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).

विधिरेष विधातव्यो दिक्ष्वेवं चतसृष्वपि ।
विलासस्तबको नाम प्रासादोऽयं प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ८६ ॥

vidhireṣa vidhātavyo dikṣvevaṃ catasṛṣvapi |
vilāsastabako nāma prāsādo'yaṃ prakīrtitaḥ || 86 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.86 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 (30.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidhi, Esha, Vidhatavya, Dish, Dikshu, Evam, Eva, Catasri, Api, Vilasa, Tap, Naman, Prasada, Aya, Idam, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.86). 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: “vidhireṣa vidhātavyo dikṣvevaṃ catasṛṣvapi
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidhātavyo* -
  • vidhātavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dikṣve -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • catasṛṣva -
  • catasṛ (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “vilāsastabako nāma prāsādo'yaṃ prakīrtitaḥ
  • vilāsas -
  • vilāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tab -
  • tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ako* -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single], [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prāsādo' -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakīrtitaḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 30.86

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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