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).

ऐन्द्रं बलाकं यक्षेशं सर्पमादं दिगाह्वयम् ।
मयूरं चेन्द्र शीर्षं च पिटकाष्टकमित्यदः ॥ ८८ ॥

aindraṃ balākaṃ yakṣeśaṃ sarpamādaṃ digāhvayam |
mayūraṃ cendra śīrṣaṃ ca piṭakāṣṭakamityadaḥ || 88 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.88 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 (17.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aindra, Balaka, Yakshesh, Yakshesha, Sarpa, Ada, Dish, Ahvaya, Mayura, Indra, Shirsha, Pitaka, Kah, Iti, Itya, Adah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.88). 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: “aindraṃ balākaṃ yakṣeśaṃ sarpamādaṃ digāhvayam
  • aindram -
  • aindra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aindra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • balākam -
  • balāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    balākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yakṣeśam -
  • yakṣeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yakṣeś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarpam -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sṛp -> sarpam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛp]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādam -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dig -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • āhvayam -
  • āhvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mayūraṃ cendra śīrṣaṃ ca piṭakāṣṭakamityadaḥ
  • mayūram -
  • mayūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mayūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mayūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīrṣam -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piṭakāṣ -
  • piṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • adaḥ -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṝ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.88

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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