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).

दक्षिणेतरमेतस्य बाहुं देवाः समाश्रिताः ।
सत्यो भृशो नभो वायुः पूषा चेत्यथ दक्षिणम् ॥ ५ ॥

dakṣiṇetarametasya bāhuṃ devāḥ samāśritāḥ |
satyo bhṛśo nabho vāyuḥ pūṣā cetyatha dakṣiṇam || 5 ||

The English translation of Verse 14.5 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 (14.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dakshinetara, Eta, Etad, Esha, Bahu, Deva, Samashrita, Sati, Satya, Bhrisha, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Vayu, Pusha, Pushan, Ceti, Cetya, Atha, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.5). 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: “dakṣiṇetarametasya bāhuṃ devāḥ samāśritāḥ
  • dakṣiṇetaram -
  • dakṣiṇetara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇetara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇetarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etasya -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • bāhum -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samāśritāḥ -
  • samāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “satyo bhṛśo nabho vāyuḥ pūṣā cetyatha dakṣiṇam
  • satyo* -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛśo* -
  • bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nabho* -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nabh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • pūṣā -
  • pūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūṣan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cetya -
  • cetī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cetya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cetya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cit]
    ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √cit]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 14.5

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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