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).

यस्य निम्ना भवेद्भूमिर्वामा दक्षिणकास्थला ।
बहुदोषं हि तद्वास्तु पुत्रपौत्रविनाशकम् ॥ ४ ॥

yasya nimnā bhavedbhūmirvāmā dakṣiṇakāsthalā |
bahudoṣaṃ hi tadvāstu putrapautravināśakam || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 20.4 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 (20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Nimna, Bhumi, Vama, Dakshina, Tha, Bahudosha, Tadva, Tadvan, Astu, Putrapautra, Vinashaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.4). 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: “yasya nimnā bhavedbhūmirvāmā dakṣiṇakāsthalā
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nimnā* -
  • nimna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nimnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhūmir -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāmā* -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kās -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bahudoṣaṃ hi tadvāstu putrapautravināśakam
  • bahudoṣam -
  • bahudoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahudoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahudoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tadvā -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • putrapautra -
  • putrapautra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśakam -
  • vināśaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vināśaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vināśakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 20.4

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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