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).

यथैवाधस्तथा निर्यक्तथैवोर्ध्वमपि क्रमात् ।
वहेऽब्दाः प्रवहे सूर्यः स्थितः शीतांशुरुद्वहे ॥ ९२ ॥

yathaivādhastathā niryaktathaivordhvamapi kramāt |
vahe'bdāḥ pravahe sūryaḥ sthitaḥ śītāṃśurudvahe || 92 ||

The English translation of Verse 5.92 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 (5.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Adhah, Adhas, Tatha, Nih, Akta, Tha, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Api, Kramat, Krama, Vaha, Vahi, Abda, Pravaha, Suri, Surya, Sthita, Shitamshu, Udvaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.92). 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: “yathaivādhastathā niryaktathaivordhvamapi kramāt
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • adhas -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • akta -
  • akta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • thai -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “vahe'bdāḥ pravahe sūryaḥ sthitaḥ śītāṃśurudvahe
  • vahe' -
  • vaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • abdāḥ -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pravahe -
  • pravaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pravaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sūryaḥ -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • śītāṃśur -
  • śītāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śītāṃśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udvahe -
  • udvaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    udvaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udvahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.92

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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