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).

स्वादुः कषाया तिक्ता च कटुका चेत्यनुक्रमात् ।
वर्णानां स्वादतः शस्ता सर्वेषां मधुराथवा ॥ ४९ ॥

svāduḥ kaṣāyā tiktā ca kaṭukā cetyanukramāt |
varṇānāṃ svādataḥ śastā sarveṣāṃ madhurāthavā || 49 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.49 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 (8.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svadu, Kashaya, Tikta, Katuka, Ceti, Cetya, Anukrama, Varna, Svadat, Shasta, Shastri, Sarva, Madhura, Hava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.49). 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: “svāduḥ kaṣāyā tiktā ca kaṭukā cetyanukramāt
  • svāduḥ -
  • svādu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṣāyā -
  • kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiktā -
  • tiktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tig -> tiktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tig class 5 verb]
    tij -> tiktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tij class 1 verb]
    tik -> tiktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tik class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tik class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṭukā -
  • kaṭukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cetya -
  • cetī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cetya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cetya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cit]
    ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √cit]
  • anukramāt -
  • anukrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “varṇānāṃ svādataḥ śastā sarveṣāṃ madhurāthavā
  • varṇānām -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • svādataḥ -
  • svād -> svādat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √svād class 1 verb], [ablative single from √svād class 1 verb], [genitive single from √svād class 1 verb]
    svād -> svādat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √svād class 1 verb], [genitive single from √svād class 1 verb]
    svād (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • śastā -
  • śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • madhurāt -
  • madhura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • havā -
  • havā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.49

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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