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).

समराङ्गणसूत्रधार अध्यायसूची ।
अथ पुरुषाङ्गदेवतानिघण्ट्वादिनिर्णयश्चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ।
देवतानां पदैरित्थं संविभक्तैः पृथग्विधैः ।
स्थपतिः प्रयतः कुर्याद्वास्तुमित्थं पुमाकृतिम् ॥ १ ॥

samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra adhyāyasūcī |
atha puruṣāṅgadevatānighaṇṭvādinirṇayaścaturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ |
devatānāṃ padairitthaṃ saṃvibhaktaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ |
sthapatiḥ prayataḥ kuryādvāstumitthaṃ pumākṛtim || 1 ||

The English translation of Verse 14.1 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 (14.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samaranganasutradhara, Adhyaya, Suci, Sucin, Atha, Purushanga, Devata, Ghantu, Adi, Adin, Nirnaya, Caturdasha, Pada, Ittham, Ittha, Samvibhakta, Prithagvidha, Sthapati, Prayata, Prayat, Vastu, Akriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.1). 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: “samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra adhyāyasūcī
  • samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra -
  • samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhyāya -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūcī -
  • sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sūcī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sūci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūcin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “atha puruṣāṅgadevatānighaṇṭvādinirṇayaścaturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puruṣāṅga -
  • puruṣāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devatāni -
  • devata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ghaṇṭvā -
  • ghaṇṭu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nirṇayaś -
  • nirṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturdaśo' -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 3: “devatānāṃ padairitthaṃ saṃvibhaktaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ
  • devatānām -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    devata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • padair -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃvibhaktaiḥ -
  • saṃvibhakta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṃvibhakta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pṛthagvidhaiḥ -
  • pṛthagvidha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pṛthagvidha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 4: “sthapatiḥ prayataḥ kuryādvāstumitthaṃ pumākṛtim
  • sthapatiḥ -
  • sthapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthapati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayataḥ -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • vāstum -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pum -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ākṛtim -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 14.1

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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