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).

राक्षसं ध्वान्तसंहारं देवारि सुरदारुणम् ।
घोषणं व्याघ्रशार्दूले शोषणाख्यं विशोषणम् ॥ १६ ॥

rākṣasaṃ dhvāntasaṃhāraṃ devāri suradāruṇam |
ghoṣaṇaṃ vyāghraśārdūle śoṣaṇākhyaṃ viśoṣaṇam || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 21.16 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 (21.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasa, Dhvanta, Samhara, Suradaru, Ghoshana, Vyaghra, Shardula, Shoshana, Vishoshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.16). 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: “rākṣasaṃ dhvāntasaṃhāraṃ devāri suradāruṇam
  • rākṣasam -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhvānta -
  • dhvānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhāram -
  • saṃhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • devāri -
  • devāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • suradāru -
  • suradāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṇam -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ghoṣaṇaṃ vyāghraśārdūle śoṣaṇākhyaṃ viśoṣaṇam
  • ghoṣaṇam -
  • ghoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghoṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyāghra -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārdūle -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śoṣaṇā -
  • śoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • viśoṣaṇam -
  • viśoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśoṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.16

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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