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).

एकाडशाङ्गुलौ हस्तौ विस्तारेणास्य कीर्तितौ ।
पीनांसः पीनबाहुश्च सलीलगतिचेष्टितः ॥ २० ॥

ekāḍaśāṅgulau hastau vistāreṇāsya kīrtitau |
pīnāṃsaḥ pīnabāhuśca salīlagaticeṣṭitaḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 81.20 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 (81.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Sha, Angula, Anguli, Hasta, Vistara, Idam, Kirtita, Pinamsa, Pina, Bahu, Salila, Gat, Gati, Ceshtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 81.20). 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: “ekāḍaśāṅgulau hastau vistāreṇāsya kīrtitau
  • ekā -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aḍa -
  • aḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śā -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅgulau -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hastau -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vistāreṇā -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental 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]
  • kīrtitau -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “pīnāṃsaḥ pīnabāhuśca salīlagaticeṣṭitaḥ
  • pīnāṃsaḥ -
  • pīnāṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pīna -
  • pīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
  • bāhuś -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • salīla -
  • salīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    salīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gati -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ceṣṭitaḥ -
  • ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ceṣṭ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 81.20

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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