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).

अत्रामराः साप्सरसस्त्रयस्त्रिंशद्वसन्ति ते ।
वैडूर्यनद्धैः शिखरैर्नीलो नीलमहीधरः ॥ २४ ॥

atrāmarāḥ sāpsarasastrayastriṃśadvasanti te |
vaiḍūryanaddhaiḥ śikharairnīlo nīlamahīdharaḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Verse 5.24 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 (5.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atra, Ara, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Trayastrimshat, Vasat, Vasanti, Tad, Yushmad, Vaidurya, Naddha, Shikhara, Nila, Ahi, Dhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.24). 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: “atrāmarāḥ sāpsarasastrayastriṃśadvasanti te
  • atrām -
  • atrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arāḥ -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apsarasas -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trayastriṃśad -
  • trayastriṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vasanti -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vaiḍūryanaddhaiḥ śikharairnīlo nīlamahīdharaḥ
  • vaiḍūrya -
  • vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naddhaiḥ -
  • naddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    naddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    nah -> naddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √nah class 4 verb]
    nah -> naddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √nah class 4 verb]
  • śikharair -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nīlo* -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nīlam -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahī -
  • ahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharaḥ -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.24

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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