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).

नृपो वधमवाप्नोति तैर्भग्नैः पततैर्धुतैः ।
अभग्नैर्विधुतैरेतैः क्षयं व्रजति साधनम् ॥ १६६ ॥

nṛpo vadhamavāpnoti tairbhagnaiḥ patatairdhutaiḥ |
abhagnairvidhutairetaiḥ kṣayaṃ vrajati sādhanam || 166 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.166 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 (17.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nripa, Vadha, Ava, Tad, Bhagna, Patat, Dhuta, Abhagna, Vidhuta, Eta, Etad, Esha, Kshaya, Vrajat, Sadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.166). 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: “nṛpo vadhamavāpnoti tairbhagnaiḥ patatairdhutaiḥ
  • nṛpo* -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhagnaiḥ -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhagna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • patatai -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • air -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • dhutaiḥ -
  • dhuta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhuta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “abhagnairvidhutairetaiḥ kṣayaṃ vrajati sādhanam
  • abhagnair -
  • abhagna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    abhagna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vidhutair -
  • vidhuta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vidhuta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • etaiḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vrajati -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sādhanam -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.166

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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