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).

व्यावृत्तेन तु हस्तेन न् कृत्यमिति निर्दिशेत् ।
प्रसारितेन पुरतो नमताभिमुखं मुहुः ॥ ८७ ॥

vyāvṛttena tu hastena n kṛtyamiti nirdiśet |
prasāritena purato namatābhimukhaṃ muhuḥ || 87 ||

The English translation of Verse 83.87 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 (83.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyavritta, Hasta, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Iti, Nih, Prasarita, Puratah, Purat, Namat, Namata, Abhimukham, Abhimukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 83.87). 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: “vyāvṛttena tu hastena n kṛtyamiti nirdiśet
  • vyāvṛttena -
  • vyāvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • hastena -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse n*kṛ
  • kṛtyam -
  • kṛtyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “prasāritena purato namatābhimukhaṃ muhuḥ
  • prasāritena -
  • prasārita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prasārita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • purato* -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • namatā -
  • namata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    namat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    namatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nam -> namat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> namat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • abhimukham -
  • abhimukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhimukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse muhuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 83.87

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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