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).

क्षान्त गुणान् परिकल्प्य च दोषजात- ।
मर्चां यथोदितगुणां विदधीता मतून्या ॥ शिष्यत्वमेत्य विविधमुपासतेऽन्ये ।
तं शिल्पिनः कृतघ्येयश्च मुहुः स्तुवन्ति ॥ २१ ॥

kṣānta guṇān parikalpya ca doṣajāta- |
marcāṃ yathoditaguṇāṃ vidadhītā matūnyā || śiṣyatvametya vividhamupāsate'nye |
taṃ śilpinaḥ kṛtaghyeyaśca muhuḥ stuvanti || 21 ||

The English translation of Verse 78.21 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 (78.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanta, Guna, Parikalpya, Doshaja, Asmad, Ric, Yathodita, Vida, Dhita, Matu, Shishyatva, Etya, Vividham, Vividha, Upa, Asat, Anya, Shilpin, Krit, Yah, Stuvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.21). 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: “kṣānta guṇān parikalpya ca doṣajāta-
  • kṣānta -
  • kṣānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • parikalpya -
  • parikalpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parikalpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣajāt -
  • doṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    doṣaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “marcāṃ yathoditaguṇāṃ vidadhītā matūnyā |
  • mar -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛcām -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathodita -
  • yathodita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yathodita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇām -
  • guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhītā* -
  • dhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • matūn -
  • matu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śiṣyatvametya vividhamupāsate'nye
  • śiṣyatvam -
  • śiṣyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etya -
  • etya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vividham -
  • vividham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asate' -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 4: “taṃ śilpinaḥ kṛtaghyeyaśca muhuḥ stuvanti
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śilpinaḥ -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aghye -
  • agh (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse muhuḥ*st
  • stuvanti -
  • stuvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    stu -> stuvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √stu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √stu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √stu class 2 verb]
    stu (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.21

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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