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).

आयसीभिः शलाकाभिः कीलकैश्च दृढीकृतम् ।
एतानि अप्ञ्चदशराजनिवेशनानि पृथ्वीजयप्रभृति यानि निरूपितानि ।
यो लक्षणेन सहितं परिमाणमेषां जानाति तस्य नृपतिः परितोषमेति ॥ १४० ॥

āyasībhiḥ śalākābhiḥ kīlakaiśca dṛḍhīkṛtam |
etāni apñcadaśarājaniveśanāni pṛthvījayaprabhṛti yāni nirūpitāni |
yo lakṣaṇena sahitaṃ parimāṇameṣāṃ jānāti tasya nṛpatiḥ paritoṣameti || 140 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.140 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 (30.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayasi, Shalaka, Kilaka, Dridhi, Krit, Krita, Eta, Etad, Prithvija, Bhrit, Bhriti, Yani, Yat, Nirupita, Yah, Lakshana, Sahitam, Sahita, Parimana, Idam, Tad, Nripati, Paritosha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.140). 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: “āyasībhiḥ śalākābhiḥ kīlakaiśca dṛḍhīkṛtam
  • āyasībhiḥ -
  • āyasī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śalākābhiḥ -
  • śalākā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kīlakaiś -
  • kīlaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kīlaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛḍhī -
  • dṛḍhī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “etāni apñcadaśarājaniveśanāni pṛthvījayaprabhṛti yāni nirūpitāni
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse apñcadaśarājaniveśanāni*pṛ
  • pṛthvīja -
  • pṛthvīja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛthvīja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛti -
  • bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhṛtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • nirūpitāni -
  • nirūpita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “yo lakṣaṇena sahitaṃ parimāṇameṣāṃ jānāti tasya nṛpatiḥ paritoṣameti
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣaṇena -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahitam -
  • sahitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • parimāṇam -
  • parimāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nṛpatiḥ -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paritoṣam -
  • paritoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 30.140

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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