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).

युता महीध्रमूला स्वप्राकारैस्तु पृथक्पृथक् ।
चतस्रः कीर्तिता धन्या भूमयो दुर्गहेतवः ॥ ३६ ॥

yutā mahīdhramūlā svaprākāraistu pṛthakpṛthak |
catasraḥ kīrtitā dhanyā bhūmayo durgahetavaḥ || 36 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.36 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 (8.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yuta, Mahidhra, Mula, Svap, Raka, Ara, Prithak, Kirtita, Dhanya, Dhani, Bhumaya, Bhumi, Durgaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.36). 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: “yutā mahīdhramūlā svaprākāraistu pṛthakpṛthak
  • yutā* -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
  • mahīdhra -
  • mahīdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlā -
  • mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svap -
  • svap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rākā -
  • rāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arais -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “catasraḥ kīrtitā dhanyā bhūmayo durgahetavaḥ
  • catasra -
  • catasṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kīrtitā* -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • dhanyā* -
  • dhanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhūmayo* -
  • bhūmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • durgahe -
  • durgaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tavaḥ -
  • tavas (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.36

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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