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).

नक्षत्रं लक्षयेद्वृक्षे पूर्वस्यां दिशि तत्क्षितेः ।
स्याद्भस्याद्यक्षरं यस्य तत्र जातं तमादिशेत् ॥ २३ ॥

nakṣatraṃ lakṣayedvṛkṣe pūrvasyāṃ diśi tatkṣiteḥ |
syādbhasyādyakṣaraṃ yasya tatra jātaṃ tamādiśet || 23 ||

The English translation of Verse 16.23 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 (16.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nakshatra, Vriksha, Purva, Dish, Tat, Tad, Kshiti, Syat, Sya, Bha, Adya, Akshara, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Tatra, Jata, Tama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.23). 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: “nakṣatraṃ lakṣayedvṛkṣe pūrvasyāṃ diśi tatkṣiteḥ
  • nakṣatram -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lakṣayed -
  • lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • vṛkṣe -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • pūrvasyām -
  • pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • diśi -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣiteḥ -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “syādbhasyādyakṣaraṃ yasya tatra jātaṃ tamādiśet
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhasyā -
  • bhas -> bhasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhas]
    bha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 16.23

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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