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).

त्र्यश्रे षडश्रे चाष्टाश्रे षोडशाश्रे च वृत्तवत् ।
वृत्तायतेऽर्धचन्द्रे च वास्तौ पदविभाजनम् ॥ २० ॥

tryaśre ṣaḍaśre cāṣṭāśre ṣoḍaśāśre ca vṛttavat |
vṛttāyate'rdhacandre ca vāstau padavibhājanam || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 12.20 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 (12.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tryashra, Shadashra, Shadashri, Ashri, Ashra, Shodashashra, Vrittavat, Vritta, Tad, Yushmad, Ardhacandra, Vastu, Padavi, Bhajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.20). 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: “tryaśre ṣaḍaśre cāṣṭāśre ṣoḍaśāśre ca vṛttavat
  • tryaśre -
  • tryaśra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tryaśra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tryaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṣaḍaśre -
  • ṣaḍaśra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣaḍaśra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṣaḍaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṣaḍaśri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ṣaḍaśri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭā -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśre -
  • aśri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    aśra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • ṣoḍaśāśre -
  • ṣoḍaśāśra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣoḍaśāśra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttavat -
  • vṛttavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vṛttavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛt -> vṛttavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “vṛttāyate'rdhacandre ca vāstau padavibhājanam
  • vṛttāya -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ardhacandre -
  • ardhacandra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ardhacandra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ardhacandrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāstau -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • padavi -
  • padavi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padavī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    padavī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhājanam -
  • bhājana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhājana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.20

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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