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).

स्निग्धाः सारभृतः शुद्धाः प्रदक्षिणजलाशयाः ।
बहूदकास्तरुच्छन्ना निबिडाः प्रागुदक्प्लवाः ॥ ४० ॥

snigdhāḥ sārabhṛtaḥ śuddhāḥ pradakṣiṇajalāśayāḥ |
bahūdakāstarucchannā nibiḍāḥ prāgudakplavāḥ || 40 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.40 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 (8.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snigdha, Sarabhrit, Shuddha, Pradakshina, Jalashaya, Bahudaka, Rud, Shanna, Nibida, Pragudakplava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.40). 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: “snigdhāḥ sārabhṛtaḥ śuddhāḥ pradakṣiṇajalāśayāḥ
  • snigdhāḥ -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
  • sārabhṛtaḥ -
  • sārabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sārabhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śuddhāḥ -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • pradakṣiṇa -
  • pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalāśayāḥ -
  • jalāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jalāśayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bahūdakāstarucchannā nibiḍāḥ prāgudakplavāḥ
  • bahūdakās -
  • bahūdaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahūdakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • rucch -
  • rud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śannā* -
  • śanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 6 verb]
    śad -> śannā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śad class 6 verb]
  • nibiḍāḥ -
  • nibiḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nibiḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prāgudakplavāḥ -
  • prāgudakplava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāgudakplavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.40

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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