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).

नदीनामम्बुधीनां च समन्तान्नगरस्य च ।
कान्तारेष्वद्रि षु स्थानं सर्वत्रेष्टमुमापतेः ॥ १२२ ॥

nadīnāmambudhīnāṃ ca samantānnagarasya ca |
kāntāreṣvadri ṣu sthānaṃ sarvatreṣṭamumāpateḥ || 122 ||

The English translation of Verse 10.122 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 (10.122). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadinama, Budh, Ina, Samanta, Aga, Rasya, Kantara, Shu, Sthana, Sarvatra, Ishtam, Ishta, Umapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.122). 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: “nadīnāmambudhīnāṃ ca samantānnagarasya ca
  • nadīnāmam -
  • nadīnāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nadīnāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nadīnāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • budhī -
  • budh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • inām -
  • inā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samantānn -
  • samanta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aga -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rasya -
  • rasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras -> rasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ras]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
    ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kāntāreṣvadri ṣu sthānaṃ sarvatreṣṭamumāpateḥ
  • kāntāreṣva -
  • kāntāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kāntāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • adri -
  • adri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣu -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvatre -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • umāpateḥ -
  • umāpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.122

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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