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).

अन्धोऽर्धद्विपदे चास्य द्विपदाश्चात्र भित्तयः ।
शृङ्गमेकं भवेन्मध्ये विस्तारेण चतुष्पदम् ।
मध्ये शृङ्गस्य चान्तः --- षड्दारुकं भवेत् ।
द्व्यंशा द्वितीया रमणी बाह्यभित्तिर्द्विभागिका ॥ ८९ ॥

andho'rdhadvipade cāsya dvipadāścātra bhittayaḥ |
śṛṅgamekaṃ bhavenmadhye vistāreṇa catuṣpadam |
madhye śṛṅgasya cāntaḥ --- ṣaḍdārukaṃ bhavet |
dvyaṃśā dvitīyā ramaṇī bāhyabhittirdvibhāgikā || 89 ||

The English translation of Verse 57b.89 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:

Buy now! English translation by Sudarshan Kumar Sharma (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (57b.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Andha, Andhas, Andhu, Ardha, Dvipad, Dvipada, Idam, Bhitti, Shringa, Eka, Madhye, Madhya, Vistara, Catushpada, Tas, Shat, Shash, Daruka, Dvyamsha, Dvitiya, Ramani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57b.89). 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: “andho'rdhadvipade cāsya dvipadāścātra bhittayaḥ
  • andho' -
  • andhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    andhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvipade -
  • dvipad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dvipad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvipada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvipadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvipadāś -
  • dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvipadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhittayaḥ -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śṛṅgamekaṃ bhavenmadhye vistāreṇa catuṣpadam
  • śṛṅgam -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vistāreṇa -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • catuṣpadam -
  • catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “madhye śṛṅgasya cāntaḥ --- ṣaḍdārukaṃ bhavet
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śṛṅgasya -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaḍ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dārukam -
  • dāruka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāruka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dārukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 4: “dvyaṃśā dvitīyā ramaṇī bāhyabhittirdvibhāgikā
  • dvyaṃśā* -
  • dvyaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvyaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvitīyā* -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ramaṇī -
  • ramaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse bāhyabhittirdvibhāgikā

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57b.89

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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