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).

जाङ्गलादिषु देशेषु त्रिपुण्येषु स्वलक्षणैः ।
युक्ताः षोडश विज्ञेया भूमयः प्रविभागतः ॥ ६ ॥

jāṅgalādiṣu deśeṣu tripuṇyeṣu svalakṣaṇaiḥ |
yuktāḥ ṣoḍaśa vijñeyā bhūmayaḥ pravibhāgataḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.6 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 (8.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jangala, Desha, Punya, Svalakshana, Yukta, Shodasha, Shodashan, Vijneya, Bhumaya, Bhumi, Pravibhaga, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.6). 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: “jāṅgalādiṣu deśeṣu tripuṇyeṣu svalakṣaṇaiḥ
  • jāṅgalād -
  • jāṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jāṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • deśeṣu -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • puṇyeṣu -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • svalakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • svalakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    svalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yuktāḥ ṣoḍaśa vijñeyā bhūmayaḥ pravibhāgataḥ
  • yuktāḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vijñeyā* -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmayaḥ -
  • bhūmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pravibhāga -
  • pravibhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.6

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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