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).

Verse 3.11

व्यक्तचिह्नैः स्वनस्पर्शगन्धवर्णरसादिभिः ।
काः शस्ता निन्दिताः काश्च पुराणामपि भूमयः ॥ ११ ॥

vyaktacihnaiḥ svanasparśagandhavarṇarasādibhiḥ |
kāḥ śastā ninditāḥ kāśca purāṇāmapi bhūmayaḥ || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 3.11 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 (3.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyakta, Cihna, Svana, Sparsha, Gandha, Varna, Varnan, Rasa, Shasta, Nindita, Pura, Api, Bhumaya, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.11). 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: “vyaktacihnaiḥ svanasparśagandhavarṇarasādibhiḥ
  • vyakta -
  • vyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cihnaiḥ -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svana -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sparśa -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandha -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rasād -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kāḥ śastā ninditāḥ kāśca purāṇāmapi bhūmayaḥ
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śastā* -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
  • ninditāḥ -
  • nindita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ninditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> ninditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purāṇām -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhūmayaḥ -
  • bhūmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.11

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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