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).

ततः सीमार्धसूत्रेण पृष्ठतो वृत्तमालिखेत् ।
पञ्चभागमिता जङ्घा मेखला सार्धभागिकी ॥ ४२ ॥

tataḥ sīmārdhasūtreṇa pṛṣṭhato vṛttamālikhet |
pañcabhāgamitā jaṅghā mekhalā sārdhabhāgikī || 42 ||

The English translation of Verse 59.42 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 (59.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sima, Siman, Ardha, Sutra, Sutrena, Prishthatah, Vritta, Panca, Pancan, Bhaga, Ita, Jangha, Mekhala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 59.42). 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: “tataḥ sīmārdhasūtreṇa pṛṣṭhato vṛttamālikhet
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sīmā -
  • sīman (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sīman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sīmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtreṇa -
  • sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛṣṭhato* -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • likhet -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “pañcabhāgamitā jaṅghā mekhalā sārdhabhāgikī
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāgam -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • itā* -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • jaṅghā* -
  • jaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mekhalā -
  • mekhalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse sārdhabhāgikī

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 59.42

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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