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).

सुक्षेत्रं लक्षणोपेतमृद्धिवृद्धिप्रदं विभोः ।
चुल्ली दक्षिणया हीना शालया वित्तनाशिनी ॥ ४ ॥

sukṣetraṃ lakṣaṇopetamṛddhivṛddhipradaṃ vibhoḥ |
cullī dakṣiṇayā hīnā śālayā vittanāśinī || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 21.4 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 (21.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukshetra, Lakshanopeta, Riddhi, Prada, Vibha, Vibhu, Culli, Dakshina, Hina, Shala, Vitta, Nashin, Nashini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.4). 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: “sukṣetraṃ lakṣaṇopetamṛddhivṛddhipradaṃ vibhoḥ
  • sukṣetram -
  • sukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṣetrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lakṣaṇopetam -
  • lakṣaṇopeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇopeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛddhi -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛddhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ṛddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ṛddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛddhi -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pradam -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vibhoḥ -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “cullī dakṣiṇayā hīnā śālayā vittanāśinī
  • cullī -
  • cullī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    culli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dakṣiṇayā -
  • dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hīnā -
  • hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • śālayā -
  • śālā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vitta -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • nāśinī -
  • nāśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāśin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.4

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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