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).

आद्रि येत सिते पक्षे शोभने लग्न एव हि ।
रवौ कन्यातुलालिस्थे गृहं वरुणदिङ्मुखम् ॥ ८ ॥

ādri yeta site pakṣe śobhane lagna eva hi |
ravau kanyātulālisthe gṛhaṃ varuṇadiṅmukham || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.8 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 (26.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Ita, Sita, Siti, Paksha, Pakshi, Shobhana, Lagna, Eva, Rava, Ravi, Kanya, Ula, Ali, Tha, Grih, Varuna, Dinmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.8). 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: “ādri yeta site pakṣe śobhane lagna eva hi
  • ād -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ye -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • site -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    siti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    siti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 4 verb], [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √si class 5 verb], [locative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √si class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √si class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √si class 5 verb], [locative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √si class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √si class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √si class 9 verb], [locative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √si class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √si class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √si class 9 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √si class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √si class 9 verb]
  • pakṣe -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śobhane -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śobhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lagna* -
  • lagna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lag class 1 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “ravau kanyātulālisthe gṛhaṃ varuṇadiṅmukham
  • ravau -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ravi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kanyāt -
  • kanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ulā -
  • ula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alis -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • varuṇa -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • diṅmukham -
  • diṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    diṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.8

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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