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).

शाकाश्वकर्णखदिरश्रीपर्णीस्यन्दनासनैः ।
वेणुवेत्रशराद्यैश्च युक्ता द्र व्यवतीति भूः ॥ १८ ॥

śākāśvakarṇakhadiraśrīparṇīsyandanāsanaiḥ |
veṇuvetraśarādyaiśca yuktā dra vyavatīti bhūḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.18 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 (8.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaka, Ashvakarna, Khadira, Shriparni, Syandana, Asana, Venu, Vetra, Sharadi, Yukta, Dra, Vya, Avat, Iti, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.18). 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: “śākāśvakarṇakhadiraśrīparṇīsyandanāsanaiḥ
  • śākā -
  • śāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvakarṇa -
  • aśvakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvakarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khadira -
  • khadira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīparṇī -
  • śrīparṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrīparṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • syandanā -
  • syandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    syandana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    syandanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanaiḥ -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “veṇuvetraśarādyaiśca yuktā dra vyavatīti bhūḥ
  • veṇu -
  • veṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    veṇū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    veṇū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    veṇū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vetra -
  • vetra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarādyai -
  • śarādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śarādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    śarādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aiś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktā* -
  • 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]
  • dra -
  • dra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avatī -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    u -> avat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √u class 1 verb]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √u class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √u class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √u class 1 verb], [locative single from √u class 1 verb]
    av (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.18

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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