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).

चतुरश्रं समं कान्तं मधुरं सुदृढं घनम् ।
वेश्मनां छाद्यकं कार्यं भूतं नाम्ना सुपूजितम् ॥ ५१ ॥

caturaśraṃ samaṃ kāntaṃ madhuraṃ sudṛḍhaṃ ghanam |
veśmanāṃ chādyakaṃ kāryaṃ bhūtaṃ nāmnā supūjitam || 51 ||

The English translation of Verse 28.51 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 (28.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturashra, Samam, Sama, Kanta, Madhuram, Madhura, Sudridha, Ghanam, Ghana, Veshman, Chadin, Chadya, Aka, Karya, Bhuta, Namna, Naman, Supujita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.51). 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: “caturaśraṃ samaṃ kāntaṃ madhuraṃ sudṛḍhaṃ ghanam
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāntam -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • madhuram -
  • madhuram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sudṛḍham -
  • sudṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ghanam -
  • ghanam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “veśmanāṃ chādyakaṃ kāryaṃ bhūtaṃ nāmnā supūjitam
  • veśmanām -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • chādya -
  • chādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    chādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    chādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chad -> chādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √chad]
    chad -> chādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √chad]
    chad -> chādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chad]
    chad -> chādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √chad]
    chad -> chādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √chad]
  • akam -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • supūjitam -
  • supūjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    supūjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    supūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 28.51

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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