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).

छत्रार्कवेणुगुल्मेन्द्र शीर्षकण्ठगुणा यदि ।
पतन्ति भूमाविन्द्रो वा तदा हन्ति महीपतिम् ॥ १६५ ॥

chatrārkaveṇugulmendra śīrṣakaṇṭhaguṇā yadi |
patanti bhūmāvindro vā tadā hanti mahīpatim || 165 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.165 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 (17.165). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chatra, Arka, Venugulma, Indra, Shirsha, Shirshan, Kantha, Guna, Yadi, Yad, Patanti, Patat, Bhuma, Bhumi, Tada, Mahipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.165). 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: “chatrārkaveṇugulmendra śīrṣakaṇṭhaguṇā yadi
  • chatrā -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arka -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veṇugulme -
  • veṇugulma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīrṣa -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaṇṭha -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guṇā* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “patanti bhūmāvindro tadā hanti mahīpatim
  • patanti -
  • patantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhūmāvi -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • indro* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • mahīpatim -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.165

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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