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).

अष्टाङ्गोक्तो ध्वजाङ्गे यो विशेषः सोऽथ कथ्यते ।
पुरे ब्रह्मपुरात् प्राच्यामिन्द्र स्थानं विधीयते ॥ २०१ ॥

aṣṭāṅgokto dhvajāṅge yo viśeṣaḥ so'tha kathyate |
pure brahmapurāt prācyāmindra sthānaṃ vidhīyate || 201 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.201 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 (17.201). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtanga, Ukta, Dhvaja, Yah, Vishesha, Sah, Atha, Pur, Pura, Puri, Brahmapura, Praci, Pracya, Indra, Sthana, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.201). 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: “aṣṭāṅgokto dhvajāṅge yo viśeṣaḥ so'tha kathyate
  • aṣṭāṅgo -
  • aṣṭāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭāṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ukto* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • dhvajāṅ -
  • dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ge -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśeṣaḥ -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “pure brahmapurāt prācyāmindra sthānaṃ vidhīyate
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • brahmapurāt -
  • brahmapura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • prācyām -
  • prācī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prācyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.201

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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