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).

द्वीपस्यामुष्य यद्योगाज्जम्बूद्वीप इति श्रुतिः ।
शृङ्गैर्हिमशिलानद्धैः सर्वतो हिमवानयम् ॥ २० ॥

dvīpasyāmuṣya yadyogājjambūdvīpa iti śrutiḥ |
śṛṅgairhimaśilānaddhaiḥ sarvato himavānayam || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 5.20 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 (5.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvipa, Adah, Iti, Shruti, Shringa, Hima, Shila, Addha, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Himavat, Aya, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.20). 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: “dvīpasyāmuṣya yadyogājjambūdvīpa iti śrutiḥ
  • dvīpasyā -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvīpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • amuṣya -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse yadyogājjambūdvīpa*it
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutiḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṅgairhimaśilānaddhaiḥ sarvato himavānayam
  • śṛṅgair -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hima -
  • hima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilān -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • addhai -
  • addhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    addhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sarvato* -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • himavān -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.20

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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