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).

ज्ञात्वैनां पुरुषः पुण्यां भवति स्वर्गभाजनम् ।
भुवनभूजलवह्निमरुद्वियत्प्रमुख एष भवस्तव कीर्त्तितः ।
वंसुमतीपरिमाणविनिश्चयं कथयतः शृणु सम्प्रति वत्स मे ॥ ३८ ॥

jñātvaināṃ puruṣaḥ puṇyāṃ bhavati svargabhājanam |
bhuvanabhūjalavahnimarudviyatpramukha eṣa bhavastava kīrttitaḥ |
vaṃsumatīparimāṇaviniścayaṃ kathayataḥ śṛṇu samprati vatsa me || 38 ||

The English translation of Verse 4.38 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 (4.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aina, Purusha, Punya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Svarga, Bhajana, Bhuvana, Bhu, Jala, Vahni, Iyat, Pramukha, Esha, Bhava, Yushmad, Tas, Sumati, Parimana, Vinishcaya, Kathayat, Samprati, Vatsa, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.38). 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: “jñātvaināṃ puruṣaḥ puṇyāṃ bhavati svargabhājanam
  • jñātvai -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • ainā -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyām -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • svarga -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhājanam -
  • bhājana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhājana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhuvanabhūjalavahnimarudviyatpramukha eṣa bhavastava kīrttitaḥ
  • bhuvana -
  • bhuvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhū -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jala -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vahnim -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aru -
  • aru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dvi -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • iyat -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pramukha* -
  • pramukha (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]
  • bhavas -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • kīrtti -
  • kīrtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vaṃsumatīparimāṇaviniścayaṃ kathayataḥ śṛṇu samprati vatsa me
  • vaṃ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sumatī -
  • sumatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sumatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sumati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sumati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parimāṇa -
  • parimāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viniścayam -
  • viniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kathayataḥ -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third dual]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vatsa -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.38

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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