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).

द्र व्यायामोदयव्यासैः शाला यत्राधिका भवेत् ।
वामा वा दक्षिणा वपि अग्रतः पृष्ठतोऽपि वा ॥ २ ॥

dra vyāyāmodayavyāsaiḥ śālā yatrādhikā bhavet |
vāmā vā dakṣiṇā vapi agrataḥ pṛṣṭhato'pi vā || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 20.2 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 (20.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dra, Vyayama, Udaya, Vyasa, Shala, Yatra, Adhika, Vama, Var, Dakshina, Api, Agratah, Agratas, Prishthatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.2). 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: “dra vyāyāmodayavyāsaiḥ śālā yatrādhikā bhavet
  • dra -
  • dra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāyāmo -
  • vyāyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udaya -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāsaiḥ -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śālā* -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikā* -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vāmā dakṣiṇā vapi agrataḥ pṛṣṭhato'pi
  • vāmā* -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • dakṣiṇā* -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭhato' -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 20.2

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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