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).

यदङ्गप्रत्यङ्गप्रहरणगतं लक्ष्म विततं ।
तदर्थानां चित्रकनावधो वाच्यमक्ष्य ।
सपीठार्चा लिङ्गोन्मपि विदित्वा वहुमतो ।
भवेद्भूपालानां कृतिभिरपि पूज्येत सकलैः ॥ १५७ ॥

yadaṅgapratyaṅgapraharaṇagataṃ lakṣma vitataṃ |
tadarthānāṃ citrakanāvadho vācyamakṣya |
sapīṭhārcā liṅgonmapi viditvā vahumato |
bhavedbhūpālānāṃ kṛtibhirapi pūjyeta sakalaiḥ || 157 ||

The English translation of Verse 70.157 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 (70.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Anga, Pratyanga, Praharana, Gata, Lakshman, Vitatam, Vitata, Tadartha, Citraka, Nava, Asmad, Adhah, Adhas, Vacya, Makshya, Pitha, Ahu, Matu, Bhupala, Kriti, Kritin, Api, Sakala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.157). 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: “yadaṅgapratyaṅgapraharaṇagataṃ lakṣma vitataṃ
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratyaṅga -
  • pratyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praharaṇa -
  • praharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lakṣma -
  • lakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vitatam -
  • vitatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vitata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vitatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tadarthānāṃ citrakanāvadho vācyamakṣya
  • tadarthānām -
  • tadartha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tadartha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    tadarthā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • citraka -
  • citraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāva -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • adho* -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vācya -
  • vācya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac]
  • makṣya -
  • makṣ -> makṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √makṣ]
    makṣ -> makṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √makṣ class 1 verb]
    makṣ -> makṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √makṣ class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “sapīṭhārcā liṅgonmapi viditvā vahumato
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pīṭhā -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arcā* -
  • Cannot analyse liṅgonmapi*vi
  • viditvā -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahu -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mato -
  • matu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “bhavedbhūpālānāṃ kṛtibhirapi pūjyeta sakalaiḥ
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhūpālānām -
  • bhūpāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṛtibhir -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pūjyeta -
  • pūj (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative passive third single]
  • sakalaiḥ -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.157

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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