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).

वीर्यप्रवर्धनी चेष्टिरेतदर्थं विधीयते ।
कर्मणानेन निःशेषाञ्शक्रः शत्रूञ्जयेदिति ॥ ६ ॥

vīryapravardhanī ceṣṭiretadarthaṃ vidhīyate |
karmaṇānena niḥśeṣāñśakraḥ śatrūñjayediti || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.6 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 (17.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Virya, Prava, Ishti, Etadartham, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Karman, Ana, Anena, Idam, Nihshesha, Shakra, Shatru, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.6). 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: “vīryapravardhanī ceṣṭiretadarthaṃ vidhīyate
  • vīrya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdha -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣṭir -
  • iṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etadartham -
  • etadartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “karmaṇānena niḥśeṣāñśakraḥ śatrūñjayediti
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • niḥśeṣāñś -
  • niḥśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śakraḥ -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatrūñ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jayed -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.6

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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