāstukṣetrasya yatrāṅge yasya vartma pravartate
  • vāstu -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāstu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣetrasya -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yatrāṅ -
  • yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ge -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vartma -
  • vartman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tadaṅgaṃ vāstunastasya cchinnaṃ teneti nirdiśet
  • tadaṅ -
  • tadam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāstunas -
  • vāstu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse cchinnam*te
  • tene -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 48.21

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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