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).

वृक्षास्तत्र प्रशस्यन्ते चन्दनस्तिनिशोऽर्जुनः ।
तिन्दुकः सालशाकौ च शिरीषासनधन्वनाः ॥ ३ ॥

vṛkṣāstatra praśasyante candanastiniśo'rjunaḥ |
tindukaḥ sālaśākau ca śirīṣāsanadhanvanāḥ || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.3 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 (29.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vriksha, Tatra, Prashasya, Prashas, Prasha, Anta, Anti, Candana, Tinisha, Arjuna, Tinduka, Sala, Shaka, Shirisha, Asana, Dhanvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.3). 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: “vṛkṣāstatra praśasyante candanastiniśo'rjunaḥ
  • vṛkṣās -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praśasya -
  • praśasya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    praśasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśas (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    praśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    praśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • candanas -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiniśo' -
  • tiniśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunaḥ -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tindukaḥ sālaśākau ca śirīṣāsanadhanvanāḥ
  • tindukaḥ -
  • tinduka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāla -
  • sāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śākau -
  • śāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śirīṣā -
  • śirīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asana -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanvanāḥ -
  • dhanvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 29.3

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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