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).

शतानि त्रीणि वर्षाणां सारद्रुमवयः स्मृतम् ।
गृह्णीयात् षोडशादूर्ध्वं सार्धवर्षशतावधेः ॥ ८ ॥

śatāni trīṇi varṣāṇāṃ sāradrumavayaḥ smṛtam |
gṛhṇīyāt ṣoḍaśādūrdhvaṃ sārdhavarṣaśatāvadheḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 16.8 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 (16.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shata, Varsha, Saradruma, Vaya, Vayas, Smrita, Shodasha, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Sardhavarsha, Avadheh, Avadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.8). 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: “śatāni trīṇi varṣāṇāṃ sāradrumavayaḥ smṛtam
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse trīṇi*va
  • varṣāṇām -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sāradruma -
  • sāradruma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayaḥ -
  • vayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “gṛhṇīyāt ṣoḍaśādūrdhvaṃ sārdhavarṣaśatāvadheḥ
  • gṛhṇīyāt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • ṣoḍaśād -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sārdhavarṣa -
  • sārdhavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārdhavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatā -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avadheḥ -
  • avadheḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avadhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 16.8

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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