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).

हेषन्ते वीक्ष्य बहुशो मनुष्यान् पक्षिणः पशून् ।
भ्रमयन्ति च गात्राणि नैरृतीं चाभितः स्थिताः ॥ ६६ ॥

heṣante vīkṣya bahuśo manuṣyān pakṣiṇaḥ paśūn |
bhramayanti ca gātrāṇi nairṛtīṃ cābhitaḥ sthitāḥ || 66 ||

The English translation of Verse 33.66 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 (33.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikshya, Bahushah, Bahusha, Manushya, Pakshin, Pakshi, Pashu, Bhrama, Yat, Gatra, Nairriti, Abhitah, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.66). 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: “heṣante vīkṣya bahuśo manuṣyān pakṣiṇaḥ paśūn
  • heṣante -
  • heṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahuśo* -
  • bahuśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahuśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manuṣyān -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pakṣiṇaḥ -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paśūn -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhramayanti ca gātrāṇi nairṛtīṃ cābhitaḥ sthitāḥ
  • bhrama -
  • bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhram (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gātrāṇi -
  • gātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nairṛtīm -
  • nairṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhitaḥ -
  • abhitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 33.66

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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