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).

ततस्तन्मृदमाकृष्य तत् तयैवानुपूरयेत् ।
खाताधिकमृदुक्ता भूः श्रेष्ठा मध्या च तत्समा ॥ ६८ ॥

tatastanmṛdamākṛṣya tat tayaivānupūrayet |
khātādhikamṛduktā bhūḥ śreṣṭhā madhyā ca tatsamā || 68 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.68 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 (8.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tat, Tan, Mrid, Akrishya, Taya, Anu, Khatri, Khata, Adhika, Mridh, Ukta, Bhu, Shreshtha, Madhya, Tatsama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.68). 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: “tatastanmṛdamākṛṣya tat tayaivānupūrayet
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mṛdam -
  • mṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛd (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ākṛṣya -
  • ākṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tayai -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pūrayet -
  • pṝ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “khātādhikamṛduktā bhūḥ śreṣṭhā madhyā ca tatsamā
  • khātā -
  • khāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    khātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
    khan -> khāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
    khan -> khātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √khan class 1 verb]
    khai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • adhika -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛd -
  • mṛd (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mṛdh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • 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]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhyā -
  • madhyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatsamā -
  • tatsamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.68

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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