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).

अलिन्दे मण्डपे वापि चतुष्के वलभीषु वा ।
वितानानि विचित्राणि समुत्क्षिप्ततलानि च ॥ २८ ॥

alinde maṇḍape vāpi catuṣke valabhīṣu vā |
vitānāni vicitrāṇi samutkṣiptatalāni ca || 28 ||

The English translation of Verse 54.28 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 (54.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alinda, Mandapa, Vapi, Vapin, Catushka, Valabhi, Vitana, Vicitra, Samud, Kshipta, Tala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.28). 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: “alinde maṇḍape vāpi catuṣke valabhīṣu
  • alinde -
  • alinda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • maṇḍape -
  • maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    maṇḍapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • catuṣke -
  • catuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    catuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    catuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • valabhīṣu -
  • valabhī (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    valabhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “vitānāni vicitrāṇi samutkṣiptatalāni ca
  • vitānāni -
  • vitāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitrāṇi -
  • vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣipta -
  • kṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
  • talāni -
  • tala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.28

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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