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).

खदिराञ्जनवंशादि श्लक्ष्णं हीरं मनोरमम् ।
सारवच्च भवेदिष्टं दारु हस्तप्रकल्पने ॥ ११ ॥

khadirāñjanavaṃśādi ślakṣṇaṃ hīraṃ manoramam |
sāravacca bhavediṣṭaṃ dāru hastaprakalpane || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 9.11 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 (9.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khadira, Jana, Vamsha, Shlakshnam, Shlakshna, Hira, Manorama, Saravat, Ishtam, Ishta, Daru, Hasta, Prakalpana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.11). 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: “khadirāñjanavaṃśādi ślakṣṇaṃ hīraṃ manoramam
  • khadirāñ -
  • khadira (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jana -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṃśā -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ślakṣṇam -
  • ślakṣṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ślakṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hīram -
  • hīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manoramam -
  • manorama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manorama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manoramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sāravacca bhavediṣṭaṃ dāru hastaprakalpane
  • sāravac -
  • sāravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sāravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • dāru -
  • dāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hasta -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakalpane -
  • prakalpana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prakalpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.11

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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