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).

प्रणालाख्यं धाराभवनमिदमत्यद्भुततरं ।
स्थितिं धत्ते यस्य क्षितिपतिलकस्याङ्गणभुवि ।
करोत्येतद्वेत्थं स्थपतिरपि बुद्ध्या चतुरया ।
जगत्येतौ द्वावप्यधिकमहनीयौ कृतधियाम् ॥ १५६ ॥

praṇālākhyaṃ dhārābhavanamidamatyadbhutataraṃ |
sthitiṃ dhatte yasya kṣitipatilakasyāṅgaṇabhuvi |
karotyetadvetthaṃ sthapatirapi buddhyā caturayā |
jagatyetau dvāvapyadhikamahanīyau kṛtadhiyām || 156 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.156 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 (31.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranala, Dhara, Abhavana, Idam, Atyadbhuta, Tara, Sthiti, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Laka, Angana, Bhu, Karoti, Etad, Ittham, Ittha, Sthapati, Api, Buddhi, Catura, Jagat, Jagati, Jagatya, Eta, Eti, Esha, Dva, Apya, Adhikam, Adhika, Ahan, Kritadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.156). 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: “praṇālākhyaṃ dhārābhavanamidamatyadbhutataraṃ
  • praṇālā -
  • praṇāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • dhārā -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavanam -
  • abhavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atyadbhuta -
  • atyadbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atyadbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sthitiṃ dhatte yasya kṣitipatilakasyāṅgaṇabhuvi
  • sthitim -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • 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]
  • kṣitipati -
  • kṣitipati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lakasyā -
  • laka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aṅgaṇa -
  • aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “karotyetadvetthaṃ sthapatirapi buddhyā caturayā
  • karotye -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ve -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthapatir -
  • sthapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthapati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • buddhyā -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • caturayā -
  • caturā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 4: “jagatyetau dvāvapyadhikamahanīyau kṛtadhiyām
  • jagatye -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jagatya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • etau -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvāva -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahanī -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyau -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtadhi -
  • kṛtadhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṛtadhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtadhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 31.156

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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