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).

यदिष्टकचितं मूले द्वारस्य भवति स्थलम् ।
दीर्घं वा ह्रस्वमथवा तदास्थलकमिष्यते ॥ ४३ ॥

yadiṣṭakacitaṃ mūle dvārasya bhavati sthalam |
dīrghaṃ vā hrasvamathavā tadāsthalakamiṣyate || 43 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.43 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 (18.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Ishtakacita, Mula, Dvara, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sthala, Dirgham, Dirgha, Var, Hrasva, Athava, Tada, Tha, Laka, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.43). 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: “yadiṣṭakacitaṃ mūle dvārasya bhavati sthalam
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • iṣṭakacitam -
  • iṣṭakacita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭakacita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭakacitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dvārasya -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sthalam -
  • sthala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dīrghaṃ hrasvamathavā tadāsthalakamiṣyate
  • dīrgham -
  • dīrgham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hrasvam -
  • hrasva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hrasva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hrasvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tadās -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakam -
  • laka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 18.43

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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