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).

पुरे ज्येष्ठे त्रिहस्तौ तौ मध्यमेऽर्धकरोज्झितौ ।
मध्यमादर्धहस्तेन हीनौ स्यातां कनीयसि ॥ १३ ॥

pure jyeṣṭhe trihastau tau madhyame'rdhakarojjhitau |
madhyamādardhahastena hīnau syātāṃ kanīyasi || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 10.13 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 (10.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pur, Pura, Puri, Jyeshtha, Trihasta, Madhyama, Ardhaka, Ujjhita, Ujjhiti, Ardha, Hasta, Hina, Kaniyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.13). 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: “pure jyeṣṭhe trihastau tau madhyame'rdhakarojjhitau
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • jyeṣṭhe -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • trihastau -
  • trihasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • madhyame' -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ardhaka -
  • ardhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ro -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ujjhitau -
  • ujjhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ujjhiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ujjh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ujjh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ujjh class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “madhyamādardhahastena hīnau syātāṃ kanīyasi
  • madhyamād -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastena -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hīnau -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb]
  • syātām -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third dual]
  • kanīyasi -
  • kanīyas (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanīyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kanīyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.13

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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