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).

विधिरेष चतुर्वक्त्रे विभक्ते पार्श्वयोर्द्वयोः ।
साधं सार्धं त्यजेद् भूषामेकवक्त्रेर्धशस्य च ॥ २० ॥

vidhireṣa caturvaktre vibhakte pārśvayordvayoḥ |
sādhaṃ sārdhaṃ tyajed bhūṣāmekavaktrerdhaśasya ca || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 70.20 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 (70.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidhi, Esha, Caturvaktra, Vibhakte, Vibhakta, Vibhakti, Parshva, Dva, Dvayu, Sadha, Sardham, Sardha, Bhusha, Ekavaktra, Dha, Sha, Shasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.20). 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: “vidhireṣa caturvaktre vibhakte pārśvayordvayoḥ
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caturvaktre -
  • caturvaktra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caturvaktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caturvaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vibhakte -
  • vibhakte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vibhakta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vibhakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vibhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vibhakti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pārśvayor -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dvayoḥ -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sādhaṃ sārdhaṃ tyajed bhūṣāmekavaktrerdhaśasya ca
  • sādham -
  • sādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tyajed -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhūṣām -
  • bhūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ekavaktre -
  • ekavaktra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ekavaktra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekavaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śasya -
  • śasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṃs -> śasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śaṃs]
    śas -> śasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śas]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    śaṃs -> śasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.20

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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