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).

स्थौल्येन पादोऽधः शीर्षादुत्पलेन समो भवेत् ।
मध्ये सपादः सार्धश्च तले वृद्धिः क्रमेण सा ॥ १८ ॥

sthaulyena pādo'dhaḥ śīrṣādutpalena samo bhavet |
madhye sapādaḥ sārdhaśca tale vṛddhiḥ krameṇa sā || 18 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.18 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 (29.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthaulya, Pada, Padu, Adhah, Adhas, Shirsha, Utpala, Sama, Madhye, Madhya, Sapada, Sardha, Tala, Vriddhi, Kramena, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.18). 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: “sthaulyena pādo'dhaḥ śīrṣādutpalena samo bhavet
  • sthaulyena -
  • sthaulya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pādo' -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pādu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śīrṣād -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • utpalena -
  • utpala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    utpala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “madhye sapādaḥ sārdhaśca tale vṛddhiḥ krameṇa
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sapādaḥ -
  • sapāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārdhaś -
  • sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tale -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vṛddhiḥ -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 29.18

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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