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).

मेरोरेकाधिका सङ्खया शरावस्येव चाकृतिः ।
प्रथमे कोष्ठके रूपमन्तं यावच्च पार्श्वयोः ॥ ६२ ॥

merorekādhikā saṅkhayā śarāvasyeva cākṛtiḥ |
prathame koṣṭhake rūpamantaṃ yāvacca pārśvayoḥ || 62 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.62 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 (26.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Meru, Reka, Adhika, Sankha, Sharava, Iva, Akriti, Prathama, Koshthaka, Rupa, Antam, Anta, Yavat, Parshva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.62). 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: “merorekādhikā saṅkhayā śarāvasyeva cākṛtiḥ
  • meror -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rekā -
  • reka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rek (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhikā -
  • adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkha -
  • saṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarāvasye -
  • śarāva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtiḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prathame koṣṭhake rūpamantaṃ yāvacca pārśvayoḥ
  • prathame -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • koṣṭhake -
  • koṣṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    koṣṭhaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāvac -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārśvayoḥ -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.62

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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