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).

स्वयंबाह्यमिहोत्कृष्टं हीनं स्यादितरत्त्रयम् ।
तेषु शंसन्ति दूरस्थमलक्ष्यं निकटस्थितम् ॥ ११ ॥

svayaṃbāhyamihotkṛṣṭaṃ hīnaṃ syāditarattrayam |
teṣu śaṃsanti dūrasthamalakṣyaṃ nikaṭasthitam || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.11 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 (31.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Bahyam, Bahya, Iha, Utkrishta, Hina, Syat, Sya, Itara, Traya, Tad, Shamsat, Shamsanti, Durastha, Alakshya, Nikata, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.11). 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: “svayaṃbāhyamihotkṛṣṭaṃ hīnaṃ syāditarattrayam
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bāhyam -
  • bāhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iho -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • utkṛṣṭam -
  • utkṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utkṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utkṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • itarat -
  • itara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “teṣu śaṃsanti dūrasthamalakṣyaṃ nikaṭasthitam
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • śaṃsanti -
  • śaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • dūrastham -
  • dūrastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dūrastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dūrasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alakṣyam -
  • alakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nikaṭa -
  • nikaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 31.11

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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