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).

पारम्पर्यं कौशलं सोपदेशं शास्त्राभ्यासो वास्तुकर्मोद्यमो धीः ।
सामग्रीयं निर्मला यस्य सोऽस्मिंश्चित्राण्येवं वेत्ति यन्त्राणि कर्तुम् ॥ ८७ ॥

pāramparyaṃ kauśalaṃ sopadeśaṃ śāstrābhyāso vāstukarmodyamo dhīḥ |
sāmagrīyaṃ nirmalā yasya so'smiṃścitrāṇyevaṃ vetti yantrāṇi kartum || 87 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.87 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 (31.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paramparya, Kaushala, Sopadesha, Shastri, Shastra, Abhyasa, Vastukarman, Udyama, Dhi, Samagri, Iyam, Idam, Nirmala, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Sah, Citra, Evam, Eva, Yantra, Kartu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.87). 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: “pāramparyaṃ kauśalaṃ sopadeśaṃ śāstrābhyāso vāstukarmodyamo dhīḥ
  • pāramparyam -
  • pāramparya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kauśalam -
  • kauśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sopadeśam -
  • sopadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sopadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstrā -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhyāso* -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāstukarmo -
  • vāstukarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udyamo* -
  • udyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhīḥ -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sāmagrīyaṃ nirmalā yasya so'smiṃścitrāṇyevaṃ vetti yantrāṇi kartum
  • sāmagrī -
  • sāmagrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirmalā* -
  • nirmala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirmalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmiṃś -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • citrāṇye -
  • citra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yantrāṇi -
  • yantra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yantr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 31.87

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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