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 3.34

इष्टकाकर्म किं चेष्टं कीर्तिता कतिधा च भूः ।
परिकर्मक्रमस्तासां वह्न्यम्बुपवनैश्च कः ॥ ३४ ॥

iṣṭakākarma kiṃ ceṣṭaṃ kīrtitā katidhā ca bhūḥ |
parikarmakramastāsāṃ vahnyambupavanaiśca kaḥ || 34 ||

The English translation of Verse 3.34 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 (3.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishtaka, Akarman, Akarma, Kim, Ceshta, Kirtita, Katidha, Bhu, Parikarman, Krama, Vahni, Ambupa, Vana, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.34). 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: “iṣṭakākarma kiṃ ceṣṭaṃ kīrtitā katidhā ca bhūḥ
  • iṣṭakā -
  • iṣṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akarma -
  • akarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    akarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akarma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akarma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ceṣṭam -
  • ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kīrtitā -
  • kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • katidhā -
  • katidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • Line 2: “parikarmakramastāsāṃ vahnyambupavanaiśca kaḥ
  • parikarma -
  • parikarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    parikarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kramas -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vahnya -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ambupa -
  • ambupa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vanaiś -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.34

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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