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).

यानि शेषाणि सूत्राणि वलिनीस्ताः प्रकल्पयेत् ।
तुम्बिन्यां कारयेद्वृत्तं गजतालुकमुच्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

yāni śeṣāṇi sūtrāṇi valinīstāḥ prakalpayet |
tumbinyāṃ kārayedvṛttaṃ gajatālukamucyate || 54 ||

The English translation of Verse 54.54 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 (54.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yani, Yat, Shesha, Sutra, Valin, Stri, Pra, Tumbini, Vritta, Gajata, Aluka, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.54). 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: “yāni śeṣāṇi sūtrāṇi valinīstāḥ prakalpayet
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • śeṣāṇi -
  • śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • sūtrāṇi -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • valinī -
  • valin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • stā -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tumbinyāṃ kārayedvṛttaṃ gajatālukamucyate
  • tumbinyām -
  • tumbinī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • gajatā -
  • gajatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ālukam -
  • āluka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āluka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ālukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.54

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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