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).

न क्षुद्रा वन्दिनो यस्यां दुर्गप्रत्यन्तसंश्रयाः ।
भूः साश्रेणीमनुष्येति विनीतैराश्रिता जनैः ॥ २० ॥

na kṣudrā vandino yasyāṃ durgapratyantasaṃśrayāḥ |
bhūḥ sāśreṇīmanuṣyeti vinītairāśritā janaiḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.20 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 (8.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshudra, Vandin, Vandi, Yasya, Durga, Pratyanta, Samshraya, Bhu, Shreni, Manushi, Manushya, Manus, Vinita, Ashrita, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.20). 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: “na kṣudrā vandino yasyāṃ durgapratyantasaṃśrayāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣudrā* -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vandino* -
  • vandin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vandin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vandī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yasyām -
  • yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • durga -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyanta -
  • pratyanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśrayāḥ -
  • saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhūḥ sāśreṇīmanuṣyeti vinītairāśritā janaiḥ
  • 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]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṇī -
  • śreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śreṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manuṣye -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manus (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vinītair -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vinīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āśritā* -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janaiḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.20

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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