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).

चतुःषष्टिपदाख्येन पुरं सर्वं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
द्विरष्टकोष्ठं तत्कुर्यात्षट्पथं नवचत्वरम् ॥ ४ ॥

catuḥṣaṣṭipadākhyena puraṃ sarvaṃ prakalpayet |
dviraṣṭakoṣṭhaṃ tatkuryātṣaṭpathaṃ navacatvaram || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 10.4 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 (10.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catuhshashti, Pada, Pad, Akhya, Pur, Pura, Sarvam, Sarva, Pra, Dvirashta, Koshtha, Tat, Tad, Ham, Nava, Navan, Catvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.4). 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: “catuḥṣaṣṭipadākhyena puraṃ sarvaṃ prakalpayet
  • catuḥṣaṣṭi -
  • catuḥṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • padā -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākhyena -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dviraṣṭakoṣṭhaṃ tatkuryātṣaṭpathaṃ navacatvaram
  • dviraṣṭa -
  • dviraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dviraṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṣṭham -
  • koṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    koṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • ṣaṭpat -
  • ṣaṭpad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣaṭpad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • catvaram -
  • catvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.4

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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