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).

काष्ठकैर्यत्र रचितं स्थूणयोरधिरोहणम् ।
सा निःश्रेणिरिति प्रोक्ता सोपानैर्विपुलैः पदैः ॥ ११ ॥

kāṣṭhakairyatra racitaṃ sthūṇayoradhirohaṇam |
sā niḥśreṇiriti proktā sopānairvipulaiḥ padaiḥ || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.11 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 (18.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kashthaka, Yatra, Racita, Sthuna, Adhirohana, Nihshreni, Rit, Prokta, Sopana, Vipula, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.11). 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: “kāṣṭhakairyatra racitaṃ sthūṇayoradhirohaṇam
  • kāṣṭhakair -
  • kāṣṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāṣṭhaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • racitam -
  • racita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    racita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    racitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rac -> racita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
  • sthūṇayor -
  • sthūṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sthūṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sthūṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • adhirohaṇam -
  • adhirohaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ niḥśreṇiriti proktā sopānairvipulaiḥ padaiḥ
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • niḥśreṇi -
  • niḥśreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • riti -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • proktā -
  • proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sopānair -
  • sopāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vipulaiḥ -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • padaiḥ -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 18.11

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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