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).

इत्यर्धचन्द्रः ॥ आद्या धनुर्नता कार्या कुञ्चितोऽङ्गुष्ठकस्तथा ।
शेषा भिन्नोर्ध्ववलिता अरालेऽङ्गुलयः स्मृताः ॥ ७४ ॥

ityardhacandraḥ || ādyā dhanurnatā kāryā kuñcito'ṅguṣṭhakastathā |
śeṣā bhinnordhvavalitā arāle'ṅgulayaḥ smṛtāḥ || 74 ||

The English translation of Verse 83.74 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 (83.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Candra, Adi, Adya, Dhanu, Dhanus, Nat, Nata, Kari, Karya, Kuncita, Angushtha, Kah, Tatha, Shesha, Bhinna, Urdhva, Valita, Arala, Arali, Anguli, Angulaya, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 83.74). 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: “ityardhacandraḥ |
  • ityar -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ṛdha -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • candraḥ -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ādyā dhanurnatā kāryā kuñcito'ṅguṣṭhakastathā
  • ādyā* -
  • ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • natā -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nam -> natā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
  • kāryā -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • kuñcito' -
  • kuñcita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [nominative single from √kuc]
    kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]
  • aṅguṣṭha -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kas -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śeṣā bhinnordhvavalitā arāle'ṅgulayaḥ smṛtāḥ
  • śeṣā* -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhinno -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valitā* -
  • valita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    valitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    val -> valita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √val class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √val class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √val], [vocative plural from √val]
    val -> valitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √val class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √val class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √val class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √val], [vocative plural from √val], [accusative plural from √val]
  • arāle' -
  • arāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    arāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aṅgulayaḥ -
  • aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aṅgulaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 83.74

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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