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).

चत्वारोऽमी कलाधिस्थाः करयोर्हृदि च स्वभूः ।
वितथौकः क्षतौ पार्श्वे दक्षिणेऽस्य व्यवस्थितौ ॥ ७ ॥

catvāro'mī kalādhisthāḥ karayorhṛdi ca svabhūḥ |
vitathaukaḥ kṣatau pārśve dakṣiṇe'sya vyavasthitau || 7 ||

The English translation of Verse 14.7 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 (14.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catu, Ara, Aru, Amin, Adah, Kala, Adhi, Tha, Kara, Hrid, Svabhu, Vitatha, Oka, Okas, Kshata, Kshati, Parshva, Parshvi, Dakshine, Dakshina, Idam, Vyavasthita, Vyavasthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.7). 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: “catvāro'mī kalādhisthāḥ karayorhṛdi ca svabhūḥ
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āro' -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • kalā -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhis -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thāḥ -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • karayor -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svabhūḥ -
  • svabhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svabhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vitathaukaḥ kṣatau pārśve dakṣiṇe'sya vyavasthitau
  • vitathau -
  • vitatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vitatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • okaḥ -
  • okas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    oka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣatau -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dakṣiṇe' -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vyavasthitau -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vyavasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 14.7

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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