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).

एभ्यो मध्याद्विधातव्या वेदीबन्धाः सुशोभनाः ।
द्विपदः कुम्भकः सार्धं पदं तु कलशो भवेत् ॥ १२३ ॥

ebhyo madhyādvidhātavyā vedībandhāḥ suśobhanāḥ |
dvipadaḥ kumbhakaḥ sārdhaṃ padaṃ tu kalaśo bhavet || 123 ||

The English translation of Verse 57a.123 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 (57a.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Madhyat, Madhya, Vidhatavya, Vedi, Vedin, Bandha, Sushobhana, Dvipad, Dvipada, Kumbhaka, Sardham, Sardha, Pada, Kalasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57a.123). 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: “ebhyo madhyādvidhātavyā vedībandhāḥ suśobhanāḥ
  • ebhyo* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • madhyād -
  • madhyāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vidhātavyā* -
  • vidhātavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidhātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vedī -
  • vedī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vedi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bandhāḥ -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • suśobhanāḥ -
  • suśobhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suśobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dvipadaḥ kumbhakaḥ sārdhaṃ padaṃ tu kalaśo bhavet
  • dvipadaḥ -
  • dvipad (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvipad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kumbhakaḥ -
  • kumbhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kalaśo* -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57a.123

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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