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).

क्षत्त्रियस्य गजः शस्तो वृषभः शस्यते विशः ।
शूद्र स्य ध्वज एवैकः शस्यतेऽर्थप्रदः सदा ॥ २४ ॥

kṣattriyasya gajaḥ śasto vṛṣabhaḥ śasyate viśaḥ |
śūdra sya dhvaja evaikaḥ śasyate'rthapradaḥ sadā || 24 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.24 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 (26.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sya, Gaja, Shasta, Shastri, Vrishabha, Visha, Vish, Shudra, Dhvaja, Eva, Aika, Artha, Prada, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.24). 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: “kṣattriyasya gajaḥ śasto vṛṣabhaḥ śasyate viśaḥ
  • kṣattri -
  • kṣattṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gajaḥ -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śasto* -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb]
  • vṛṣabhaḥ -
  • vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śasyate -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • viśaḥ -
  • viśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śūdra sya dhvaja evaikaḥ śasyate'rthapradaḥ sadā
  • śūdra -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhvaja* -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evai -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikaḥ -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śasyate' -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradaḥ -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.24

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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