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).

सोऽष्टभिः पर्वभिर्युक्तः करः कार्यो विजानता ।
करस्यार्धं चतुःपर्व शेषं स्याद्भक्तमङ्गुलैः ॥ ६ ॥

so'ṣṭabhiḥ parvabhiryuktaḥ karaḥ kāryo vijānatā |
karasyārdhaṃ catuḥparva śeṣaṃ syādbhaktamaṅgulaiḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 9.6 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 (9.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Ashtan, Parvan, Yukta, Karas, Kara, Kari, Karya, Vijanat, Vijanata, Karasi, Ardha, Catu, Catus, Shesha, Syat, Sya, Bhakta, Angula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.6). 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: “so'ṣṭabhiḥ parvabhiryuktaḥ karaḥ kāryo vijānatā
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭabhiḥ -
  • aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parvabhir -
  • parvan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuktaḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • karaḥ -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryo* -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vijānatā -
  • vijānat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vijānat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vijānatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “karasyārdhaṃ catuḥparva śeṣaṃ syādbhaktamaṅgulaiḥ
  • karasyā -
  • karasī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    karasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    karasī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • ārdham -
  • ārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • catuḥ -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parva -
  • parvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śeṣam -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhaktam -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅgulaiḥ -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.6

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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