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).

मर्मवेधस्थिता वास्तुदेवाः पूज्या यथोचितम् ।
पूज्यता च स्मृता तेषां प्रासादे मण्डपे ध्वजे ॥ २ ॥

marmavedhasthitā vāstudevāḥ pūjyā yathocitam |
pūjyatā ca smṛtā teṣāṃ prāsāde maṇḍape dhvaje || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 58.2 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 (58.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Marman, Vedha, Sthita, Vastudeva, Pujya, Yathocita, Pujyata, Smrita, Tad, Prasada, Mandapa, Dhvaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 58.2). 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: “marmavedhasthitā vāstudevāḥ pūjyā yathocitam
  • marma -
  • marman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vedha -
  • vedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sthitā* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • vāstudevāḥ -
  • vāstudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pūjyā* -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūjyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • yathocitam -
  • yathocita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathocita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathocitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pūjyatā ca smṛtā teṣāṃ prāsāde maṇḍape dhvaje
  • pūjyatā -
  • pūjyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prāsāde -
  • prāsāda (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]
  • dhvaje -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 58.2

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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