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).

शाके सप्ताद्र यस्तेषूदयो जलधरस्तथा ।
नारको रैवतः श्यामो राजतोऽथाम्बिकेयकः ॥ ६१ ॥

śāke saptādra yasteṣūdayo jaladharastathā |
nārako raivataḥ śyāmo rājato'thāmbikeyakaḥ || 61 ||

The English translation of Verse 5.61 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 (5.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaka, Sapta, Yasta, Udaya, Jaladhara, Tatha, Naraka, Raivata, Shyama, Rajatah, Rajata, Rajat, Atha, Ambikeya, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.61). 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: “śāke saptādra yasteṣūdayo jaladharastathā
  • śāke -
  • śāka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saptād -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yasteṣū -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √yas class 4 verb]
  • udayo* -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jaladharas -
  • jaladhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nārako raivataḥ śyāmo rājato'thāmbikeyakaḥ
  • nārako* -
  • nāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raivataḥ -
  • raivata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śyāmo* -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active first plural]
  • rājato' -
  • rājataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rājata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambikeya -
  • ambikeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ambikeya (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 5.61

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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