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).

शालाया विस्तरः प्रोक्तः श्रेष्ठानामिह वेश्मनाम् ।
अलिन्दमानं प्रागेव प्रोक्तं निखिलवेश्मनाम् ॥ २६ ॥

śālāyā vistaraḥ proktaḥ śreṣṭhānāmiha veśmanām |
alindamānaṃ prāgeva proktaṃ nikhilaveśmanām || 26 ||

The English translation of Verse 19.26 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 (19.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shala, Vistara, Prokta, Shreshtha, Iha, Veshman, Alinda, Ana, Prak, Eva, Nikhila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.26). 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: “śālāyā vistaraḥ proktaḥ śreṣṭhānāmiha veśmanām
  • śālāyā* -
  • śālā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vistaraḥ -
  • vistara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktaḥ -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhānām -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • veśmanām -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “alindamānaṃ prāgeva proktaṃ nikhilaveśmanām
  • alindam -
  • alinda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nikhila -
  • nikhila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikhila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veśmanām -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.26

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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