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).

स्मृतः काष्ठविटङ्कोऽसौ यत्काष्ठैः संवृतं गृहम् ।
सुधालिप्ततलं हर्म्यं सौधं स्यात्कुट्टिमं च तत् ॥ १२ ॥

smṛtaḥ kāṣṭhaviṭaṅko'sau yatkāṣṭhaiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ gṛham |
sudhāliptatalaṃ harmyaṃ saudhaṃ syātkuṭṭimaṃ ca tat || 12 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.12 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 (18.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Smrita, Kashtha, Vitanka, Asi, Asu, Adah, Yat, Yad, Samvrit, Samvrita, Grih, Sudha, Alipta, Tala, Harmya, Saudha, Syat, Sya, Kuttima, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.12). 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: “smṛtaḥ kāṣṭhaviṭaṅko'sau yatkāṣṭhaiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ gṛham
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • kāṣṭha -
  • kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṭaṅko' -
  • viṭaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāṣṭhaiḥ -
  • kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saṃvṛtam -
  • saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sudhāliptatalaṃ harmyaṃ saudhaṃ syātkuṭṭimaṃ ca tat
  • sudhā -
  • sudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālipta -
  • ālipta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālipta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • talam -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • harmyam -
  • harmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saudham -
  • saudha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saudha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saudhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kuṭṭimam -
  • kuṭṭima (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṭṭima (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṭṭimā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 18.12

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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